# Shangdu County

Shangdu County (Mongolian: ᠱᠠᠩᠳᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ; Chinese: 商都县) is a county of south-central Inner Mongolia, China. It is under the administration of Ulanqab City and has an area of 4,353 square kilometres (1,681 sq mi), and in 2020 had about 173,000 inhabitants.

## Administrative divisions

Shangdu County is made up of 6 towns and 4 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Mongolian (Romanized) | Administrative division code |
| Towns |||||||
| Qitai Town | 七台镇 | Qītái Zhèn | ᠴᠢ ᠲᠠᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Читэй балгас | Chitey balgas | 150923101 |
| Shibaqing Town | 十八顷镇 | Shíbāqǐng Zhèn | ᠱᠢ ᠪᠠ ᠴᠢᠩ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Ши ба чин балгас | Shi ba chin balgas | 150923102 |
| Ih Haxat Town | 大黑沙土镇 | Dàhēishātǔ Zhèn | ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠬᠠᠰᠢᠶᠠᠲᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Их хашаат балгас | Ih hashaat balgas | 150923103 |
| Xijingzi Town | 西井子镇 | Xījǐngzǐ Zhèn | ᠰᠢ ᠵᠢᠩ ᠽᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Ший жин зи балгас | Shiy zhin zi balgas | 150923104 |
| Tunkendui Town | 屯垦队镇 | Túnkěnduì Zhèn | ᠲᠦᠨ ᠺᠧᠨ ᠳᠦᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Түн кен дүй балгас | Tün ken düy balgas | 150923105 |
| Xiaohaizi Town | 小海子镇 | Xiǎohǎizi Zhèn | ᠰᠢᠶᠣᠤ ᠬᠠᠢ ᠽᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шяо хай зи балгас | Shyao hay zi balgas | 150923106 |
| Townships |||||||
| Ih Hure Township | 大库伦乡 | Dàkùlún Xiāng | ᠶᠡᠬᠡᠬᠦ᠋ᠷᠢᠶ᠎ᠡ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Ихүүрээ шиян | Ihüüree shiyan | 150923200 |
| Mod Township | 卯都乡 | Mǎodū Xiāng | ᠮᠣᠳᠣ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Мод шиян | Mod shiyan | 150923201 |
| Bor Hujir Township | 玻璃忽镜乡 | Bōlíhūjìng Xiāng | ᠪᠣᠷᠣ ᠬᠤᠵᠢᠷ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Бор хужир шиян | Bor huzhir shiyan | 150923202 |
| Sandaqing Township | 三大顷乡 | Sāndàqǐng Xiāng | ᠰᠠᠨ ᠳ᠋ᠠ ᠴᠢᠩ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Сан да чин шиян | San da chin shiyan | 150923203 |

## Climate

Climate data for Shangdu, elevation 1,420 m (4,660 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) | 8.5 (47.3) | 14.4 (57.9) | 20.9 (69.6) | 29.9 (85.8) | 32.9 (91.2) | 36.6 (97.9) | 36.3 (97.3) | 34.6 (94.3) | 32.6 (90.7) | 25.7 (78.3) | 17.8 (64.0) | 12.4 (54.3) | 36.6 (97.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) | −2.2 (28.0) | 5.2 (41.4) | 13.6 (56.5) | 20.3 (68.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 26.7 (80.1) | 25.1 (77.2) | 20.0 (68.0) | 12.1 (53.8) | 2.5 (36.5) | −5.1 (22.8) | 11.3 (52.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −13.7 (7.3) | −9.5 (14.9) | −2.1 (28.2) | 6.3 (43.3) | 13.4 (56.1) | 18.2 (64.8) | 20.5 (68.9) | 18.7 (65.7) | 13.0 (55.4) | 5.0 (41.0) | −4.2 (24.4) | −11.4 (11.5) | 4.5 (40.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −18.8 (−1.8) | −15.3 (4.5) | −8.3 (17.1) | −0.5 (31.1) | 6.4 (43.5) | 11.6 (52.9) | 14.6 (58.3) | 12.7 (54.9) | 6.7 (44.1) | −0.7 (30.7) | −9.2 (15.4) | −16.3 (2.7) | −1.4 (29.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −30.6 (−23.1) | −30.7 (−23.3) | −25.2 (−13.4) | −13.5 (7.7) | −6.7 (19.9) | 0.2 (32.4) | 5.8 (42.4) | 0.5 (32.9) | −6.1 (21.0) | −15.7 (3.7) | −28.9 (−20.0) | −29.9 (−21.8) | −30.7 (−23.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.8 (0.07) | 2.8 (0.11) | 5.2 (0.20) | 16.0 (0.63) | 31.3 (1.23) | 45.7 (1.80) | 94.2 (3.71) | 59.7 (2.35) | 43.7 (1.72) | 20.3 (0.80) | 6.2 (0.24) | 2.1 (0.08) | 329 (12.94) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 10.3 | 12.7 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 72.9 |
| Average snowy days | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 26.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 58 | 48 | 41 | 43 | 54 | 65 | 66 | 61 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 57 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 212.0 | 214.3 | 258.9 | 265.6 | 288.6 | 269.6 | 264.5 | 259.3 | 237.4 | 239.9 | 202.6 | 197.9 | 2,910.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 71 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 66 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||