Bayan Nur

"This article deals with the Bayan Nur prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia. For the Sum Bayan Nur (巴音诺尔苏木) of the New Left Bargu Banner of Hulun Buir city, see Bayan Nur (Bargu)"

Bayan Nur ( _mn. .

Bayan Nur city has an area of 65,788 km². It borders Mongolia to the north, Alxa to the west, Ordos to the south and Baotou to the east.

Demographics

In 2000, there were 1,682,662 inhabitants:

At the end of 2004, the population was at around 1,79 million inhabitants.

Administrative Subdivisions

Bayan Nur is divided into one district, two counties and four banners:
*Linhe District (临河区), 2,354 km², 550,000 inhabitants (2004), Bayan Nur city's administrative center;
*Wuyuan County (五原县), 2,493 km², 280,000 inhabitants (2004), administrative center: Longxingchang (隆兴昌镇);
*Dengkou County (磴口县), 4,167 km², 120,000 inhabitants, administrative center: Bayangol (巴彦高勒镇);
*Urat Front Banner (乌拉特前旗), 7,476 km², 340,000 inhabitants (2004), administrative center: Ulashan (乌拉山镇);
*Urat Middle Banner (乌拉特中旗), 22,606 km², 140,000 inhabitants (2004), administrative center: Haliut (海流图镇);
*Urat Rear Banner (乌拉特后旗), 24,925 km², 60,000 inhabitants (2004), administrative center: Bayan Bolig (巴音宝力格镇);
*Hanggin Rear Banner (杭锦后旗), 1,767 km², 300,000 inhabitants (2004), administrative center: Shanba (陕坝镇).

External links

[http://www.bynr.gov.cn/ Official website]