# Tumed Left Banner

Tumed Left Banner (Mongolian: ᠲᠦᠮᠡᠳ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 土默特左旗) is a banner (a county-level division) in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, North China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hohhot, the capital of the autonomous region, and is some distance to the east-northeast.

## Administrative divisions

Tumed Left Banner is made up of 7 towns and 2 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||
| Qasq Town | 察素齐镇 | Chásùqí Zhèn | ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠰᠤᠴᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Цаасч балгас | 150121100 |
| Biqeq Town | 毕克齐镇 | Bìkèqí Zhèn | ᠪᠢᠴᠢᠭᠡᠴᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Бичээч балгас | 150121101 |
| Xangd Town | 善岱镇 | Shàndài Zhèn | ᠱᠠᠩᠳᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шанд балгас | 150121102 |
| Taig Mod Town | 台阁牧镇 | Táigémù Zhèn | ᠲᠠᠢᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠮᠣᠳᠣ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Тайга мод балгас | 150121103 |
| Baimiaozi Town | 白庙子镇 | Báimiàozi Zhèn | ᠪᠠᠢ ᠮᠢᠶᠣᠤ ᠽᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Бай мяо зи балгас | 150121104 |
| Salqin Town | 沙尔沁镇 | Shā'ěrqìn Zhèn | ᠰᠠᠭᠠᠯᠢᠴᠢᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Саальчин балгас | 150121105 |
| Qelger Tal Town | 敕勒川镇 | Chìlèchuān Zhèn | ᠴᠡᠯᠡᠭᠡᠷ ᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Цэлгэр тал балгас | 150121106 |
| Townships ||||||
| Beishizhou Township | 北什轴乡 | Běishízhóu Xiāng | ᠪᠧᠢ ᠱᠢ ᠵᠧᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Бей ши жүү шиян | 150121207 |
| Taban Sain Township | 塔布赛乡 | Tǎbùsài Xiāng | ᠲᠠᠪᠠᠨᠰᠠᠢᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Давансайн шиян | 150121208 |
Other:
* Jinshan Economic-Technological Development Area (金山经济技术开发区, ᠵᠢᠨ ᠱᠠᠨ ᠠᠵᠤ ᠠᠬᠤᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠮᠡᠷᠭᠡᠵᠢᠯ ᠦᠨ ᠨᠡᠭᠡᠭᠡᠯᠲᠡ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ)

## Transport
### Metro

Tumed Left Banner is currently served by one line and one station of the Hohhot Metro.
1 - Yili Health Valley

## Climate

Climate data for Tumed Left Banner, elevation 1,043 m (3,422 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) | 16.8 (62.2) | 24.9 (76.8) | 34.1 (93.4) | 35.7 (96.3) | 38.7 (101.7) | 37.9 (100.2) | 34.6 (94.3) | 33.0 (91.4) | 27.5 (81.5) | 17.4 (63.3) | 10.3 (50.5) | 38.7 (101.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) | 1.4 (34.5) | 9.1 (48.4) | 17.8 (64.0) | 24.1 (75.4) | 28.2 (82.8) | 29.3 (84.7) | 27.3 (81.1) | 22.5 (72.5) | 15.2 (59.4) | 5.3 (41.5) | −2.6 (27.3) | 14.4 (58.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.0 (12.2) | −5.5 (22.1) | 2.2 (36.0) | 10.6 (51.1) | 17.2 (63.0) | 21.8 (71.2) | 23.4 (74.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 15.8 (60.4) | 8.2 (46.8) | −0.9 (30.4) | −8.7 (16.3) | 7.9 (46.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) | −11.3 (11.7) | −3.9 (25.0) | 3.4 (38.1) | 9.9 (49.8) | 15.0 (59.0) | 17.5 (63.5) | 15.5 (59.9) | 9.7 (49.5) | 2.3 (36.1) | −5.8 (21.6) | −13.6 (7.5) | 1.9 (35.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.5 (−19.3) | −25.2 (−13.4) | −20.2 (−4.4) | −7.9 (17.8) | −1.7 (28.9) | 2.3 (36.1) | 9.4 (48.9) | 5.6 (42.1) | −1.6 (29.1) | −8.9 (16.0) | −24.1 (−11.4) | −30.4 (−22.7) | −30.4 (−22.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.9 (0.07) | 4.3 (0.17) | 10.4 (0.41) | 12.3 (0.48) | 30.4 (1.20) | 49.2 (1.94) | 106.2 (4.18) | 89.9 (3.54) | 59.8 (2.35) | 20.2 (0.80) | 8.7 (0.34) | 3.0 (0.12) | 396.3 (15.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 9.7 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 9.1 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 67.4 |
| Average snowy days | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 15.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 48 | 41 | 34 | 36 | 46 | 61 | 65 | 61 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 52 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 198.6 | 208.8 | 252.4 | 270.6 | 285.3 | 260.8 | 242.6 | 244.7 | 222.2 | 226.6 | 194.9 | 184.3 | 2,791.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 54 | 58 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 63 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||