# Linxi County, Inner Mongolia

Linxi County (Mongolian: ᠯᠢᠨᠰᠢ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ; Chinese: 林西县) is a county of eastern Inner Mongolia, China. It is under the administration of Chifeng City, 165 kilometres (103 mi) to the south-southeast.

## Administrative divisions

Linxi County is made up of 2 subdistricts, 7 towns and 2 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Subdistricts ||||||
| Chengbei Subdistrict | 城北街道 | Chéngběi Jiēdào | ᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠢᠨ᠎ᠠ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Хотын хойно зээл гудамж | 150424400 |
| Chengnan Subdistrict | 城南街道 | Chéngnán Jiēdào | ᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠬᠢ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Хотын өмнөх зээл гудамж | 150424401 |
| Towns ||||||
| Linxi Town | 林西镇 | Línxī Zhèn | ᠯᠢᠨᠰᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Линш балгас | 150424100 |
| Xinchengzi Town | 新城子镇 | Xīnchéngzi Zhèn | ᠰᠢᠨ ᠴᠧᠩᠽᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шин цэнз балгас | 150424101 |
| Xinlin Town | 新林镇 | Xīnlín Zhèn | ᠰᠢᠨ ᠯᠢᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шин лин балгас | 150424102 |
| Wushijiazi Town (Tabin Ger Town) | 五十家子镇 | Wǔshíjiāzi Zhèn | ᠲᠠᠪᠢᠨ ᠭᠡᠷ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Тавин гэр балгас | 150424103 |
| Guandi Town | 官地镇 | Guāndì Zhèn | ᠭᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠳ᠋ᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Гуан ди балгас | 150424104 |
| Dajing Town | 大井镇 | Dàjǐng Zhèn | ᠳ᠋ᠠ ᠵᠢᠩ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Да жин балгас | 150424105 |
| Tongbu Town | 统部镇 | Tǒngbù Zhèn | ᠲᠦᠩ ᠪᠦ᠋ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Дүн бүү балгас | 150424106 |
| Townships ||||||
| Dayingzi Township | 大营子乡 | Dàyíngzi Xiāng | ᠳ᠋ᠠ ᠶᠢᠩᠽᠢ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Да енз шиян | 150424200 |
| Xert Township | 十二吐乡 | Shí'èrtǔ Xiāng | ᠱᠡᠭᠡᠷᠲᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Шгэрт шиян | 150424201 |
Other: Inner Mongolia Linxi Industrial Park (内蒙古林西工业园区)

## Climate

Linxi County has a dry, monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with very cold and dry winters, hot, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −13.6 °C (7.5 °F) in January to 21.6 °C (70.9 °F) in July, with the annual mean at 5.17 °C (41.3 °F). The annual precipitation is about 370 millimetres (14.6 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 54% in July to 74% in February, sunshine is abundant year-round, there are 2,949 hours of bright sunshine annually.
Climate data for Linxi County, elevation 825 m (2,707 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) | 16.1 (61.0) | 24.8 (76.6) | 34.0 (93.2) | 36.2 (97.2) | 38.9 (102.0) | 40.4 (104.7) | 37.1 (98.8) | 35.0 (95.0) | 28.6 (83.5) | 22.0 (71.6) | 12.6 (54.7) | 40.4 (104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) | −2.5 (27.5) | 4.7 (40.5) | 14.4 (57.9) | 21.9 (71.4) | 26.0 (78.8) | 28.1 (82.6) | 26.8 (80.2) | 21.8 (71.2) | 13.3 (55.9) | 2.2 (36.0) | −5.5 (22.1) | 12.0 (53.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −13.5 (7.7) | −9.7 (14.5) | −2.1 (28.2) | 7.4 (45.3) | 15.0 (59.0) | 19.6 (67.3) | 22.1 (71.8) | 20.3 (68.5) | 14.3 (57.7) | 6.0 (42.8) | −4.3 (24.3) | −11.6 (11.1) | 5.3 (41.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −19.1 (−2.4) | −15.9 (3.4) | −8.7 (16.3) | 0.1 (32.2) | 7.6 (45.7) | 12.9 (55.2) | 16.1 (61.0) | 14.0 (57.2) | 7.2 (45.0) | −0.4 (31.3) | −9.6 (14.7) | −16.9 (1.6) | −1.1 (30.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −31.3 (−24.3) | −29.1 (−20.4) | −27.2 (−17.0) | −12.5 (9.5) | −4.4 (24.1) | 2.5 (36.5) | 6.7 (44.1) | 5.8 (42.4) | −4.2 (24.4) | −13.4 (7.9) | −25.3 (−13.5) | −29.6 (−21.3) | −31.3 (−24.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.7 (0.03) | 1.6 (0.06) | 5.4 (0.21) | 12.8 (0.50) | 33.7 (1.33) | 78.5 (3.09) | 101.7 (4.00) | 75.7 (2.98) | 30.3 (1.19) | 14.9 (0.59) | 5.2 (0.20) | 1.6 (0.06) | 362.1 (14.24) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 12.4 | 14.4 | 10.6 | 7.8 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 72 |
| Average snowy days | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 23.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 48 | 43 | 40 | 35 | 38 | 53 | 64 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 49 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 212.7 | 219.7 | 268.0 | 271.6 | 287.2 | 261.4 | 256.7 | 271.9 | 254.4 | 244.2 | 204.1 | 198.0 | 2,949.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 73 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 57 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 68 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||