Alxa League
Alxa League
 阿拉善盟 | |
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| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Simplified | 阿拉善盟 |
| • Pinyin | Ālāshàn Méng |
 Alaša Baraγun Keid, a monastery in the Alaša mountains. | |
 Alxa league (red) in Inner Mongolia (orange) and China | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Inner Mongolia |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | http://www.alsm.gov.cn/ |
38°50′N 105°40′E / 38.833°N 105.667°E
Alxa League ([[[File:Alasa ayimag.svg|10px]], Alaša ayimaγ] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), Chinese: 阿拉善盟; pinyin: Ālāshàn Méng) is one of 12 prefecture level divisions and three extant leagues of Inner Mongolia. The league borders Mongolia to the north, Bayan Nur to the northeast, Wuhai and Ordos to the east, Ningxia to the southeast, and Gansu to the south and west. The capital is Bayan Hot (older name: 定远营 Dingyuanying) in the aimag's Left Banner. The Mongolian variety spoken in this area is the Alasha dialect.
Demographics
In the 2000 census, there were 196,279 inhabitants. Alxa is the least populated region of Inner Mongolia.
| Ethnic group | No. of inhabitants | share |
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| Han | 140,900 | 71.79% |
| Mongols | 44,630 | 22.74% |
| Hui | 9,331 | 4.75% |
| Manchu | 952 | 0.49% |
| Tibetans | 146 | 0.07% |
| Tu | 68 | 0.03% |
| Daur | 67 | 0.03% |
| Other | 185 | 0.09% |
Administrative subdivisions
Alxa is divided into three banners:
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2004 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | Alxa Left Banner | 阿拉善左旗 | Ālāshàn Zuǒ Qí | 140,000 | 80,412 | 2 |
| 2 | Alxa Right Banner | 阿拉善右旗 | Ālāshàn Yòu Qí | 20,000 | 72,556 | <1 |
| 3 | Ejin Banner | 额济纳旗 | Éjìnà Qí | 20,000 | 114,606 | <1 |