Sonid Left Banner
苏尼特左旗 • ᠰᠥᠨᠡᠳ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
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Sonid Left Banner in Xilin Gol
Sonid Left Banner in Xilin Gol
Xilin Gol in Inner Mongolia
Xilin Gol in Inner Mongolia
Sonid Left is located in Inner Mongolia
Sonid Left
Sonid Left
Location of the seat in Inner Mongolia
Sonid Left is located in China
Sonid Left
Sonid Left
Sonid Left (China)
Coordinates: 43°51′36″N 113°40′01″E / 43.860°N 113.667°E / 43.860; 113.667
CountryChina
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
LeagueXilin Gol
Banner seatMandalt
Area
 • Total34,250 km2 (13,220 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total33,643
 • Density0.98/km2 (2.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.sntzq.gov.cn
Sonid Left Banner
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese苏尼特左旗
Traditional Chinese蘇尼特左旗
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicСөнөд зүүн хошуу
Mongolian scriptᠰᠥᠨᠡᠳ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ

Sonid Left Banner (Mongolian: ᠰᠥᠨᠡᠳ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 苏尼特左旗) is a banner of north-central Inner Mongolia, China, bordering the Mongolia's provinces of Dornogovi to the west and Sükhbaatar to the north. It is under the administration of Xilingol League. Sunud Mongols live here.

Map including modern-day Sonid Left Banner area (AMS, 1963)

Demographics

The proportion of nationalities in Sonid Left Banner (2020)
Nationality Percentage
Mongols
 
 59.7%
Han
 
 39.3%
Manchus
 
 0.4%
Hui People
 
 0.2%
Yi People
 
 0.1%
Daur
 
 0.1%
Others
 
 0.2%
Source of the population statistics :[2]

Administrative divisions

Sonid Left Banner is divided into 3 towns and 4 sums.

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Mongolian (Hudum Script) Mongolian (Cyrillic) Administrative division code
Towns
Mandalt Town 满都拉图镇 Mǎndūlātú Zhèn ᠮᠠᠨᠳᠠᠯᠲᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Мандалт балгас 152523100
Qagan Obo Town 查干敖包镇 Chágàn'áobāo Zhèn ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨᠣ᠋ᠪᠣᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Цагаан-Овоо балгас 152523101
Bayan Nur Town 巴彦淖尔镇 Bāyànnào'ěr Zhèn ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Баяннуур балгас 152523102
Sums
Bayan Ul Sum 巴彦乌拉苏木 Bāyànwūlā Sūmù ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ᠌ᠠ᠋ᠭᠤᠯᠠ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ Баян-Уул сум 152523200
Saihan Gobi Sum 赛罕高毕苏木 Sàihǎngāobì Sūmù ᠰᠠᠢᠬᠠᠨᠭᠣᠪᠢ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ Сайханговь сум 152523201
Honggor Sum 洪格尔苏木 Hónggé'ěr Sūmù ᠬᠣᠩᠭᠣᠷ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ Хонгор сум 152523202
Dalai Sum 达来苏木 Dálái Sūmù ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠢ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ Далай сум 152523203

Others:

Climate

Sonid Left Banner features a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), marked by long, cold and very dry winters, hot, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour mean temperature in January, the coldest month, is −18.7 °C (−1.7 °F), and in July, the warmest month, 22.0 °C (71.6 °F), with the annual mean at 3.07 °C (37.5 °F). The annual precipitation is 185 millimetres (7.28 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone.

Climate data for Sonid Left Banner (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.9
(44.4) 		10.8
(51.4) 		18.4
(65.1) 		31.5
(88.7) 		33.8
(92.8) 		38.5
(101.3) 		41.5
(106.7) 		38.2
(100.8) 		35.6
(96.1) 		27.2
(81.0) 		18.9
(66.0) 		6.8
(44.2) 		41.5
(106.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −12.4
(9.7) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		3.9
(39.0) 		14.1
(57.4) 		21.7
(71.1) 		26.9
(80.4) 		29.6
(85.3) 		27.7
(81.9) 		21.5
(70.7) 		11.9
(53.4) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−10.0
(14.0) 		10.7
(51.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −18.7
(−1.7) 		−13.4
(7.9) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		6.7
(44.1) 		14.6
(58.3) 		20.6
(69.1) 		23.5
(74.3) 		21.5
(70.7) 		14.8
(58.6) 		4.9
(40.8) 		−6.4
(20.5) 		−15.9
(3.4) 		4.1
(39.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −23.7
(−10.7) 		−19.2
(−2.6) 		−9.7
(14.5) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		7.5
(45.5) 		14.1
(57.4) 		17.5
(63.5) 		15.4
(59.7) 		8.6
(47.5) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		−11.4
(11.5) 		−20.8
(−5.4) 		−1.9
(28.6)
Record low °C (°F) −35.5
(−31.9) 		−33.5
(−28.3) 		−26.3
(−15.3) 		−19.0
(−2.2) 		−9.4
(15.1) 		1.0
(33.8) 		7.3
(45.1) 		1.0
(33.8) 		−5.3
(22.5) 		−18.2
(−0.8) 		−29.3
(−20.7) 		−34.3
(−29.7) 		−35.5
(−31.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.4
(0.06) 		1.7
(0.07) 		3.6
(0.14) 		7.8
(0.31) 		17.5
(0.69) 		32.0
(1.26) 		43.7
(1.72) 		38.2
(1.50) 		18.6
(0.73) 		9.6
(0.38) 		3.9
(0.15) 		2.2
(0.09) 		180.2
(7.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.2 2.5 3.7 3.0 5.1 8.1 9.4 7.5 5.9 3.6 3.9 4.1 60
Average snowy days 6.0 4.8 4.7 2.5 0.7 0 0 0 0.2 2.1 5.8 7.0 33.8
Average relative humidity (%) 69 62 45 32 34 42 48 49 45 47 58 68 50
Mean monthly sunshine hours 217.7 229.0 277.4 284.0 300.1 294.3 299.3 296.8 272.3 248.8 209.0 198.7 3,127.4
Percent possible sunshine 75 77 74 70 65 64 65 69 74 74 73 72 71
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
Source 2: Weather China[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. ^ 内蒙古自治区第七次全国人口普查领导小组办公室、内蒙古自治区统计局. "内蒙古人口普查年鉴-2020".
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. ^ 苏尼特左旗 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
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