# Sonid Left Banner

Sonid Left Banner (Mongolian: ᠰᠥᠨᠡᠳ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 苏尼特左旗) 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

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 : :

## 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:
* 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 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, elevation 1,037 m (3,402 ft), (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 ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China ||||||||||||||