Sonid Left Banner (Mongolian: ; ) is a banner of north-central Inner Mongolia, China, bordering the Mongolian provinces of Dornogovi to the west and Sükhbaatar to the north. It is under the administration of Xilingol League. Sunud Mongols live here.
Demographics
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 codeTowns Mandalt Town 152523100 Qagan Obo Town 152523101 Bayan Nur Town 152523102Sums Bayan Ul Sum 152523200 Saihan Gobi Sum 152523201 Honggor Sum 152523202 Dalai Sum 152523203 Others: Sonid Left Banner Manglai Circular Economy Industrial Park (苏尼特左旗芒来循环经济产业园区) Engger Gol Irrigation Area (恩格尔河灌区)
Climate Sonid Left Banner features a cold arid climate (Köppen BWk), 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 , and in July, the warmest month, , with the annual mean at . The annual precipitation is , with more than half of it falling in July and August alone.
See also Sunud
References
www.xzqh.org