| Abag Banner | |
| Settlement Type: | Banner |
| Pushpin Map: | Inner Mongolia#China |
| Pushpin Label: | Abag |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Inner Mongolia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Inner Mongolia |
| Subdivision Type2: | League |
| Subdivision Name2: | Xilin Gol |
| Seat Type: | Banner seat |
| Seat: | Biligtai |
| Area Total Km2: | 27,490 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 38,589 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | 43.5565°N 115.345°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Mon: | Авга хошуу |
| Monr: | Abaɣ-a qosiɣu |
| C: | 阿巴嘎旗 |
| P: | Ābāgā Qí |
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 Chakhar[2] or Khalkha.[3]
Abag Banner is divided into 3 towns and 4 sums.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | |||||
| Biligtai Town | Chinese: 别力古台镇 | Mongolian: Бэлгүтэй балгас | 152522100 | ||
| Honggor Gol Town | Chinese: 洪格尔高勒镇 | Mongolian: Хонгоргол балгас | 152522101 | ||
| Qagan Nur Town | Chinese: 查干淖尔镇 | Mongolian: Цагааннуур балгас | 152522102 | ||
| Sums | |||||
| Naran Bulag Sum | Chinese: 那仁宝拉格苏木 | Mongolian: Наранбулаг сум | 152522200 | ||
| Ih Gol Sum | Chinese: 伊和高勒苏木 | Mongolian: Ихгол сум | 152522201 | ||
| Jargalangt Sum | Chinese: 吉尔嘎郎图苏木 | Mongolian: Жаргалант сум | 152522202 | ||
| Bayan Tug Sum | Chinese: 巴彦图嘎苏木 | Mongolian: Баянтуг сум | 152522203 | ||
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 NaN°C in January to 21.3°C in July, with the annual mean at 1.93°C. The annual precipitation is 238mm, 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.