Urad Rear Banner

Urad Rear Banner (Mongolian: ᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠶᠢᠲᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 乌拉特后旗) is a banner of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. It is located in the west of the region, 44 kilometres (27 mi) northwest of the city of Bayan Nur, which administers this banner, and borders the Republic of Mongolia's Ömnögovi Province to the north. The banner has a total area of 24,925 km² (9,624 sq mi) and in 2020 had a population of 53,946. It is located in the prefectural-level municipality of Bayannur city. The capital is moved to the town of Bayan Bulag. This Banner division is also home^[2] to the Upper Cretaceous Bayan Mandahu Formation.

Urad Rear Banner 乌拉特后旗 · ᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠶᠢᠲᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
Banner
Urat Rear Banner in Bayannur
Bayannur in Inner Mongolia
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Coordinates: 41°04′53″N 107°04′17″E
Country	China
Autonomous region	Inner Mongolia
Prefecture-level city	Bayannur
Banner seat	Bayan Bulag
Area
• Total	24,530 km2 (9,470 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	53,946
• Density	2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.wlthq.gov.cn

Urad Rear Banner
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	乌拉特后旗
Traditional Chinese	烏拉特後旗
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wūlātè Hòu Qí
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic	Урадын хойд хошуу
Mongolian script	ᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠶᠢᠲᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
Transcriptions SASM/GNC Urad-un Qoyitu Qosiɣu

Demographics

The proportion of nationalities in Urad Rear Banner (2020) Nationality Percentage Han   74.8% Mongols   24.3% Manchus   0.3% Hui People   0.2% Tibetans   0.1% Others   0.3% Source of the population statistics :[3]

Administrative divisions

Urad Rear Banner is divided into 3 towns and 3 sums.

Name	Simplified Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	Mongolian (Hudum Script)	Mongolian (Cyrillic)	Administrative division code
Towns
Bayan Bulag Town	巴音宝力格镇	Bāyīnbǎolìgé Zhèn	ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ	Баянбулаг балгас	150825100
Hoh Ondor Town	呼和温都尔镇	Hūhéwēndū’ěr Zhèn	ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠥ᠋ᠨᠳᠥᠷ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ	Хөх-Өндөр балгас	150825101
Qog Ondor Town	潮格温都尔镇	Cháogéwēndū’ěr Zhèn	ᠴᠣᠭᠥ᠌ᠨᠳᠥᠷ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ	Цог-Өндөр балгас	150825102
Sums
Hogq Sum	获各琦苏木	Huògèqí Sūmù	ᠬᠥᠭᠴᠢ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ	Хөгц сум	150825200
Bayan Qandman Sum	巴音前达门苏木	Bāyīnqiándámén Sūmù	ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠴᠢᠨᠳᠠᠮᠤᠨᠢ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ	Баянчандмань сум	150825201
Ugin Gol Sum	乌盖苏木	Wūgài Sūmù	ᠤᠤ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ	Өгөнгол сум	150825202

Climate

Climate data for Urad Rear Banner, elevation 1,035 m (3,396 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−3.6 (25.5)	2.3 (36.1)	10.6 (51.1)	19.1 (66.4)	25.2 (77.4)	29.2 (84.6)	30.6 (87.1)	28.8 (83.8)	23.8 (74.8)	16.3 (61.3)	5.7 (42.3)	−2.1 (28.2)	15.5 (59.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−10.3 (13.5)	−5.3 (22.5)	3.1 (37.6)	11.8 (53.2)	18.2 (64.8)	22.9 (73.2)	24.6 (76.3)	22.4 (72.3)	16.4 (61.5)	8.4 (47.1)	−0.3 (31.5)	−8.1 (17.4)	8.7 (47.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−16.3 (2.7)	−11.9 (10.6)	−3.9 (25.0)	3.8 (38.8)	10.1 (50.2)	15.8 (60.4)	18.0 (64.4)	15.8 (60.4)	9.6 (49.3)	1.4 (34.5)	−5.5 (22.1)	−13.4 (7.9)	2.0 (35.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	0.6 (0.02)	1.0 (0.04)	2.1 (0.08)	5.0 (0.20)	11.4 (0.45)	38.4 (1.51)	30.5 (1.20)	33.3 (1.31)	21.5 (0.85)	4.6 (0.18)	1.9 (0.07)	0.5 (0.02)	150.8 (5.93)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	0.9	0.7	1.3	1.2	2.8	6.5	7.6	6.4	5.1	2.1	0.7	0.6	35.9
Average snowy days	2.1	1.0	1.0	0.4	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	1.0	1.2	7.1
Average relative humidity (%)	48	39	32	27	28	41	52	54	53	47	52	51	44
Mean monthly sunshine hours	225.2	233.0	275.6	293.7	320.0	304.3	285.6	280.3	253.1	261.1	215.0	215.1	3,162
Percentage possible sunshine	75	77	74	73	71	68	63	66	69	77	74	75	72
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Climate data for Bayinwendu'er Sumu (Hailisu), Urad Rear Banner, elevation 1,510 m (4,950 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−6.5 (20.3)	−1.4 (29.5)	6.1 (43.0)	14.6 (58.3)	21.3 (70.3)	26.7 (80.1)	29.2 (84.6)	27.0 (80.6)	21.0 (69.8)	12.6 (54.7)	2.8 (37.0)	−5.2 (22.6)	12.4 (54.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−13.4 (7.9)	−8.5 (16.7)	−0.8 (30.6)	8.1 (46.6)	15.0 (59.0)	20.8 (69.4)	23.3 (73.9)	21.0 (69.8)	14.7 (58.5)	5.8 (42.4)	−3.8 (25.2)	−11.5 (11.3)	5.9 (42.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−18.1 (−0.6)	−13.6 (7.5)	−6.3 (20.7)	1.5 (34.7)	8.1 (46.6)	14.0 (57.2)	17.2 (63.0)	15.2 (59.4)	9.3 (48.7)	0.9 (33.6)	−8.1 (17.4)	−16.0 (3.2)	0.3 (32.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	1.4 (0.06)	1.4 (0.06)	3.2 (0.13)	4.7 (0.19)	14.0 (0.55)	27.1 (1.07)	33.6 (1.32)	36.9 (1.45)	17.0 (0.67)	5.0 (0.20)	3.0 (0.12)	2.4 (0.09)	149.7 (5.91)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.8	1.9	2.4	2.1	4.1	5.9	8.2	7.2	4.8	2.5	2.5	3.1	47.5
Average snowy days	5.6	3.9	4.1	1.8	0.4	0	0	0	0	1.8	4.2	5.9	27.7
Average relative humidity (%)	58	47	35	26	28	33	41	44	41	40	49	58	42
Mean monthly sunshine hours	229.5	229.8	269.5	283.4	313.3	302.1	297.5	292.0	270.6	268.5	225.6	215.7	3,197.5
Percentage possible sunshine	77	76	72	70	69	67	65	69	73	80	77	76	73
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][6]