# Sonid Right Banner

Sonid Right Banner (Mongolian: ᠰᠥᠨᠡᠳ ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 苏尼特右旗) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Dornogovi Province of Mongolia to the northwest. It is under the administration of Xilingol League. Sunud Mongols inhabit it.

## Demographics

The proportion of nationalities in Sonid Right Banner (2020)
Nationality
Percentage
Han
64.9%
Mongols
34.1%
Manchus
0.4%
Hui People
0.4%
Daur
0.1%
Others
0.1%
Source of the population statistics : :

## History

For a few months in 1945, it was the capital of the Inner Mongolian People's Republic, before it was taken over by the Communist Chinese government.

## Administrative divisions

Sonid Right Banner is divided into 3 towns and 4 sums.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||
| Saihan Tal Town | 赛汉塔拉镇 | Sàihàntǎlā Zhèn | ᠰᠠᠢᠬᠠᠨᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Сайхантал балгас | 152524100 |
| Jurh Town | 朱日和镇 | Zhūrìhé Zhèn | ᠵᠢᠷᠦᠬᠡ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Зүрх балгас | 152524101 |
| Orgon Tal Town | 乌日根塔拉镇 | Wūrìgēntǎlā Zhèn | ᠥᠷᠭᠡᠨᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Өргөнтал балгас | 152524102 |
| Sums ||||||
| Sang Bulag Sum | 桑宝拉格苏木 | Sāngbǎolāgé Sūmù | ᠰᠠᠩᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Санбулаг сум | 152524200 |
| Eren Nur Sum | 额仁淖尔苏木 | Érénnào'ěr Sūmù | ᠡᠷᠢᠶᠡᠨᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Эрээннуур сум | 152524201 |
| Saihan Olji Sum | 赛罕乌力吉苏木 | Sàihǎnwūlìjí Sūmù | ᠰᠠᠢᠬᠠᠨᠥ᠌ᠯᠵᠢ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Сайхан-Өлзий сум | 152524202 |
| Aqit Ul Sum | 阿其图乌拉苏木 | Ãqítúwūlā Sūmù | ᠠᠴᠢᠲᠤᠠ᠋ᠭᠤᠯᠠ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Ачит-Уул сум | 152524203 |
Other: Sonid Right Banner Jurh Industrial Park (苏尼特右旗朱日和工业园)

## Climate

Climate data for Sonid Right Banner, elevation 1,105 m (3,625 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.8 (18.0) | −2.4 (27.7) | 5.9 (42.6) | 15.1 (59.2) | 22.3 (72.1) | 27.4 (81.3) | 30.0 (86.0) | 28.1 (82.6) | 22.2 (72.0) | 13.3 (55.9) | 2.6 (36.7) | −5.8 (21.6) | 12.6 (54.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.3 (6.3) | −9.7 (14.5) | −1.5 (29.3) | 7.9 (46.2) | 15.5 (59.9) | 21.1 (70.0) | 24.0 (75.2) | 21.8 (71.2) | 15.4 (59.7) | 6.3 (43.3) | −3.8 (25.2) | −11.8 (10.8) | 5.9 (42.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −19.1 (−2.4) | −15.2 (4.6) | −7.6 (18.3) | 1.0 (33.8) | 8.4 (47.1) | 14.5 (58.1) | 17.7 (63.9) | 15.8 (60.4) | 9.4 (48.9) | 0.9 (33.6) | −8.6 (16.5) | −16.4 (2.5) | 0.1 (32.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.8 (0.07) | 2.2 (0.09) | 4.1 (0.16) | 6.7 (0.26) | 17.6 (0.69) | 32.5 (1.28) | 43.2 (1.70) | 38.2 (1.50) | 21.8 (0.86) | 9.5 (0.37) | 4.6 (0.18) | 2.2 (0.09) | 184.4 (7.25) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 61.1 |
| Average snowy days | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 33 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 51 | 37 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 46 | 48 | 44 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 45 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 220.4 | 227.1 | 273.3 | 284.8 | 307.6 | 298.4 | 304.9 | 295.0 | 269.3 | 254.1 | 213.8 | 198.0 | 3,146.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 75 | 75 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 71 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Zhurihe Town, Sonid Right Banner, elevation 1,151 m (3,776 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.2 (19.0) | −2.1 (28.2) | 6.0 (42.8) | 14.9 (58.8) | 22.1 (71.8) | 27.0 (80.6) | 29.7 (85.5) | 27.7 (81.9) | 22.0 (71.6) | 13.3 (55.9) | 2.9 (37.2) | −5.3 (22.5) | 12.6 (54.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −13.7 (7.3) | −9.3 (15.3) | −1.4 (29.5) | 7.8 (46.0) | 15.3 (59.5) | 20.7 (69.3) | 23.4 (74.1) | 21.4 (70.5) | 15.1 (59.2) | 6.3 (43.3) | −3.5 (25.7) | −11.3 (11.7) | 5.9 (42.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −18.6 (−1.5) | −14.8 (5.4) | −7.4 (18.7) | 1.0 (33.8) | 8.3 (46.9) | 14.1 (57.4) | 17.3 (63.1) | 15.4 (59.7) | 9.1 (48.4) | 0.9 (33.6) | −8.4 (16.9) | −16.0 (3.2) | 0.1 (32.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.6 (0.06) | 2.4 (0.09) | 3.7 (0.15) | 7.6 (0.30) | 18.5 (0.73) | 36.6 (1.44) | 51.4 (2.02) | 36.1 (1.42) | 28.0 (1.10) | 11.0 (0.43) | 5.0 (0.20) | 2.3 (0.09) | 204.2 (8.03) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 8.3 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 64.9 |
| Average snowy days | 6.3 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 36 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 50 | 39 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 48 | 49 | 45 | 45 | 52 | 57 | 45 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 220.5 | 223.9 | 265.4 | 277.1 | 300.7 | 288.8 | 291.2 | 287.5 | 258.6 | 250.5 | 212.8 | 202.9 | 3,079.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 75 | 74 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 68 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 70 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||