Alxa League or Alashan League ( zh, c=阿拉善盟, p=Ālāshàn Méng; ,
Mongolian Cyrillic
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: Алшаа аймаг) is one of 12
prefecture level divisions and 3 extant
league
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s of
Inner Mongolia
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. The league borders
Mongolia
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to the north,
Bayan Nur
Bayannur or Bayannao'er ( zh, c=巴彦淖尔市, p=bāyànnàoěr; ''Bayannaɣur qota'', Mongolian Cyrillic Баяннуур хот) is a prefecture-level city in western Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. Until 1 December 2003, the ...
to the northeast,
Wuhai
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and
Ordos to the east,
Ningxia
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to the southeast, and
Gansu
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to the south and west. The capital is
Bayanhot town ( zh, c=巴彦浩特镇), formerly known as Dingyuanying ( zh, labels=no, c=定远营镇) or Wang Ye Fu,
in the
aimag
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Mongolia
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's Left Banner. The
Mongolian
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* ...
variety spoken in this area is the
Alasha dialect
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.
Demographics
In the 2020 census, there were 262,361 inhabitants. Alxa is the least populated region of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
A number of residents have been relocated from the growing
Tengger Desert
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.
[Haner, Josh, et al. (24 October 2016)]
Living in China's Expanding Deserts
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Economy
Since 2010, Alxa League has frequently appeared as one of the most prosperous prefecture-level divisions in all of China when measured by GDP per capita; in 2013, the GDP per head was approximately US$30,000. If using this measure alone, Alxa was ranked first in China, even higher than its neighbor
Ordos. Wealth in the region is not evenly distributed, and the numbers are skewed by its low permanent population. Much of the productive economic activity takes place under the auspices of several large companies operating in the region, extracting natural resources. These include
China Kingho
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Corporation, a "
clean coal
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" technology operator, and the Inner Mongolia-based
Taiximei Group. Due to its remote location, much of the economic activity takes place with the support of
migrant laborers
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Migrant workers who work outsid ...
from other parts of China. The high per capita GDP is not reflected in the salaries of the average low-skilled worker, which is on par with other mid-sized Chinese cities.
Administrative subdivisions
Alxa is divided into three
banners
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:
See also
*
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC; also known as Shuangchengzi Missile Test Center; Launch Complex B2; formally Northwest Comprehensive Missile Testing Facility (); Base 20; 63600 Unit) is a Chinese space vehicle launch facility ( spacep ...
References
External links
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Prefecture-level divisions of Inner Mongolia
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