Alxa Left Banner
阿拉善左旗 • ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | |
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Coordinates (Alxa Left Banner government): 38°50′00″N 105°39′59″E / 38.8334°N 105.6663°E | |
Country | China |
Autonomous region | Inner Mongolia |
League | Alxa |
Incorporation into Qing Empire | 1697 |
Banner founded | 1961 |
Named for | Alxa League |
Banner 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 |
Website | www |
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Chinese | 阿拉善左旗 | ||||||
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Mongolian Cyrillic | Алшаа зүүн хошуу | ||||||
Mongolian script | ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | ||||||
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Alxa Left Banner (Mongolian: ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 阿拉善左旗) is a banner (administrative division) in the southwest of Inner Mongolia, China. It borders 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, situated in the banner, is the seat of government of the greater Alxa League, of which Alxa Left Banner is a part.