Bayannur
Bayannur
巴彦淖尔市 • ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ | ||
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Postal code 015000 | ||
| Area code | 0478 | |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-NM-08 | |
| Website | bynr.gov.cn | |
| Bayannur | |||||
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| Chinese name | |||||
Mongolian Cyrillic | Баяннуур хот | ||||
| Mongolian script | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ | ||||
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Bayannur or Bayannao'er (
Bayannur has an administrative area of 65,788 km2 (25,401 sq mi). The name of the city in Mongolian means "Rich Lake". As of the 2010 census, the population of Bayannur was 1,669,915; while the city proper, Linhe District, had 520,300 inhabitants.[3]
The city is served by the Bayannur Tianjitai Airport.
History
The
Geography and climate
Bayannur is located in the western part of inner Mongolia Autonomous region. Neighbouring prefectures are:
It also borders Mongolia to the north. The whole area of the prefecture is 65,788 km2 (25,401 sq mi) at present and the total population is nearly 1.7 million. Bayannur features a desert climate (Köppen BWk), marked by long, cold and very dry winters, very warm, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. Most of the rain falls between July and September, with very little snow in winter.
| Climate data for Bayannur (Linhe District, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1956–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.3 (54.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
33.3 (91.9) |
36.6 (97.9) |
39.1 (102.4) |
39.4 (102.9) |
37.9 (100.2) |
36.0 (96.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
39.4 (102.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
29.4 (84.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
15.6 (60.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.4 (15.1) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
2.9 (37.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
8.9 (48.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.5 (5.9) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
3.0 (37.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −35.3 (−31.5) |
−32.4 (−26.3) |
−19.1 (−2.4) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
−27.0 (−16.6) |
−35.3 (−31.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.8 (0.03) |
1.3 (0.05) |
3.5 (0.14) |
4.7 (0.19) |
14.4 (0.57) |
21.7 (0.85) |
28.4 (1.12) |
37.6 (1.48) |
23.3 (0.92) |
6.6 (0.26) |
2.5 (0.10) |
0.9 (0.04) |
145.7 (5.75) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 36.6 |
| Average snowy days | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 8.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
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53 | 44 | 37 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 56 | 54 | 50 | 53 | 52 | 46 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 213.8 | 218.0 | 259.0 | 279.9 | 313.5 | 306.6 | 304.5 | 291.6 | 260.3 | 261.5 | 217.1 | 201.7 | 3,127.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 71 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 71 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
In 2000, there were 1,682,662 inhabitants:
| Ethnic group | no. of inhabitants | share |
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| Han | 1,579,969 | 93.9% |
| Mongols | 76,368 | 4.54% |
| Hui | 19,835 | 1.18% |
Manchu
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4,231 | 0.25% |
| Tujia | 560 | 0.03% |
| Tibetans | 393 | 0.02% |
| Miao | 224 | 0.01% |
Koreans
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211 | 0.01% |
| Yi | 178 | 0.01% |
| Daur | 166 | 0.01% |
| Other | 527 | 0.03% |
At the end of 2004, the population was at around 1.79 million inhabitants.
Administrative subdivisions
Bayannur is divided into one district, two counties and four
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| Name | Mongolian | Hanzi
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Hanyu Pinyin
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Population (2010) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) | |
| Linhe District | ᠯᠢᠨᠾᠧ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ (Linhė toɣoriɣ) |
临河区 | Línhé Qū | 541,721 | 2,354 | 230 | |
| Wuyuan County | ᠦᠶᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ (Üyuvan siyan) |
五原县 | Wǔyuán Xiàn | 260,480 | 2,493 | 104 | |
| Dengkou County | ᠳ᠋ᠧᠩᠺᠧᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ (Dėŋḵėü siyan) |
磴口县 | Dèngkǒu Xiàn | 117,091 | 4,167 | 28 | |
| Urad Front Banner (Urad Omnod Banner) |
ᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠳᠦ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ (Urad-un Emünedü qosiɣu) |
乌拉特前旗 | Wūlātè Qián Qí | 293,269 | 7,476 | 39 | |
| Urad Middle Banner (Urad Dundad Banner) |
ᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠳᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ (Urad-un Dumdadu qosiɣu) |
乌拉特中旗 | Wūlātè Zhōng Qí | 134,204 | 22,606 | 6 | |
| Urad Rear Banner (Urad Hoit Banner) |
ᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠶᠢᠲᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ (Urad-un Qoyitu qosiɣu) |
乌拉特后旗 | Wūlātè Hòu Qí | 65,207 | 24,925 | 2 | |
| Hanggin Rear Banner (Hanggin Hoit Banner) |
ᠬᠠᠩᠭᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠶᠢᠲᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ (Qaŋɣin Qoyitu qosiɣu) |
杭锦后旗 | Hángjǐn Hòu Qí | 257,943 | 1,767 | 145 | |
Cuisine
Located in Hetao Plain, Bayannaoer is the largest agricultural hub in Inner Mongolia. Bayannaoer is famous for "Bameng braised dishes" (巴盟烩菜), meaning "braised dishes".
References
- ^ a b c d Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ISBN 978-7-5037-7901-5.
- ^ 2010年巴彦淖尔市第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 (in Chinese (China)). Bayannur People's Government. 16 May 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ 1991-2020 normals "Climate averages from 1991 to 2020". China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023.
- ^ 1981-2010 extremes 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ 临河 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 29 November 2022.