Alxa League or Ālāshàn 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,[1] 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
League
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
Country	People's Republic of China
Autonomous region	Inner Mongolia
League seat	Alxa Left Banner (Bayanhot)
Population  (2010)
• Total	231,334
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 code	CN-NM-29
Website	www.alsm.gov.cn

Demographics

In the 2010 census, there were 231,334 inhabitants. Alxa is the least populated region of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

A number of residents have been relocated from the growing Tengger Desert.[2]

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 $30,000 USD. 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 Corporation, a "clean coal" 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 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:

Map
Alxa Left Banner Alxa Right Banner Ejin Banner Disputed area with Jiuquan in Gansu.
Name	Mongolian	Simplified Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
Alxa Left Banner (Alxa Jun Banner)	ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ (Alaša Jegün qosiɣu)	阿拉善左旗	Ālāshàn Zuǒ Qí	173,494	80,412	2.15
Alxa Right Banner (Alxa Barun Banner)	ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ (Alaša Baraɣun qosiɣu)	阿拉善右旗	Ālāshàn Yòu Qí	25,430	72,556	0.35
Ejin Banner	ᠡᠵᠡᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ (Ejen-e qosiɣu)	额济纳旗	Éjìnà Qí	32,410	114,606	0.28

See also

• Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alxa League.

• Official website

На других языках

[ru] Алашань (аймак)