Bairin Left Banner

Bairin Left Banner
巴林左旗ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠷᠢᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
Lindong South Pagoda from the ruins of Shangjing
Bairin Left
Location in Inner Mongolia
Bairin Left
Bairin Left (China)
Coordinates (Bairin Left Banner government): 43°57′39″N 119°21′48″E / 43.9608°N 119.3632°E / 43.9608; 119.3632
CountryChina
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
Prefecture-level cityChifeng
Banner seatLindong
Area
  Total
6,644 km2 (2,565 sq mi)
Elevation
484 m (1,588 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
277,522
  Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
025450
Area code0476
Websitewww.blzq.gov.cn
Bairin Left Banner
Chinese name
Chinese巴林左旗
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBālín Zuǒ Qí
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicБааарин зүүн хошуу
Mongolian scriptᠪᠠᠭᠠᠷᠢᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNCBaɣarin Jegün qosiɣu

Baarin Left Banner (Mongolian: ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠷᠢᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 巴林左旗), or Bairin, is a banner of eastern Inner Mongolia, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chifeng. The banner spans an area of 6,644 square kilometers, and as of 2018, has a population of 340,020. Baarin Mongols live here. The distinct Mongolian dialect of this region is called Baarin. It is located at the intersection of two national highways: China National Highway 303 and 305.