Alxa Left Banner

Alxa Left Banner 阿拉善左旗 • ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
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Alxa Left Location of the seat in Inner Mongolia Show map of Inner Mongolia Alxa Left Alxa Left (China) Show map of China
Coordinates (Alxa Left Banner government): 38°50′00″N 105°39′59″E / 38.8334°N 105.6663°E / 38.8334; 105.6663
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.alszq.gov.cn

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.