# Alxa Right Banner

Alxa Right Banner (Mongolian: ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 阿拉善右旗) is a banner in the southwest of Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Gansu province to the south and southwest. It is under the administration of Alxa League. The banner is served by the Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport.

## Demographics

The proportion of nationalities in Alxa Right Banner (2020)
Nationality
Percentage
Han
72.3%
Mongols
26.2%
Manchus
0.3%
Hui People
0.2%
Tu People
0.1%
Tibetans
0.1%
Dongxiangs
0.1%
Tujia
0.1%
Others
0.6%
Source of the population statistics : :

## Administrative divisions

Alxa Right Banner is divided into 3 towns and 4 sums.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||
| Badain Jaran Town | 巴丹吉林镇 | Bādānjílín Zhèn | ᠪᠠᠳᠠᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠵᠢᠷᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Бадайн жаран балгас | 152922103 |
| Yabrai Town | 雅布赖镇 | Yǎbùlài Zhèn | ᠶᠠᠪᠠᠷᠠᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Яврой балгас | 152922104 |
| Altan Obo Town | 阿拉腾敖包镇 | Ālāténg'áobāo Zhèn | ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨᠣ᠋ᠪᠣᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Алтанаваага балгас | 152922105 |
| Sums ||||||
| Mandal Sum | 曼德拉苏木 | Màndélā Sūmù | ᠮᠠᠨᠳᠤᠯ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Мандал сум | 152922211 |
| Altan Qog Sum | 阿拉腾朝格苏木 | Ālāténgcháogé Sūmù | ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨᠴᠣᠭ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Алданцог сум | 152922212 |
| Bayan Gol Sum | 巴彦高勒苏木 | Bāyàngāolè Sūmù | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Баянгол сум | 152922213 |
| Tangsag Bulag Sum | 塔木素布拉格苏木 | Tǎmùsùbùlāgé Sūmù | ᠲᠠᠩᠰᠤᠭᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Тансагбулаг сум | 152922214 |

## Climate

Alxa Right Banner has a typical Taklamakan/Gobi cool arid climate (Köppen BWk) characterised by hot summers, freezing winters, large diurnal temperature swings and very little precipitation mostly falling from summer thunderstorms.
Climate data for Alxa Right Banner, elevation 1,510 m (4,950 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) | 3.6 (38.5) | 10.5 (50.9) | 18.2 (64.8) | 24.1 (75.4) | 29.0 (84.2) | 31.0 (87.8) | 29.1 (84.4) | 23.3 (73.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 7.6 (45.7) | 0.4 (32.7) | 16.0 (60.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.8 (18.0) | −3.2 (26.2) | 3.8 (38.8) | 11.5 (52.7) | 17.6 (63.7) | 22.9 (73.2) | 24.9 (76.8) | 23.0 (73.4) | 17.3 (63.1) | 9.4 (48.9) | 0.9 (33.6) | −6.1 (21.0) | 9.5 (49.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.7 (7.3) | −9.4 (15.1) | −2.4 (27.7) | 4.9 (40.8) | 10.8 (51.4) | 16.5 (61.7) | 19.0 (66.2) | 17.4 (63.3) | 11.7 (53.1) | 3.4 (38.1) | −4.9 (23.2) | −11.7 (10.9) | 3.5 (38.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.0 (0.04) | 0.4 (0.02) | 2.1 (0.08) | 5.0 (0.20) | 10.2 (0.40) | 17.6 (0.69) | 31.6 (1.24) | 23.4 (0.92) | 22.5 (0.89) | 6.2 (0.24) | 1.1 (0.04) | 0.8 (0.03) | 121.9 (4.79) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 41.8 |
| Average snowy days | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 16.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 46 | 36 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 36 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 242.8 | 235.8 | 272.4 | 288.3 | 310.5 | 299.0 | 295.7 | 288.5 | 264.1 | 274.0 | 246.5 | 237.9 | 3,255.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 80 | 77 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 69 | 72 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 74 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Yabulai Town, Alxa Right Banner, elevation 1,240 m (4,070 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) | 4.3 (39.7) | 11.9 (53.4) | 20.0 (68.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 31.3 (88.3) | 33.2 (91.8) | 31.1 (88.0) | 25.1 (77.2) | 17.4 (63.3) | 8.2 (46.8) | 0.5 (32.9) | 17.3 (63.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.0 (15.8) | −4.0 (24.8) | 3.8 (38.8) | 12.3 (54.1) | 18.8 (65.8) | 24.3 (75.7) | 26.4 (79.5) | 24.2 (75.6) | 18.0 (64.4) | 9.5 (49.1) | 0.4 (32.7) | −7.1 (19.2) | 9.8 (49.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) | −11.2 (11.8) | −3.4 (25.9) | 4.6 (40.3) | 10.6 (51.1) | 16.6 (61.9) | 19.4 (66.9) | 17.7 (63.9) | 11.7 (53.1) | 2.9 (37.2) | −5.9 (21.4) | −13.4 (7.9) | 2.8 (37.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.5 (0.02) | 0.5 (0.02) | 1.6 (0.06) | 3.6 (0.14) | 5.7 (0.22) | 12.1 (0.48) | 20.6 (0.81) | 24.7 (0.97) | 14.8 (0.58) | 3.8 (0.15) | 1.1 (0.04) | 0.3 (0.01) | 89.3 (3.5) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 29.9 |
| Average snowy days | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 7.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 46 | 37 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 37 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 42 | 46 | 37 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 235.9 | 229.9 | 267.9 | 284.9 | 311.5 | 296.9 | 289.6 | 279.8 | 250.9 | 263.4 | 237.8 | 231.0 | 3,179.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 78 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 72 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||