# Urad Middle Banner

Urad Middle Banner (Mongolian: ᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠳᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 乌拉特中旗) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China. It is located in the west of the region, and administratively is part of Bayan Nur City. It has a total area of 22,606 square kilometres (8,728 sq mi) and in 2020 had a population of 112,159.

## Demographics

The proportion of nationalities in Urad Middle Banner (2020)
Nationality
Percentage
Han
78.6%
Mongols
20.3%
Hui People
0.4%
Manchus
0.4%
Tujia
0.1%
Others
0.2%
Source of the population statistics : :

## Administrative divisions

Urad Middle Banner is made up of 6 towns, 4 sums, a pasture, and a Breeding Stock Farm. The banner's seat of government is located in Haliut.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||
| Haliut Town | 海流图镇 | Hǎiliútú Zhèn | ᠬᠠᠯᠢᠭᠤᠲᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Халиут балгас | 150824100 |
| Ujur Gol Town | 乌加河镇 | Wūjiāhé Zhèn | ᠦᠵᠦᠭᠦᠷ ᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Үзүүр гол балгас | 150824101 |
| Del Ul Town | 德岭山镇 | Délǐngshān Zhèn | ᠳᠡᠯ ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Дэл уул балгас | 150824102 |
| Xah Gol Town | 石哈河镇 | Shíhāhé Zhèn | ᠰᠢᠬ᠎ᠠ ᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шах гол балгас | 150824103 |
| Ganq Mod Town | 甘其毛都镇 | Gānqímáodū Zhèn | ᠭᠠᠭᠴᠠᠮᠣᠳᠣ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Ганц Мод балгас | 150824104 |
| Onggon Town | 温更镇 | Wēngēng Zhèn | ᠣᠩᠭᠣᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Онгон балгас | 150824105 |
| Sums ||||||
| Hulstai Sum | 呼勒斯太苏木 | Hūlèsītài Sūmù | ᠬᠤᠯᠤᠰᠤᠲᠠᠢ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Хулстай сум | 150824200 |
| Qongj Sum | 川井苏木 | Chuānjǐng Sūmù | ᠴᠣᠩᠵᠢ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Цонж сум | 150824201 |
| Bayan Ulan Sum | 巴音乌兰苏木 | Bāyīnwūlán Sūmù | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Баян-Улаан сум | 150824202 |
| Xinhuree Sum | 新忽热苏木 | Xīnhūrè Sūmù | ᠰᠢᠨᠡᠬᠦᠷᠢᠶ᠎ᠡ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Шинэхүрээ сум | 150824203 |
Others:
* Muyanghai Pasture (牧羊海牧场, ᠮᠤ ᠶᠠᠩ ᠬᠠᠢ ᠮᠠᠯᠵᠢᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ)
* Tonghetai Breeding Stock Farm (同和太种畜场, ᠲᠤᠭᠤᠯᠲᠠᠢ ᠡᠭᠦᠯᠳᠡᠷ ᠮᠠᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ)

## Climate

Urad Middle Banner has a monsoon-influenced, continental semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), barely avoiding arid designation, with very cold and dry winters, hot, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −13.3 °C (8.1 °F) in January to 22.9 °C (73.2 °F) in July, with the annual mean at 5.75 °C (42.3 °F). The annual precipitation is 199 mm (7.8 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 65% in July to 76% in October, sunshine is abundant year-round, and there are 3,164 hours of bright sunshine annually.
Climate data for Urad Middle Banner, elevation 1,288 m (4,226 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) | 13.7 (56.7) | 22.0 (71.6) | 29.9 (85.8) | 33.7 (92.7) | 37.2 (99.0) | 38.7 (101.7) | 35.2 (95.4) | 34.0 (93.2) | 24.8 (76.6) | 15.1 (59.2) | 8.0 (46.4) | 38.7 (101.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) | −0.8 (30.6) | 7.1 (44.8) | 15.7 (60.3) | 22.3 (72.1) | 27.3 (81.1) | 29.3 (84.7) | 27.0 (80.6) | 21.4 (70.5) | 13.4 (56.1) | 3.3 (37.9) | −4.7 (23.5) | 12.9 (55.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.7 (9.1) | −8.0 (17.6) | −0.2 (31.6) | 8.7 (47.7) | 15.6 (60.1) | 21.0 (69.8) | 23.3 (73.9) | 21.1 (70.0) | 14.8 (58.6) | 6.2 (43.2) | −3.4 (25.9) | −10.9 (12.4) | 6.3 (43.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.9 (−0.2) | −13.7 (7.3) | −6.4 (20.5) | 1.6 (34.9) | 8.4 (47.1) | 14.3 (57.7) | 17.2 (63.0) | 15.1 (59.2) | 8.6 (47.5) | 0.2 (32.4) | −8.3 (17.1) | −15.7 (3.7) | 0.3 (32.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.1 (−20.4) | −27.5 (−17.5) | −23.5 (−10.3) | −13.3 (8.1) | −5.3 (22.5) | 3.7 (38.7) | 8.9 (48.0) | 5.0 (41.0) | −4.9 (23.2) | −14.3 (6.3) | −24.0 (−11.2) | −28.4 (−19.1) | −29.1 (−20.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.3 (0.05) | 1.9 (0.07) | 4.6 (0.18) | 5.2 (0.20) | 17.9 (0.70) | 31.3 (1.23) | 51.9 (2.04) | 56.6 (2.23) | 35.2 (1.39) | 7.4 (0.29) | 2.9 (0.11) | 1.4 (0.06) | 217.6 (8.55) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 50.1 |
| Average snowy days | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 18.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 59 | 49 | 38 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 47 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 208.7 | 210.7 | 257.9 | 276.0 | 308.6 | 299.6 | 302.6 | 291.7 | 265.8 | 256.7 | 209.0 | 198.9 | 3,086.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 72 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 70 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||