Region Inner Mongolia Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Local time Monday 7:45 AM | League Xilin Gol Area 34,251 km² | |
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Country People's Republic of China Weather -4°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 62% Humidity | ||
Sonid Left Banner (Mongolian: ᠰᠥᠨᠡᠳ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Сөнэд Жэгүн қосиу Söned Jegün qosiɣu; simplified Chinese: 苏尼特左旗; traditional Chinese: 蘇尼特左旗; pinyin: Sūnítè Zuǒqí)) is a banner of north-central Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol League. Sunud Mongols live here.
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Map of Sonid Zuoqi, Xilin Gol, Inner Mongolia, China
Climate
Sonid Left Banner features a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), marked by long, cold and very dry winters, hot, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour mean temperature in January, the coldest month, is −18.7 °C (−1.7 °F), and in July, the warmest month, 22.0 °C (71.6 °F), with the annual mean at 3.07 °C (37.5 °F). The annual precipitation is 185 millimetres (7.28 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone.