Alxa League

Alxa League
阿拉善盟 • ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Hanging Temple (悬空寺) nearby Guangzong Temple, a monastery in the Alaša mountains.
Hanging Temple (悬空寺) nearby Guangzong Temple, a monastery in the Alaša mountains.
Location of Alxa League in Inner Mongolia
Location of Alxa League in Inner Mongolia
Coordinates (Alxa Left Banner): 38°50′N 105°40′E / 38.83°N 105.67°E / 38.83; 105.67
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
League seatAlxa Left Banner (Bayanhot)
Area
 • Total240,080 km2 (92,700 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total231,334
 • Density0.96/km2 (2.5/sq mi)
GDP[1]
 • TotalCN¥ 32.3 billion
US$ 5.2 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 133,187
US$ 21,384
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 codeCN-NM-29
Websitewww.alsm.gov.cn
Alxa League
Chinese name
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀlāshàn Méng
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicАлшаа аймаг
Mongolian scriptᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNCAlaša ayimaɣ

Alxa League or Alashan League (Chinese: 阿拉善盟; pinyin: Ālāshàn Méng; Mongolian: alasha ayimag, Mongolian Cyrillic. Алшаа аймаг) 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: 巴彦浩特镇), formerly known as Dingyuanying (定远营镇) or Wang Ye Fu,[2] in the aimag's Left Banner. The Mongolian variety spoken in this area is the Alasha dialect.

  1. ^ 内蒙古自治区统计局、国家统计局内蒙古调查总队 (2016). 《内蒙古统计年鉴-2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7901-5.
  2. ^ Wulsin, Frederick R. (February 1926). "The Road to Wang Ye Fu". National Geographic Magazine. 49 (2): 197.