# Ar Horqin Banner

Ar Horqin Banner (Mongolian: ᠠᠷᠤ ᠬᠣᠷᠴᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 阿鲁科尔沁旗) is a banner of eastern Inner Mongolia, China. It is under the administration of Chifeng City, about 200 kilometres (120 mi) to the south-southwest. The banner lies on China National Highway 303, running from Ji'an, Jilin to Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia. The Mongolian dialect spoken in Ar Khorchin is not Khorchin, as the name suggests, but Baarin.

## Demographics

The proportion of nationalities in Ar Horqin Banner (2020)
Nationality
Percentage
Han
57.6%
Mongols
40.3%
Manchus
1.9%
Hui people
0.1%
Others
0.0%
Source of the population statistics : :

## Administrative divisions

Ar Horqin Banner is made up of 2 subdistricts, 7 towns, 3 townships, and 4 sums.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Subdistricts ||||||
| Han Ul Subdistrict | 罕乌拉街道 | Hǎnwūlā Jiēdào | ᠬᠠᠨ ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Хан уул зээл гудамж | 150421403 |
| U Moron Subdistrict | 欧沐沦街道 | Ōumùlún Jiēdào | ᠤᠤ ᠮᠥᠷᠡᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Уу мөрөн зээл гудамж | 150421404 |
| Towns ||||||
| Tianshan Town (Qabag Town) | 天山镇 | Tiānshān Zhèn | ᠴᠢᠪᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Чавга балгас | 150421100 |
| Tianshankou Town | 天山口镇 | Tiānshānkǒu Zhèn | ᠲᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠱᠠᠨ ᠺᠧᠦ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Даяан шин кев балгас | 150421101 |
| Shuangsheng Town | 双胜镇 | Shuāngshèng Zhèn | ᠱᠤᠸᠠᠩ ᠱᠧᠩ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Сойн шен балгас | 150421102 |
| Hund Town | 坤都镇 | Kūndū Zhèn | ᠬᠤᠨᠲᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Хонд балгас | 150421103 |
| Bayan Hua Town | 巴彦花镇 | Bāyànhuā Zhèn | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠬᠤᠸᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Баянхуа балгас | 150421104 |
| Xugin Town | 绍根镇 | Shàogēn Zhèn | ᠱᠤᠤᠭᠢᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шуугин балгас | 150421105 |
| Jagastai Town | 扎嘎斯台镇 | Zhāgāsītái Zhèn | ᠵᠢᠭᠠᠰᠤᠲᠠᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Загастай балгас | 150421106 |
| Townships ||||||
| Xinmin Township | 新民乡 | Xīnmín Xiāng | ᠰᠢᠨ ᠮᠢᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Шин мин шиян | 150421200 |
| Xianfeng Township | 先锋乡 | Xiānfēng Xiāng | ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠹᠧᠩ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Шиан фен шиян | 150421201 |
| Ulan Had Township | 乌兰哈达乡 | Wūlánhādá Xiāng | ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠬᠠᠳᠠ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Улаанахта шиян | 150421205 |
| Sums ||||||
| Han Som Sum | 罕苏木苏木 | Hǎnsūmù Sūmù | ᠬᠠᠨᠰᠦᠮ᠎ᠡ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Хансм сум | 150421202 |
| Saihan Tal Sum | 赛罕塔拉苏木 | Sàihǎntǎlā Sūmù | ᠰᠠᠢᠬᠠᠨᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Сайханатал сум | 150421203 |
| Balqirud Sum | 巴拉奇如德苏木 | Bālāqírúdé Sūmù | ᠪᠠᠯᠴᠢᠷᠤᠳ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Балчрут сум | 150421204 |
| Bayan Ondor Sum | 巴彦温都尔苏木 | Bāyànwēndū'ěr Sūmù | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ᠌ᠠᠥᠨᠳᠥᠷ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Баянүүндор сум | 150421206 |
Other:
* Light Industry and Food Industry Park (轻工食品产业园)
* New Energy Industrial Park (新能源产业园)
* Xugin Coal Carbon and Coal Chemical Industry Park (绍根煤碳及煤化工产业园)

## Climate

Climate data for Ar Horqin Banner, elevation 429 m (1,407 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) | 10.3 (50.5) | 19.5 (67.1) | 28.7 (83.7) | 35.1 (95.2) | 39.8 (103.6) | 42.7 (108.9) | 39.4 (102.9) | 39.2 (102.6) | 36.4 (97.5) | 30.9 (87.6) | 20.9 (69.6) | 12.6 (54.7) | 42.7 (108.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) | −0.8 (30.6) | 6.8 (44.2) | 16.6 (61.9) | 24.1 (75.4) | 28.2 (82.8) | 30.1 (86.2) | 28.8 (83.8) | 23.9 (75.0) | 15.1 (59.2) | 3.5 (38.3) | −4.4 (24.1) | 13.9 (57.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −13.3 (8.1) | −8.8 (16.2) | −0.7 (30.7) | 9.4 (48.9) | 17.3 (63.1) | 22.0 (71.6) | 24.4 (75.9) | 22.5 (72.5) | 16.4 (61.5) | 7.6 (45.7) | −3.5 (25.7) | −11.5 (11.3) | 6.8 (44.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −19.6 (−3.3) | −15.8 (3.6) | −8.0 (17.6) | 1.6 (34.9) | 9.7 (49.5) | 15.3 (59.5) | 18.5 (65.3) | 16.1 (61.0) | 8.9 (48.0) | 0.5 (32.9) | −9.4 (15.1) | −17.3 (0.9) | 0.0 (32.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −35.7 (−32.3) | −31.3 (−24.3) | −28.9 (−20.0) | −13.7 (7.3) | −4.0 (24.8) | 3.3 (37.9) | 8.1 (46.6) | 3.4 (38.1) | −2.5 (27.5) | −12.8 (9.0) | −29.1 (−20.4) | −32.3 (−26.1) | −35.7 (−32.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.5 (0.06) | 1.8 (0.07) | 4.6 (0.18) | 11.5 (0.45) | 33.4 (1.31) | 59.6 (2.35) | 115.9 (4.56) | 56.3 (2.22) | 29.6 (1.17) | 13.1 (0.52) | 4.8 (0.19) | 1.8 (0.07) | 333.9 (13.15) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 8.7 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 62.2 |
| Average snowy days | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 16.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 49 | 41 | 37 | 33 | 37 | 52 | 64 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 48 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 218.5 | 230.5 | 281.6 | 280.4 | 302.3 | 293.6 | 293.6 | 291.7 | 275.8 | 256.5 | 207.0 | 198.0 | 3,129.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 75 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 72 | 72 | 71 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||