Alxa Right Banner belongs to Alxa League of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, located in the west of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, at the northern foot of Longshou Mountain and Heli Mountain folds belt. Its geographical coordinates lie between latitude 38°38 '-42°02' north and longitude 99°44 '-104°38' east. It borders Alxa Left Banner and Minqin County of Gansu Province in the east, Jinchang City and Zhangye City of Gansu Province in the south, and Ejin Banner in the west. It borders Mongolia in the north. The border is 45.25 km long. The flag is 415 kilometers long from east to west and 375 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of 73,000 square kilometers. According to the seventh census data, as of midnight on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Alxa Right Banner was 22,647.

As of 2012, Alxa Right Banner has jurisdiction over 3 towns, 4 Sumu, flag government in Badain Jaran Town. The total population is 26,840 (2010), including Mongolian, Han, Hui, Tibetan, Zhuang, Tu, Manchu, Daur, Ewenki, Yi and other 11 ethnic groups.

On July 27, 2018, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region people's Government approved the withdrawal of the poverty flag. In 2020, the GDP of Alxa Right Banner has reached 2.04 billion yuan, with an annual growth rate of 5.2%.

In December 2020, it was selected into the list of model cities (Banner County and urban area) of Shuangyong Autonomous Region.