# Hanggin Banner

Hanggin Banner or Hangjin Banner is a banner in southwest Inner Mongolia, China. Occupying the northwest corner of the Ordos Loop, it is under the administration of Ordos Prefecture and is bordered by Dalad Banner to the east, Otog Banner to the southwest, and Bayan Nur to the north.

## Geography

Most of Hanggin Banner is occupied by the northern half of the Ordos Desert. Its central basin formerly held the salt lake Dabasun Nor, whose salt was harvested and sold throughout the neighboring provinces during the Qing Dynasty.

## Administrative divisions

Hanggin Banner is made up of 5 towns, and 1 sum.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||
| Xin Town | 锡尼镇 | Xīní Zhèn | ᠰᠢᠨᠡ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шанаа балгас | 150625100 |
| Balgan Town | 巴拉贡镇 | Bālāgòng Zhèn | ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠤᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Балган балгас | 150625101 |
| Jargalangt Town | 吉日嘎朗图镇 | Jírìgālǎngtú Zhèn | ᠵᠢᠷᠭᠠᠯᠠᠩᠲᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Жаргалант балгас | 150625102 |
| Dugui Tal Town | 独贵塔拉镇 | Dúguìtǎlā Zhèn | ᠳᠤᠭᠤᠢᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Дугуйдлаа балгас | 150625103 |
| Hoh Mod Town | 呼和木独镇 | Hūhémùdú Zhèn | ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠮᠣᠳᠣ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Хээмт балгас | 150625104 |
| Sum ||||||
| Ih Us Sum | 伊和乌素苏木 | Yīhéwūsù Sūmù | ᠶᠡᠬᠡᠤ᠋ᠰᠤ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Ихүүс сум | 150625200 |
Other: Hanggin Economic Development Zone, Ordos, Inner Mongolia (内蒙古鄂尔多斯杭锦经济开发区)

## Climate

Climate data for Hanggin Banner, elevation 1,414 m (4,639 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) | 11.8 (53.2) | 17.5 (63.5) | 24.4 (75.9) | 34.5 (94.1) | 33.2 (91.8) | 37.4 (99.3) | 38.1 (100.6) | 36.1 (97.0) | 35.2 (95.4) | 26.3 (79.3) | 20.4 (68.7) | 14.5 (58.1) | 38.1 (100.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) | 1.4 (34.5) | 8.4 (47.1) | 16.4 (61.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 27.1 (80.8) | 29.1 (84.4) | 26.8 (80.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 14.4 (57.9) | 5.6 (42.1) | −1.9 (28.6) | 14.0 (57.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.8 (12.6) | −6.2 (20.8) | 1.1 (34.0) | 9.3 (48.7) | 15.8 (60.4) | 20.7 (69.3) | 22.7 (72.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 14.9 (58.8) | 7.3 (45.1) | −1.4 (29.5) | −8.8 (16.2) | 7.1 (44.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.2 (2.8) | −12.0 (10.4) | −4.9 (23.2) | 2.4 (36.3) | 8.6 (47.5) | 13.9 (57.0) | 16.4 (61.5) | 14.9 (58.8) | 9.4 (48.9) | 1.8 (35.2) | −6.3 (20.7) | −13.8 (7.2) | 1.2 (34.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.7 (−21.5) | −29.5 (−21.1) | −25.5 (−13.9) | −13.5 (7.7) | −5.5 (22.1) | 0.4 (32.7) | 5.7 (42.3) | 4.7 (40.5) | −3.2 (26.2) | −13.3 (8.1) | −23.8 (−10.8) | −32.3 (−26.1) | −32.3 (−26.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.2 (0.05) | 2.1 (0.08) | 5.3 (0.21) | 10.7 (0.42) | 23.2 (0.91) | 38.1 (1.50) | 76.1 (3.00) | 71.3 (2.81) | 43.2 (1.70) | 16.9 (0.67) | 5.7 (0.22) | 1.4 (0.06) | 295.2 (11.63) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 60 |
| Average snowy days | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 19.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 54 | 46 | 38 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 48 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 223.7 | 218.8 | 255.0 | 272.1 | 300.2 | 290.7 | 285.3 | 267.4 | 245.1 | 249.0 | 218.1 | 212.1 | 3,037.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 74 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 69 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Yihewusu Sumu (Yikewusu), Hanggin Banner, elevation 1,180 m (3,870 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) | 2.9 (37.2) | 10.1 (50.2) | 18.3 (64.9) | 24.6 (76.3) | 29.4 (84.9) | 31.3 (88.3) | 29.0 (84.2) | 23.7 (74.7) | 16.3 (61.3) | 7.2 (45.0) | −0.5 (31.1) | 15.8 (60.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.7 (12.7) | −5.8 (21.6) | 2.1 (35.8) | 10.7 (51.3) | 17.5 (63.5) | 22.6 (72.7) | 24.6 (76.3) | 22.3 (72.1) | 16.4 (61.5) | 8.3 (46.9) | −0.6 (30.9) | −8.2 (17.2) | 8.3 (46.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.0 (1.4) | −12.5 (9.5) | −4.9 (23.2) | 3.2 (37.8) | 9.9 (49.8) | 15.2 (59.4) | 18.0 (64.4) | 16.0 (60.8) | 10.1 (50.2) | 2.0 (35.6) | −6.2 (20.8) | −14.0 (6.8) | 1.6 (35.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.9 (0.04) | 1.3 (0.05) | 3.6 (0.14) | 7.5 (0.30) | 13.5 (0.53) | 26.4 (1.04) | 52.0 (2.05) | 42.1 (1.66) | 24.8 (0.98) | 9.2 (0.36) | 4.0 (0.16) | 0.8 (0.03) | 186.1 (7.34) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 42.5 |
| Average snowy days | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 8.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 52 | 42 | 34 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 48 | 53 | 52 | 46 | 48 | 51 | 44 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 230.6 | 227.9 | 264.7 | 281.3 | 314.4 | 301.4 | 296.1 | 286.9 | 253.7 | 264.1 | 228.9 | 220.0 | 3,170 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 76 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 72 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||