Alxa League

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: 巴彥浩特镇), formerly known as Dingyuanying (定远营镇) or Wang Ye Fu, in the aimag's Left Banner. The Mongolian variety spoken in this area is the Alasha dialect.

Alxa League
阿拉善盟 • ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Hanging Temple (悬空寺) nearby Guangzong Temple, a monastery in the Alaša mountains.
Location of Alxa League in Inner Mongolia
Coordinates (Alxa Left Banner): 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
  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
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicАлшаа аймаг
Mongolian scriptᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
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