# Jungar Banner

Jungar Banner (Mongolian: ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨᠭᠠᠷ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 准格尔旗) is a banner of western Inner Mongolia, China, lying on the western (right) bank of the Yellow River and bordering the provinces of Shanxi to the southeast and Shaanxi to the southwest. It is under the administration of Ordos City.

## Administrative divisions

Jungar Banner is made up of 4 subdistrict, 7 towns, 2 townships, and 1 sum.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Subdistricts ||||||
| Xinglong Subdistrict | 兴隆街道 | Xīnglóng Jiēdào | ᠰᠢᠩᠯᠦ᠋ᠩ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Шинлэн зээл гудамж | 150622001 |
| Yingze Subdistrict | 迎泽街道 | Yíngzé Jiēdào | ᠶᠢᠩᠽᠧ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Ензе зээл гудамж | 150622002 |
| Lantian Subdistrict | 蓝天街道 | Lántiān Jiēdào | ᠯᠠᠨᠲ᠋ᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Ландиан зээл гудамж | 150622003 |
| Youyi Subdistrict | 友谊街道 | Yǒuyì Jiēdào | ᠶᠧᠦ ᠢ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Ево И зээл гудамж | 150622004 |
| Towns ||||||
| Xuejiawan Town | 薛家湾镇 | Xuējiāwān Zhèn | ᠰᠢᠦᠸᠡᠢ ᠵᠢᠶᠠ ᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шиовай жье ван балгас | 150622100 |
| Xagdar Town | 沙圪堵镇 | Shāgēdǔ Zhèn | ᠱᠠᠭᠳᠠᠷ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шагтар балгас | 150622101 |
| Dalu Town | 大路镇 | Dàlù Zhèn | ᠳ᠋ᠠ ᠯᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Да лөө балгас | 150622102 |
| Nars Town | 纳日松镇 | Nàrìsōng Zhèn | ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠰᠤᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Нарсан балгас | 150622103 |
| Longkou Town | 龙口镇 | Lóngkǒu Zhèn | ᠯᠦᠩ ᠺᠧᠦ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Лүн кев балгас | 150622104 |
| Jungar Ju Town | 准格尔召镇 | Zhǔngé'ěrzhào Zhèn | ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨᠭᠠᠷᠵᠤᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Зүүнгарзуу балгас | 150622105 |
| Weijiamao Town | 魏家峁镇 | Wèijiāmǎo Zhèn | ᠸᠧᠢ ᠵᠢᠶᠠ ᠮᠣᠣ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Вей жье муу балгас | 150622106 |
| Townships ||||||
| Nuanshui Township | 暖水乡 | Nuǎnshuǐ Xiāng | ᠨᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠱᠦᠢ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Нюан шүй шиян | 150622200 |
| Shi'erliancheng Township | 十二连城乡 | Shí'èrliánchéng Xiāng | ᠱᠢ ᠡᠯ ᠯᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠴᠧᠩ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Ши эл лиан цэн шиян | 150622201 |
| Sum ||||||
| Bor Tohoi Sum | 布尔陶亥苏木 | Bù'ěrtáohài Sūmù | ᠪᠣᠷᠣᠲᠣᠬᠣᠢ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Бордахуй сум | 150622202 |
Other: Jungar Economic Development Zone (准格尔经济开发区)

## Climate

Climate data for Jungar Banner, elevation 1,221 m (4,006 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) | 7.8 (46.0) | 17.6 (63.7) | 27.0 (80.6) | 35.5 (95.9) | 36.2 (97.2) | 36.1 (97.0) | 38.6 (101.5) | 36.1 (97.0) | 35.0 (95.0) | 28.1 (82.6) | 21.2 (70.2) | 11.5 (52.7) | 38.6 (101.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) | 1.4 (34.5) | 9.1 (48.4) | 17.2 (63.0) | 23.2 (73.8) | 27.4 (81.3) | 29.0 (84.2) | 26.7 (80.1) | 21.4 (70.5) | 14.9 (58.8) | 5.7 (42.3) | −2.5 (27.5) | 14.2 (57.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.8 (14.4) | −5.4 (22.3) | 2.3 (36.1) | 10.4 (50.7) | 16.6 (61.9) | 21.1 (70.0) | 23.0 (73.4) | 20.9 (69.6) | 15.4 (59.7) | 8.5 (47.3) | −0.1 (31.8) | −8.1 (17.4) | 7.9 (46.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.7 (5.5) | −10.6 (12.9) | −3.5 (25.7) | 3.8 (38.8) | 9.9 (49.8) | 15.1 (59.2) | 17.7 (63.9) | 15.9 (60.6) | 10.4 (50.7) | 3.5 (38.3) | −4.6 (23.7) | −12.5 (9.5) | 2.5 (36.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.2 (−20.6) | −27.9 (−18.2) | −19.6 (−3.3) | −8.7 (16.3) | −2.2 (28.0) | 3.8 (38.8) | 10.3 (50.5) | 8.4 (47.1) | −1.3 (29.7) | −8.9 (16.0) | −20.4 (−4.7) | −30.4 (−22.7) | −30.4 (−22.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.2 (0.09) | 5.3 (0.21) | 7.5 (0.30) | 21.5 (0.85) | 36.8 (1.45) | 51.7 (2.04) | 98.5 (3.88) | 89.8 (3.54) | 63.0 (2.48) | 27.8 (1.09) | 12.7 (0.50) | 1.8 (0.07) | 418.6 (16.5) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 10.1 | 12.5 | 11.0 | 9.6 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 73.4 |
| Average snowy days | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 16.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 52 | 48 | 38 | 34 | 35 | 45 | 57 | 62 | 61 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 50 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 207.7 | 208.2 | 265.2 | 281.5 | 299.6 | 274.4 | 265.7 | 253.6 | 228.1 | 232.5 | 196.2 | 190.5 | 2,903.2 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 69 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||