Alxa Left Banner (Mongolian: ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Alaša Jegün qosiɣu, Cyrillic: Алшаа зүүн хошуу; Chinese: 阿拉善左旗; pinyin: Ālāshàn Zuǒ Qí) is a banner (administrative division) in the southwest of Inner Mongolia, China. It borders the Republic of Mongolia's Ömnögovi Province to the north, the autonomous region of Ningxia to the southeast, and Gansu province to the southwest. The town of Bayanhot/Bayenhot (Tingyuanying) (巴彦浩特镇), situated in the banner, is the seat of government of the greater Alxa League, of which Alxa Left Banner is a part.

Alxa Left Banner 阿拉善左旗 • ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Алшаа зүүн хошуу
Banner
Alxa Left Location of the seat in Inner Mongolia
Coordinates (Alxa Left Banner government): 38°50′00″N 105°39′59″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Autonomous region	Inner Mongolia
League	Alxa
Incorporation into Qing Empire	1697
Banner founded	1961
Named for	Alxa League
Seat	Bayanhot
Area
• Total	80,412 km2 (31,047 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	203,958
• Density	2.5/km2 (6.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	750306
Area code	0483

Alxa Left Banner is on the route of provincial highway S218, which is accessible via China National Highway 110 via the city of Wuhai. It is also accessible by air via the Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport.

Ethnic Mongols make up 27% of the banner population.[2]

The average elevation is between 800 and 1500 meters above sea level. A large part of the banner is desert.

The banner is subdivided into four subdistricts, 8 towns, and 6 sums and one Economic and Technological Development Zone.[3]

References

• www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)

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