Banner in Inner Mongolia, China
Sonid Right Banner (Mongolian: ᠰᠥᠨᠡᠳ
ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ
ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 苏尼特右旗) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Dornogovi Province of Mongolia to the northwest. It is under the administration of Xilingol League. Sunud Mongols inhabit it.
Demographics
The proportion of nationalities in Sonid Right Banner (2020) |
Nationality |
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Percentage |
Han |
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64.9% |
Mongols |
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34.1% |
Manchus |
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0.4% |
Hui People |
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0.4% |
Daur |
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0.1% |
Others |
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0.1% |
Source of the population statistics :[2] |
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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.
Administrative divisions
Sonid Right Banner is divided into 3 towns and 4 sums.
Other: Sonid Right Banner Jurh Industrial Park (苏尼特右旗朱日和工业园)
Climate
Climate data for Sonid Right Banner, elevation 1,105 m (3,625 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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−7.8 (18.0)
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−2.4 (27.7)
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5.9 (42.6)
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15.1 (59.2)
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22.3 (72.1)
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27.4 (81.3)
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30.0 (86.0)
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28.1 (82.6)
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22.2 (72.0)
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13.3 (55.9)
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2.6 (36.7)
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−5.8 (21.6)
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12.6 (54.6)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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−14.3 (6.3)
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−9.7 (14.5)
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−1.5 (29.3)
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7.9 (46.2)
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15.5 (59.9)
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21.1 (70.0)
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24.0 (75.2)
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21.8 (71.2)
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15.4 (59.7)
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6.3 (43.3)
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−3.8 (25.2)
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−11.8 (10.8)
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5.9 (42.6)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−19.1 (−2.4)
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−15.2 (4.6)
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−7.6 (18.3)
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1.0 (33.8)
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8.4 (47.1)
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14.5 (58.1)
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17.7 (63.9)
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15.8 (60.4)
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9.4 (48.9)
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0.9 (33.6)
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−8.6 (16.5)
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−16.4 (2.5)
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0.1 (32.1)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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1.8 (0.07)
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2.2 (0.09)
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4.1 (0.16)
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6.7 (0.26)
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17.6 (0.69)
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32.5 (1.28)
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43.2 (1.70)
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38.2 (1.50)
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21.8 (0.86)
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9.5 (0.37)
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4.6 (0.18)
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2.2 (0.09)
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184.4 (7.25)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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3.6
|
3.3
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3.3
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3.2
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5.4
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7.7
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8.9
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7.8
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6.2
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3.8
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3.9
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4.0
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61.1
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Average snowy days
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5.7
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5.1
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4.4
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2.7
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0.7
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0
|
0
|
0
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0.3
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2.0
|
5.5
|
6.6
|
33
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Average relative humidity (%)
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61
|
51
|
37
|
29
|
31
|
39
|
46
|
48
|
44
|
45
|
52
|
59
|
45
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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220.4
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227.1
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273.3
|
284.8
|
307.6
|
298.4
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304.9
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295.0
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269.3
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254.1
|
213.8
|
198.0
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3,146.7
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Percent possible sunshine
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75
|
75
|
73
|
70
|
68
|
65
|
66
|
70
|
73
|
76
|
74
|
71
|
71
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
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Climate data for Zhurihezhen, Sonid Right Banner, elevation 1,151 m (3,776 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
|
Year
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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−7.2 (19.0)
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−2.1 (28.2)
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6.0 (42.8)
|
14.9 (58.8)
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22.1 (71.8)
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27.0 (80.6)
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29.7 (85.5)
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27.7 (81.9)
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22.0 (71.6)
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13.3 (55.9)
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2.9 (37.2)
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−5.3 (22.5)
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12.6 (54.7)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−13.7 (7.3)
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−9.3 (15.3)
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−1.4 (29.5)
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7.8 (46.0)
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15.3 (59.5)
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20.7 (69.3)
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23.4 (74.1)
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21.4 (70.5)
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15.1 (59.2)
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6.3 (43.3)
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−3.5 (25.7)
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−11.3 (11.7)
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5.9 (42.6)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−18.6 (−1.5)
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−14.8 (5.4)
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−7.4 (18.7)
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1.0 (33.8)
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8.3 (46.9)
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14.1 (57.4)
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17.3 (63.1)
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15.4 (59.7)
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9.1 (48.4)
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0.9 (33.6)
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−8.4 (16.9)
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−16.0 (3.2)
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0.1 (32.1)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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1.6 (0.06)
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2.4 (0.09)
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3.7 (0.15)
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7.6 (0.30)
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18.5 (0.73)
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36.6 (1.44)
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51.4 (2.02)
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36.1 (1.42)
|
28.0 (1.10)
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11.0 (0.43)
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5.0 (0.20)
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2.3 (0.09)
|
204.2 (8.03)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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3.1
|
3.3
|
3.5
|
3.8
|
5.8
|
8.3
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9.7
|
8.0
|
6.7
|
4.5
|
4.2
|
4.0
|
64.9
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Average snowy days
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6.3
|
5.5
|
4.8
|
2.9
|
0.7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.4
|
2.3
|
5.9
|
7.2
|
36
|
Average relative humidity (%)
|
58
|
50
|
39
|
30
|
32
|
40
|
48
|
49
|
45
|
45
|
52
|
57
|
45
|
Mean monthly sunshine hours
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220.5
|
223.9
|
265.4
|
277.1
|
300.7
|
288.8
|
291.2
|
287.5
|
258.6
|
250.5
|
212.8
|
202.9
|
3,079.9
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Percent possible sunshine
|
75
|
74
|
71
|
69
|
66
|
63
|
63
|
68
|
70
|
74
|
74
|
72
|
70
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][5]
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