Bayannur
Bayannur 巴彦淖尔 |
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| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| 巴彦淖尔市 | |
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 Bayannur
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| Coordinates: 40°46′N 107°24′E / 40.767°N 107.4°ECoordinates: 40°46′N 107°24′E / 40.767°N 107.4°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Inner Mongolia |
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| • CPC Secretary | Nashunmenghe |
| • Mayor | He Yonglin |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,669,915 |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Website | bynr.gov.cn |
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| Traditional Chinese | 巴彥淖爾 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 巴彦淖尔 | ||||||
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Bayannur (Mongolian: , Bayannagur; Chinese: 巴彦淖尔; pinyin: Bāyànnào'ěr) is a prefecture-level city in western Inner Mongolia. Until December 1, 2003, the area was called the Bayannur league.
Bayannur city has an area of 65,788 km². The name of the city in Mongolian means "Rich Lake". At the 2010 census, the total population of Bayannur is up to 1,669,915, while the city proper has 520,300 inhabitants.[1]
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[edit] Geography and Climate
Bayannur is located in the western part of inner Mongolia Autonomous region. Neighbouring prefectures are:
It also borders Mongolia to the north. The whole area of the prefecture is 65,788 square kilometers at presert and the total population is nearly 1.7 million. Bayannur features a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk/BWk), marked by long, cold and very dry winters, very warm, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. Most of the rain falls between July and September, with very little snow in winter.
| Climate data for Linhe District (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
1.4 (34.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
14.93 (58.88) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −15.1 (4.8) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−5 (23) |
2.7 (36.9) |
9.7 (49.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
2.03 (35.65) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 1.0 (0.039) |
1.1 (0.043) |
3.0 (0.118) |
4.2 (0.165) |
10.8 (0.425) |
14.3 (0.563) |
34.1 (1.343) |
47.7 (1.878) |
18.9 (0.744) |
8.5 (0.335) |
1.7 (0.067) |
0.4 (0.016) |
145.7 (5.736) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 36.5 |
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[edit] Demographics
In 2000, there were 1,682,662 inhabitants:
| Ethnic group | no. of inhabitants | share |
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| Han | 1,579,969 | 93.9% |
| Mongols | 76,368 | 4.54% |
| Hui | 19,835 | 1.18% |
| Manchu | 4,231 | 0.25% |
| Tujia | 560 | 0.03% |
| Tibetans | 393 | 0.02% |
| Miao | 224 | 0.01% |
| Koreans | 211 | 0.01% |
| Yi | 178 | 0.01% |
| Daur | 166 | 0.01% |
| Other | 527 | 0.03% |
At the end of 2004, the population was at around 1,79 million inhabitants.
[edit] Administrative Subdivisions
Bayannur is divided into one district, two counties and four banners:
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2004 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | Linhe District | 临河区 | Línhé Qū | 550,000 | 2,354 | 234 |
| 2 | Wuyuan County | 五原县 | Wǔyuán Xiàn | 280,000 | 2,493 | 112 |
| 3 | Dengkou County | 磴口县 | Dèngkǒu Xiàn | 120,000 | 4,167 | 29 |
| 4 | Urat Front Banner | 乌拉特前旗 | Wūlātè Qián Qí | 340,000 | 7,476 | 45 |
| 5 | Urat Middle Banner | 乌拉特中旗 | Wūlātè Zhōng Qí | 140,000 | 22,606 | 6 |
| 6 | Urat Rear Banner | 乌拉特后旗 | Wūlātè Hòu Qí | 60,000 | 24,925 | 2 |
| 7 | Hanggin Rear Banner | 杭锦后旗 | Hángjǐn Hòu Qí | 300,000 | 1,767 | 170 |
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