Arxan (
Mongolian for "
Hot Springs
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") is a
county-level city
A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...
in the
Hinggan League
The Hinggan League (; mn, tr. ''Hinggan Aimag'', Mongol Cyrillic: Хянган аймаг) is a prefecture-level subdivision of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It borders Hulun Buir to the nort ...
of northeastern
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ...
in the
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...
.
Geography and climate
Arxan is located in the northwest of Hinggan League, with latitude ranging from 46° 39' to 47° 39' N and longitude ranging from 119° 28' to 121° 23' E; the maximal north-south extent is , while the maximal east-west width is . It spans part of the southwest of the
Greater Khingan Range.
Due to the upper-mid latitude and elevation of around , the climate of Arxan is a
subarctic
The subarctic zone is a region in the Northern Hemisphere immediately south of the true Arctic, north of humid continental regions and covering much of Alaska, Canada, Iceland, the north of Scandinavia, Siberia, and the Cairngorms. Genera ...
(
Köppen ''Dwc''), with strong
monsoon
A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscil ...
al influence, severely cold winters and warm, rainy summers, and low temperatures averaging below freezing for eight calendar months; the monthly 24-hour average temperature stays below freezing for six calendar months. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, and the annual mean is . For much of the year,
diurnal temperature variation is large and frequently in excess of . Nearly three-fourths of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September; however, precipitation is frequent year-round, with both frequency and
relative humidity
Humidity is the concentration of water vapor present in the air. Water vapor, the gaseous state of water, is generally invisible to the human eye. Humidity indicates the likelihood for precipitation, dew, or fog to be present.
Humidity dep ...
peaking in summer and there being a secondary humidity peak during the winter.
Tourism
Arxan National Forest Park
Arxan National Forest Park is a national park in Arxan, Inner Mongolia, China. The park was established in 2000 and rated in 2017 as a AAAAA tourist destination. The park lies in the southwest foothill of the volcanic mountain range of the Gr ...
is located in Arxan. The park attracts tourists drawn by its landscape of solidified lava formations, crater lakes and dense forests.
Transportation
Arxan is served by the
Arxan Yi'ershi Airport
Arxan (or A'ershan) Yi'ershi Airport is an airport serving the city of Arxan (A'ershan) in the Hinggan League of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. It is located near the town of Yi'ershi, 16.5 kilometers north of the city center. Const ...
.
References
External links
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Official site*
Website of administrative boundaries*
Official site
{{Authority control
County-level divisions of Inner Mongolia
Cities in Inner Mongolia