Region Inner Mongolia Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) | Prefecture-level city Bayannur Area 23,096 km² | |
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Country People's Republic of China | ||
Urad Middle Banner (Mongolian: ᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠳᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Урад-ун Думдаду Қосиу Urad-un Dumdadu Qosiɣu; simplified Chinese: 乌拉特中旗; traditional Chinese: 烏拉特中旗; pinyin: Wūlātè Zhōng Qí) is a banner of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It is located in the west of the region, and administratively is part of Bayan Nur City. It has a total area of 22,606 square kilometres (8,728 sq mi) and in 2004 had a population of 140,000. Its seat is located in the town of Haliut (海流图镇).
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Map of Urad Zhongqi, Bayan Nur, Inner Mongolia, China
Climate
Urad Middle Banner has a monsoon-influenced, continental semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), barely avoiding arid designation, with very cold and dry winters, hot, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −13.7 °C (7.3 °F) in January to 22.3 °C (72.1 °F) in July, with the annual mean at 5.28 °C (41.5 °F). The annual precipitation is 200 millimetres (7.87 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 65% in July to 76% in October, sunshine is abundant year-round, and there are 3,164 hours of bright sunshine annually.