Sonid Right Banner

Sonid Right Banner (Mongolian: ᠰᠥᠨᠡᠳ ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Söned Baraɣun qosiɣu; simplified Chinese: 苏尼特右旗; traditional Chinese: 蘇尼特右旗; pinyin: Sūnítè Yòu Qí) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Dornogovi Province of the Republic of Mongolia to the northwest. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol League. Sunud Mongols inhabit it.

Sonid Right Banner
苏尼特右旗 • ᠰᠥᠨᠡᠳᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
Banner
Chahan Aobao military base southwest of Zhurihe Township.
Sonid Right Banner in Xilin Gol
Xilin Gol in Inner Mongolia
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
LeagueXilin Gol
Area
 • Total22,450 km2 (8,670 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total62,402
 • Density2.8/km2 (7.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

History
Map including modern-day Sonid Right Banner area (AMS, 1962)

For a few months in 1945, it was the capital of the Inner Mongolian People's Republic, before it was taken over by the Communist Chinese government.

Townships
  • Saihantala (Banner seat)
  • Zhurihe
  • Bayanshutu

References
  1. Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties

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