Shangdu County (Mongolian: ᠱᠠᠩᠳᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ; Chinese: 商都县) is a county of south-central Inner Mongolia, China. It is under the administration of Ulanqab City and has an area of 4,353 square kilometres (1,681 sq mi), and in 2020 had about 173,000 inhabitants.

Shangdu County
商都县ᠱᠠᠩᠳᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ
Shangdu is located in Inner Mongolia
Shangdu
Shangdu
Location in Inner Mongolia
Shangdu is located in China
Shangdu
Shangdu
Shangdu (China)
Coordinates: 41°34′N 113°35′E / 41.567°N 113.583°E / 41.567; 113.583
CountryChina
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
Prefecture-level cityUlanqab
County seatQitai
Area
 • Total
4,353 km2 (1,681 sq mi)
Elevation
1,381 m (4,531 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
173,926
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
013450
Websitewww.shangdu.gov.cn
Shangdu County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese商都县
Traditional Chinese商都縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShāngdū Xiàn
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicШанду шянь
Mongolian scriptᠱᠠᠩᠳᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNCŠaŋdu siyan

Administrative divisions

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Shangdu County is made up of 6 towns and 4 townships.

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Mongolian (Hudum Script) Mongolian (Cyrillic) Mongolian (Romanized) Administrative division code
Towns
Qitai Town 七台镇 Qītái Zhèn ᠴᠢ ᠲᠠᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Читэй балгас Chitey balgas 150923101
Shibaqing Town 十八顷镇 Shíbāqǐng Zhèn ᠱᠢ ᠪᠠ ᠴᠢᠩ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Ши ба чин балгас Shi ba chin balgas 150923102
Ih Haxat Town 大黑沙土镇 Dàhēishātǔ Zhèn ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠬᠠᠰᠢᠶᠠᠲᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Их хашаат балгас Ih hashaat balgas 150923103
Xijingzi Town 西井子镇 Xījǐngzǐ Zhèn ᠰᠢ ᠵᠢᠩ ᠽᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Ший жин зи балгас Shiy zhin zi balgas 150923104
Tunkendui Town 屯垦队镇 Túnkěnduì Zhèn ᠲᠦᠨ ᠺᠧᠨ ᠳᠦᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Түн кен дүй балгас Tün ken düy balgas 150923105
Xiaohaizi Town 小海子镇 Xiǎohǎizi Zhèn ᠰᠢᠶᠣᠤ ᠬᠠᠢ ᠽᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Шяо хай зи балгас Shyao hay zi balgas 150923106
Townships
Ih Hure Township 大库伦乡 Dàkùlún Xiāng ᠶᠡᠬᠡᠬᠦ᠋ᠷᠢᠶ᠎ᠡ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ Ихүүрээ шиян Ihüüree shiyan 150923200
Mod Township 卯都乡 Mǎodū Xiāng ᠮᠣᠳᠣ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ Мод шиян Mod shiyan 150923201
Bor Hujir Township 玻璃忽镜乡 Bōlíhūjìng Xiāng ᠪᠣᠷᠣ ᠬᠤᠵᠢᠷ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ Бор хужир шиян Bor huzhir shiyan 150923202
Sandaqing Township 三大顷乡 Sāndàqǐng Xiāng ᠰᠠᠨ ᠳ᠋ᠠ ᠴᠢᠩ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ Сан да чин шиян San da chin shiyan 150923203

Climate

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Climate data for Shangdu, elevation 1,420 m (4,660 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 8.5
(47.3)
14.4
(57.9)
20.9
(69.6)
29.9
(85.8)
32.9
(91.2)
36.6
(97.9)
36.3
(97.3)
34.6
(94.3)
32.6
(90.7)
25.7
(78.3)
17.8
(64.0)
12.4
(54.3)
36.6
(97.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −6.9
(19.6)
−2.2
(28.0)
5.2
(41.4)
13.6
(56.5)
20.3
(68.5)
24.8
(76.6)
26.7
(80.1)
25.1
(77.2)
20.0
(68.0)
12.1
(53.8)
2.5
(36.5)
−5.1
(22.8)
11.3
(52.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −13.7
(7.3)
−9.5
(14.9)
−2.1
(28.2)
6.3
(43.3)
13.4
(56.1)
18.2
(64.8)
20.5
(68.9)
18.7
(65.7)
13.0
(55.4)
5.0
(41.0)
−4.2
(24.4)
−11.4
(11.5)
4.5
(40.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −18.8
(−1.8)
−15.3
(4.5)
−8.3
(17.1)
−0.5
(31.1)
6.4
(43.5)
11.6
(52.9)
14.6
(58.3)
12.7
(54.9)
6.7
(44.1)
−0.7
(30.7)
−9.2
(15.4)
−16.3
(2.7)
−1.4
(29.5)
Record low °C (°F) −30.6
(−23.1)
−30.7
(−23.3)
−25.2
(−13.4)
−13.5
(7.7)
−6.7
(19.9)
0.2
(32.4)
5.8
(42.4)
0.5
(32.9)
−6.1
(21.0)
−15.7
(3.7)
−28.9
(−20.0)
−29.9
(−21.8)
−30.7
(−23.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.8
(0.07)
2.8
(0.11)
5.2
(0.20)
16.0
(0.63)
31.3
(1.23)
45.7
(1.80)
94.2
(3.71)
59.7
(2.35)
43.7
(1.72)
20.3
(0.80)
6.2
(0.24)
2.1
(0.08)
329
(12.94)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.1 2.7 3.4 4.5 7.2 10.3 12.7 10.0 8.7 5.2 3.7 2.4 72.9
Average snowy days 3.3 4.1 4.6 3.0 0.4 0 0 0 0.3 1.8 5.1 4.3 26.9
Average relative humidity (%) 65 58 48 41 43 54 65 66 61 57 60 64 57
Mean monthly sunshine hours 212.0 214.3 258.9 265.6 288.6 269.6 264.5 259.3 237.4 239.9 202.6 197.9 2,910.6
Percent possible sunshine 71 71 69 66 64 60 58 61 64 71 70 70 66
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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