Abag Banner (Mongolian: ; ) is a county of Inner Mongolia, China. It is under the administration of Xilingol League. Abaga and Abaganar Mongols live here. The local dialect has variously been classified as Chakhare.g. Secenbagatur et al. 2005 or Khalkha.Svantesson et al. 2005
Demographics
Administrative divisions Abag Banner is divided into 3 towns and 4 sums.
Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Mongolian (Hudum Script) Mongolian (Cyrillic) Administrative division codeTowns Biligtai Town 152522100 Honggor Gol Town 152522101 Qagan Nur Town 152522102Sums Naran Bulag Sum 152522200 Ih Gol Sum 152522201 Jargalangt Sum 152522202 Bayan Tug Sum 152522203 Other: Manit Coal Mine (玛尼图煤矿)()
Climate Abag Banner has a monsoon-influenced, continental semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with very cold and dry winters, very warm, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, with the annual mean at . The annual precipitation is , with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. There are 3,017 hours of bright sunshine annually, with each of the winter months having over two-thirds of the possible total, and this percentage falling to 60 in July.
References
Bibliography www.xzqh.org Sečenbaγatur, Qasgerel, Tuyaγ-a, B. ǰirannige, U Ying ǰe. 2005. Mongγul kelen-ü nutuγ-un ayalγun-u sinǰilel-ün uduridqal. Kökeqota: ÖMAKQ. . Svantesson, Jan-Olof, Anna Tsendina, Anastasia Karlsson, Vivan Franzén. 2005. The Phonology of Mongolian. New York: Oxford University Press. .