Alxa Left Banner ( Mongolian: ''Alaša Jegün qosiɣu'', Cyrillic: Алшаа зүүн хошуу; ) is a

banner A banner can be a flag or another piece of cloth bearing a symbol, logo, slogan or another message. A flag whose design is the same as the shield in a coat of arms (but usually in a square or rectangular shape) is called a banner of arms. Also, ...

(administrative division) in the southwest of

Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ...

, China. It borders the Republic of Mongolia's

Ömnögovi Province Ömnögovi ( mn, Өмнөговь ''Ömnögovǐ'', ''South Gobi'') is an aimag (province) of Mongolia, located in the south of the country, in the Gobi Desert. Ömnögovi is Mongolia's largest aimag. The capital is Dalanzadgad. The province is r ...

to the north, the autonomous region of

Ningxia Ningxia (,; , ; alternately romanized as Ninghsia), officially the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (NHAR), is an autonomous region in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. Formerly a province, Ningxia was incorporated into Gansu in ...

to the southeast, and

Gansu Gansu (, ; alternately romanized as Kansu) is a province in Northwest China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeast part of the province. The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibet ...

province to the southwest. The town of Bayanhot/Bayenhot (Tingyuanying) (), 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 is on the route of provincial highway S218, which is accessible via

China National Highway 110 China National Highway 110 (G110) runs from Beijing to Qingtongxia, via Hohhot, Baotou in Inner Mongolia, and Yinchuan. It heads northwest from Beijing to Zhangjiakou then heads straight west, and runs to approximately . In October 2004 and Nove ...

via the city of

Wuhai Wuhai (; mn, ''Üqai qota'', Mongolian cyrillic.Үхай хот) is a prefecture-level city and regional center in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, and is by area the smallest prefecture-level division of the region. It is located ...

. It is also accessible by air via the

Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport is a regional airport serving Bayanhot, the main urban center of Alxa Left Banner in Inner Mongolia, China. Overview Bayanhot Airport is one of the three airports of Alxa League in western Inner Mongolia, the o ...

. Ethnic Mongols make up 27% of the banner population. 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 The National Economic and Technological Development Zones () are the special areas of the People's Republic of China where foreign direct investment is encouraged. They are usually called the "Economic and Technological Development Zones" or simp ...

Climate

References

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