Alxa Left Banner

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.

Alxa Left Banner
阿拉善左旗ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
Alxa Left
Location of the seat in Inner Mongolia
Alxa Left
Alxa Left (China)
Coordinates (Alxa Left Banner government): 38°50′00″N 105°39′59″E
CountryChina
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
LeagueAlxa
Incorporation into Qing Empire1697
Banner founded1961
Named forAlxa League
Banner seatBayanhot
Area
  Total80,412 km2 (31,047 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total203,958
  Density2.5/km2 (6.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
750306
Area code0483
Websitewww.alszq.gov.cn
Alxa Left Banner
Chinese name
Chinese阿拉善左旗
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicАлшаа зүүн хошуу
Mongolian scriptᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
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