East Ujimqin Banner (Mongolian: ; ) is a banner in the northeast of the Inner Mongolia, China. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol League.

Demographics

East Ujimqin Banner, excluding territories under jurisdiction of "Ulgai Management Area", has a population of 70,610. Ulgai Management Area, consisting of one county-level city and 3 ranches and pastures, has a population of 23,466 as of 2020.

Geography and climate

East Ujimqin features a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), marked by long, cold and very dry winters, hot, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly daily mean temperature in January, the coldest month, is −20.5 °C, and in July, the warmest month, 21.4 °C, with the annual mean at 1.93 °C. The annual precipitation is approximately 251 mm, with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. Due to the aridity and elevation, diurnal temperature variation often exceeds 15 C-change in spring, averaging 13.5 C-change annually. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 59% in July to 76% in February, sunshine is abundant year-round, with an annual total of 3,006 hours.

Administrative divisions

East Ujimqin Banner is divided into 5 towns and 4 sums: In addition, Bayan Huxu Town (巴音胡硕镇) is de jure under jurisdiction of East Ujimqin Banner but de facto administered by Ulgai Management Area (乌拉盖管理区). Thus Ulgai Management Area consists of 1 county-level town, and 3 ranches and pastures: