Tumed Left Banner (Mongolian: ᠲᠦᠮᠡᠳ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese:土默特左旗) is a banner (a county-level division) in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, North China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hohhot, the capital of the autonomous region, and is some distance to the east-northeast.

Administrative divisions

Tumed Left Banner is made up of 7 towns and 2 townships.

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinMongolian (Hudum Script)Mongolian (Cyrillic)Administrative division code
Towns
Qasq Town察素齐镇Chásùqí Zhènᠴᠠᠭᠠᠰᠤᠴᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤЦаасч балгас150121100
Biqeq Town毕克齐镇Bìkèqí Zhènᠪᠢᠴᠢᠭᠡᠴᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤБичээч балгас150121101
Xangd Town善岱镇Shàndài Zhènᠱᠠᠩᠳᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤШанд балгас150121102
Taig Mod Town台阁牧镇Táigémù Zhènᠲᠠᠢᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠮᠣᠳᠣ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤТайга мод балгас150121103
Baimiaozi Town白庙子镇Báimiàozi Zhènᠪᠠᠢ ᠮᠢᠶᠣᠤ ᠽᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤБай мяо зи балгас150121104
Salqin Town沙尔沁镇Shā'ěrqìn Zhènᠰᠠᠭᠠᠯᠢᠴᠢᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤСаальчин балгас150121105
Qelger Tal Town敕勒川镇Chìlèchuān Zhènᠴᠡᠯᠡᠭᠡᠷ ᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤЦэлгэр тал балгас150121106
Townships
Beishizhou Township北什轴乡Běishízhóu Xiāngᠪᠧᠢ ᠱᠢ ᠵᠧᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩБей ши жүү шиян150121207
Taban Sain Township塔布赛乡Tǎbùsài Xiāngᠲᠠᠪᠠᠨᠰᠠᠢᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩДавансайн шиян150121208

Other:

  • Jinshan Economic-Technological Development Area (金山经济技术开发区, ᠵᠢᠨ ᠱᠠᠨ ᠠᠵᠤ ᠠᠬᠤᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠮᠡᠷᠭᠡᠵᠢᠯ ᠦᠨ ᠨᠡᠭᠡᠭᠡᠯᠲᠡ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ)

Transport

Metro

Tumed Left Banner is currently served by one line and one station of the Hohhot Metro.

1 - Yili Health Valley

Climate

Climate data for Tumed Left Banner, elevation 1,043m (3,422ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)7.2 (45.0)16.8 (62.2)24.9 (76.8)34.1 (93.4)35.7 (96.3)38.7 (101.7)37.9 (100.2)34.6 (94.3)33.0 (91.4)27.5 (81.5)17.4 (63.3)10.3 (50.5)38.7 (101.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−4.4 (24.1)1.4 (34.5)9.1 (48.4)17.8 (64.0)24.1 (75.4)28.2 (82.8)29.3 (84.7)27.3 (81.1)22.5 (72.5)15.2 (59.4)5.3 (41.5)−2.6 (27.3)14.4 (58.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)−11.0 (12.2)−5.5 (22.1)2.2 (36.0)10.6 (51.1)17.2 (63.0)21.8 (71.2)23.4 (74.1)21.3 (70.3)15.8 (60.4)8.2 (46.8)−0.9 (30.4)−8.7 (16.3)7.9 (46.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−16.4 (2.5)−11.3 (11.7)−3.9 (25.0)3.4 (38.1)9.9 (49.8)15.0 (59.0)17.5 (63.5)15.5 (59.9)9.7 (49.5)2.3 (36.1)−5.8 (21.6)−13.6 (7.5)1.9 (35.4)
Record low °C (°F)−28.5 (−19.3)−25.2 (−13.4)−20.2 (−4.4)−7.9 (17.8)−1.7 (28.9)2.3 (36.1)9.4 (48.9)5.6 (42.1)−1.6 (29.1)−8.9 (16.0)−24.1 (−11.4)−30.4 (−22.7)−30.4 (−22.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)1.9 (0.07)4.3 (0.17)10.4 (0.41)12.3 (0.48)30.4 (1.20)49.2 (1.94)106.2 (4.18)89.9 (3.54)59.8 (2.35)20.2 (0.80)8.7 (0.34)3.0 (0.12)396.3 (15.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)1.62.13.23.46.49.711.911.39.14.32.61.867.4
Average snowy days3.13.32.70.7000000.22.63.215.8
Average relative humidity (%)57484134364661656155575752
Mean monthly sunshine hours198.6208.8252.4270.6285.3260.8242.6244.7222.2226.6194.9184.32,791.8
Percentage possible sunshine66696867645854586067666463
Source: China Meteorological Administration

See also