# Plain and Bordered White Banner

Plain and Bordered White Banner (Mongolian: ᠰᠢᠯᠤᠭᠤᠨ ᠬᠥᠪᠡᠭᠡᠲᠦ ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 正镶白旗), alternatively Zhengxiangbai Banner in Chinese or Xulun Hobot Qagan Banner in Mongolian, is a banner (administrative division) of Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Hebei province to the south. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol League.

## Demographics

The proportion of nationalities in Plain and Bordered White Banner (2020)
Nationality
Percentage
Han
61.3%
Mongols
37.6%
Manchus
0.8%
Hui People
0.2%
Others
0.1%
Source of the population statistics : :

## Administrative divisions

Plain and Bordered White Banner is divided into 2 towns and 3 sums.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||
| Minggant Town | 明安图镇 | Míng'āntú Zhèn | ᠮᠢᠩᠭᠠᠨᠲᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Мянгант балгас | 152529100 |
| Xingyao Town | 星耀镇 | Xīngyào Zhèn | ᠰᠢᠩ ᠶᠣᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шин ёо балгас | 152529101 |
| Sums ||||||
| Ih Nur Sum | 伊和淖尔苏木 | Yīhénào'ěr Sūmù | ᠶᠡᠬᠡᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Ихнуур сум | 152529200 |
| Ulan Qab Sum | 乌兰查布苏木 | Wūlánchábù Sūmù | ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠴᠠᠪ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Улаанцав сум | 152529201 |
| Bulgan Tohoi Sum | 宝拉根陶海苏木 | Bǎolāgēntáohǎi Sūmù | ᠪᠤᠯᠭᠠᠨᠲᠣᠬᠣᠢ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Болгондахуй сум | 152529202 |
| Others ||||||
| Elt Breeding Stock Farm | 额里图种畜场 | Élǐtú Zhǒngchùchǎng | ᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢᠲᠦ ᠮᠠᠯᠵᠢᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ | Ээлт малжлын талбай | 152529500 |
| Jergent Tree Farm | 哲日根图林场 | Zhérìgēntú Línchǎng | ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠷᠭᠡᠨᠡᠲᠦ ᠣᠢ ᠰᠢᠭᠤᠷ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ | Зээргэнэт ой шуурийн талбай | 152529502 |

## Climate

Climate data for Plain and Bordered White Banner, elevation 1,367 m (4,485 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) | 12.7 (54.9) | 20.2 (68.4) | 30.2 (86.4) | 32.9 (91.2) | 36.0 (96.8) | 36.3 (97.3) | 34.1 (93.4) | 32.2 (90.0) | 24.8 (76.6) | 16.2 (61.2) | 10.7 (51.3) | 36.3 (97.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.9 (14.2) | −4.8 (23.4) | 3.4 (38.1) | 12.3 (54.1) | 19.4 (66.9) | 24.2 (75.6) | 26.4 (79.5) | 24.9 (76.8) | 19.5 (67.1) | 10.9 (51.6) | 0.6 (33.1) | −7.8 (18.0) | 9.9 (49.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.5 (2.3) | −12.3 (9.9) | −3.6 (25.5) | 5.3 (41.5) | 12.6 (54.7) | 17.8 (64.0) | 20.3 (68.5) | 18.5 (65.3) | 12.4 (54.3) | 3.8 (38.8) | −6.0 (21.2) | −14.0 (6.8) | 3.2 (37.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.6 (−6.9) | −18.2 (−0.8) | −9.8 (14.4) | −1.7 (28.9) | 5.2 (41.4) | 10.9 (51.6) | 14.1 (57.4) | 12.0 (53.6) | 5.7 (42.3) | −2.2 (28.0) | −11.4 (11.5) | −19.0 (−2.2) | −3.0 (26.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36.8 (−34.2) | −35.5 (−31.9) | −28.0 (−18.4) | −13.6 (7.5) | −7.4 (18.7) | −3.4 (25.9) | 3.7 (38.7) | 2.0 (35.6) | −7.4 (18.7) | −20.6 (−5.1) | −32.6 (−26.7) | −33.3 (−27.9) | −36.8 (−34.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.3 (0.17) | 4.4 (0.17) | 7.1 (0.28) | 14.8 (0.58) | 32.2 (1.27) | 53.4 (2.10) | 91.7 (3.61) | 58.0 (2.28) | 41.9 (1.65) | 19.1 (0.75) | 10.2 (0.40) | 5.5 (0.22) | 342.6 (13.48) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.1 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 10.9 | 12.6 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 96.1 |
| Average snowy days | 12.0 | 9.6 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 9.3 | 13.5 | 63.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 65 | 51 | 41 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 64 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 70 | 58 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 222.7 | 232.6 | 278.0 | 282.6 | 305.3 | 287.5 | 284.8 | 282.8 | 253.5 | 247.3 | 209.9 | 198.0 | 3,085 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 75 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 62 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 70 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||