East Ujimqin Banner

East Ujimqin Banner 东乌珠穆沁旗
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East Ujimqin Location in Inner Mongolia
Coordinates: 45°31′N 116°58′E / 45.517°N 116.967°E / 45.517; 116.967Coordinates: 45°31′N 116°58′E / 45.517°N 116.967°E / 45.517; 116.967
Country	People's Republic of China
Region	Inner Mongolia
League	Xilin Gol
Area
• Total	54,545 km2 (21,060 sq mi)
Elevation	839 m (2,753 ft)
Population
• Total	60,000
• Density	1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	026300
Website	http://www.dwq.gov.cn/

East Ujimqin Banner (Mongolian: ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠤᠵᠤᠮᠤᠴᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Jegün Ujumučin qosiɣu; simplified Chinese: 东乌珠穆沁旗; traditional Chinese: 東烏珠穆沁旗; pinyin: Dōng Wūzhūmùqìn Qí) is a banner in the northeast of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol League.

Geography and climate

East Ujimqin features a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), marked by long, cold and very dry winters, hot, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly daily mean temperature in January, the coldest month, is −20.8 °C (−5.4 °F), and in July, the warmest month, 21.1 °C (70.0 °F), with the annual mean at 1.38 °C (34.5 °F). The annual precipitation is approximately 260 millimetres (10.2 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. Due to the aridity and elevation, diurnal temperature variation often exceeds 15 °C (27 °F) in spring, averaging 13.7 °C (24.7 °F) annually. Sunshine is abundant year-round, with an annual total of 3,006 hours; only July has less than 60% of possible sunshine.

References

• www.xzqh.org (Chinese)