Alxa League
Alxa League
阿拉善盟 • ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ | |
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 Alaša Baraγun Keid, a monastery in the Alaša mountains. | |
 Alxa league (red) in Inner Mongolia (orange) | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Inner Mongolia |
| League seat | Alxa Left Banner (Bayanhot) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 231,334 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | http://www.alsm.gov.cn/ |
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| Simplified Chinese | 阿拉善盟 | ||||||
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| Mongolian Cyrillic | Алшаа аймаг | ||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ | ||||||
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Template:Chinese text 38°50′N 105°40′E / 38.833°N 105.667°E
Alxa League or Ālāshàn League is one of 12 prefecture level divisions and 3 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 Bayanhot Town (Chinese: 巴彥浩特镇; older name: 定远营镇; pinyin: Dingyuanying Town) in the aimag's Left Banner. The Mongolian variety spoken in this area is the Alasha dialect.
Demographics
In the 2010 census, there were 231,334 inhabitants. Alxa is the least populated region of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
| 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 | Mongolian | Simplified Chinese |
Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) |
Area (km²) |
Density (/km²) |
| Alxa Left Banner | ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ (Alaša Jegün qosiɣu) |
阿拉善左旗 | Ālāshàn Zuǒ Qí | 173,494 | 80,412 | 2.15 |
| Alxa Right Banner | ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ (Alaša Baraɣun qosiɣu) |
阿拉善右旗 | Ālāshàn Yòu Qí | 25,430 | 72,556 | 0.35 |
| Ejin Banner | ᠡᠵᠡᠨᠡ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ (Ejen-e qosiɣu) |
额济纳旗 | Éjìnà Qí | 32,410 | 114,606 | 0.28 |
