# Arun Banner

Arun Banner (Mongolian: ᠠᠷᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 阿荣旗) is a banner of northeastern Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Heilongjiang province to the south and east. It is under the administration of Hulunbuir City, and is 92 kilometres (57 mi) north-northwest of the city of Qiqihar in Heilongjiang province.

## Administrative divisions

Arun Banner is made up of 8 towns and 4 ethnic townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code | Notes |
| Towns |||||||
| Naji Town | 那吉镇 | Nàjí Zhèn | ᠨᠠᠵᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Нож балгас | 150721100 | |
| Liuhe Town | 六合镇 | Liùhé Zhèn | ᠯᠢᠦ ᠾᠧ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Лиу ге балгас | 150721101 | |
| Yadong Town | 亚东镇 | Yàdōng Zhèn | ᠶᠠᠳ᠋ᠦ᠋ᠩ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Ядон балгас | 150721102 | |
| Horqi Town | 霍尔奇镇 | Huò'ěrqí Zhèn | ᠬᠣᠷᠴᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Хорч балгас | 150721103 | |
| Xiangyangyu Town | 向阳峪镇 | Xiàngyángyù Zhèn | ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ ᠶᠠᠩ ᠢᠦᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шиян ян юй балгас | 150721104 | |
| Sanchahe Town | 三岔河镇 | Sānchàhé Zhèn | ᠰᠠᠨ ᠴᠠ ᠾᠧ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Сан ца ге балгас | 150721105 | |
| Fuxing Town | 复兴镇 | Fùxīng Zhèn | ᠹᠦᠰᠢᠩ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Фүшин балгас | 150721106 | |
| Xing'an Town | 兴安镇 | Xīng'ān Zhèn | ᠰᠢᠩ ᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шин аан балгас | 150721108 | |
| Ethnic townships |||||||
| Deliqir Evenk Ethnic Township | 得力其尔鄂温克民族乡 | Délìqí'ěr Èwēnkè Mínzúxiāng | ᠳ᠋ᠧᠯᠴᠢᠷ ᠡᠸᠡᠩᠬᠢ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Телчир эвэнк үндэстэний шиян | 150721200 | (Evenki) Delkir Ewengki Aimanni Nēr |
| Qalbaq Evenk Ethnic Township | 查巴奇鄂温克民族乡 | Chábāqí Èwēnkè Mínzúxiāng | ᠴᠠᠯᠪᠠᠴᠢ ᠡᠸᠡᠩᠬᠢ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Цлавч эвэнк үндэстэний шиян | 150721201 | (Evenki) Saalbasi Ewengki Aimanni Nēr |
| Yinhe Daur Evenk Ethnic Township | 音河达斡尔鄂温克民族乡 | Yīnhé Dáwò'ěr Èwēnkè Mínzúxiāng | ᠶᠢᠨᠾᠧ ᠳᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠡᠸᠡᠩᠬᠢ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Инге дагуур эвэнк үндэстэний шиян | 150721202 | |
| Xinfa Korean Ethnic Township (Sinbal Korean Ethnic Township) | 新发朝鲜民族乡 | Xīnfā Cháoxiǎn Mínzúxiāng | ᠰᠢᠨᠹᠠ ᠰᠣᠯᠣᠩᠭᠣᠰ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Шинфа Солонгос үндэстэний шиян | 150721203 | (Korean) 신발조선족향 sin pal chŏ-sŏn-chok hyang |
Other: Arun Banner Forestry and Grassland Bureau (阿荣旗林业和草原局)

## Climate

Climate data for Arun Banner (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) | 10.3 (50.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 30.0 (86.0) | 38.4 (101.1) | 40.6 (105.1) | 38.5 (101.3) | 34.0 (93.2) | 35.9 (96.6) | 29.0 (84.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 6.0 (42.8) | 40.6 (105.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.6 (11.1) | −6.1 (21.0) | 2.7 (36.9) | 13.1 (55.6) | 21.3 (70.3) | 26.4 (79.5) | 28.0 (82.4) | 25.9 (78.6) | 20.4 (68.7) | 11.1 (52.0) | −1.5 (29.3) | −10.7 (12.7) | 9.9 (49.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.7 (0.1) | −13.0 (8.6) | −4.0 (24.8) | 6.4 (43.5) | 14.6 (58.3) | 20.3 (68.5) | 22.7 (72.9) | 20.3 (68.5) | 13.6 (56.5) | 4.5 (40.1) | −7.4 (18.7) | −16.3 (2.7) | 3.7 (38.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.1 (−7.8) | −18.3 (−0.9) | −10.0 (14.0) | −0.2 (31.6) | 7.6 (45.7) | 14.2 (57.6) | 17.6 (63.7) | 15.3 (59.5) | 7.8 (46.0) | −0.9 (30.4) | −12.0 (10.4) | −20.6 (−5.1) | −1.8 (28.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −37.2 (−35.0) | −35.5 (−31.9) | −23.6 (−10.5) | −12.0 (10.4) | −4.5 (23.9) | 2.7 (36.9) | 7.9 (46.2) | 3.0 (37.4) | −5.9 (21.4) | −16.9 (1.6) | −27.4 (−17.3) | −33.9 (−29.0) | −37.2 (−35.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.1 (0.08) | 2.7 (0.11) | 6.2 (0.24) | 20.4 (0.80) | 36.6 (1.44) | 92.1 (3.63) | 147.2 (5.80) | 117.5 (4.63) | 50.7 (2.00) | 19.6 (0.77) | 5.5 (0.22) | 4.9 (0.19) | 505.5 (19.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 8.4 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 12.8 | 8.7 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 85.3 |
| Average snowy days | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 8.0 | 34.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 57 | 48 | 43 | 45 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 65 | 55 | 59 | 65 | 59 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 163.0 | 188.0 | 236.2 | 230.9 | 246.5 | 241.2 | 238.0 | 230.6 | 224.8 | 201.0 | 159.8 | 143.9 | 2,503.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 59 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 60 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 57 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||