Sonid Left Banner

Sonid Left Banner
苏尼特左旗ᠰᠥᠨᠡᠳ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
Sonid Left Banner in Xilin Gol
Sonid Left Banner in Xilin Gol
Xilin Gol in Inner Mongolia
Xilin Gol in Inner Mongolia
Sonid Left is located in Inner Mongolia
Sonid Left
Sonid Left
Location of the seat in Inner Mongolia
Sonid Left is located in China
Sonid Left
Sonid Left
Sonid Left (China)
Coordinates: 43°51′36″N 113°40′01″E / 43.860°N 113.667°E / 43.860; 113.667
CountryChina
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
LeagueXilin Gol
Banner seatMandalt
Area
 • Total34,250 km2 (13,220 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total33,643
 • Density0.98/km2 (2.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.sntzq.gov.cn
Sonid Left Banner
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese苏尼特左旗
Traditional Chinese蘇尼特左旗
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSūnítè Zuǒqí
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicСөнөд зүүн хошуу
Mongolian scriptᠰᠥᠨᠡᠳ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNCSöned Jegün qosiɣu

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.

Map including modern-day Sonid Left Banner area (AMS, 1963)