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Alxa League (Mongolian: Alshaa aimag, Chinese: 阿拉善盟; Pinyin: Ālāshàn Méng; Wade-Giles: Alashan Meng) is one of 12 prefecture level divisions and three extant leagues of Inner Mongolia. The league borders Mongolia to the north, Bayan Nur to the northeast, Wuhai und Ordos to the east, Ningxia to the southeast, and Gansu to the south und west. The capital is Bayan Hot in the aimag's Left Banner. Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... Inner Mongolia (Mongolian: ᠥᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠨᠺᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠺᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ r Mongghul-un bertegen Jasaqu Orun; Chinese: 内蒙古自治区; Hanyu Pinyin: N... Wuhai (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally Dark Sea) is a small prefecture-level city (since 1976) and regional center in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of Peoples Republic of China. ... The City of Ordos (Chinese: 鄂尔多斯市; Pinyin: ÈěrduōsÄ« shì) is located in the southwestern Ordos plateau, in Inner Mongolia, China. ... Ningxia (Simplified Chinese: 宁夏; Traditional Chinese: 寧夏; Pinyin: Níngxià; Wade-Giles: Ning-hsia; Postal Pinyin: Ningsia), full name Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (Simplified Chinese: 宁夏回族自治区; Traditional Chinese: 寧夏回族自治區; Pinyin: Níngxià Huízú ZìzhìqÅ«), is a Hui autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China, located on the northwest Loess... Gansu (Simplified Chinese: 甘肃; Traditional Chinese: 甘肅; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kan-su, Kansu, or Kan-suh) is a province located in the northwest of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Demographics

In the 2000 census, 196.279 inhabitants were counted. Alxa is the least populated region of Inner Mongolia.

Languages Chinese languages Religions Predominantly Taoism, Mahayana Buddhism, traditional Chinese religions, and atheism. ... The name Mongols (Mongolian: Mongol) specifies one or several ethnic groups. ... The Hui people (Chinese: ; Pinyin: , Xiaoerjing: حُوِ ذَو )are a Chinese ethnic group, typically distinguished by their practice of the Islamic religion. ... The Manchu (Manchu: Manju; Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: , Mongolian: Манж) are a Tungusic people who originated in Manchuria (todays Northeast China). ... The Tibetan people are a people indigenous to Tibet and surrounding areas stretching from Central Asia in the West to Myanmar and China in the East. ... Tu or TU may stand for: Tuberculin Units - a measure of strength of tuberculin. ... The Daur people (Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; the former name Dahur is considered derogatory) are an ethnic group. ...

Administrative Subdivisions

Alxa is divided into three banners: A banner (Mongolian: khoshuu, Chinese: 旗, pinyin: qí) is an administrative division of Inner Mongolia. ...

• Alxa Left Banner (阿拉善左旗), 80.412 km², approx. 140.000 inhabitants (2004), administrative center: Bayan Hot (巴彦浩特镇);
• Alxa Right Banner (阿拉善右旗), 72.556 km², approx. 20.000 inhabitants (2004), administrative center: Ehen Hudug (额肯呼都格镇);
• Ejina-Banner (额济纳旗), 114.606 km², approx. 20.000 inhabitants (2004), administrative center: Dalai Hub (达来呼布镇).