This artcle 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) A prefecture-level city (地级市 Pinyin: dìjí shì, literally region-level city) or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the Peoples Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in Chinas administrative structure. ... Inner Mongolia (Mongolian: ᠥᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠨᠺᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠺᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ r Mongghul-un bertegen Jasaqu Orun; Chinese: 内蒙古自治区; Hanyu Pinyin: N... Sum, sumu, sumon, and somon are a type of administrative district used in Mongolia and nearby areas. ...

Bayan Nur (rich lake; Traditional Chinese: 巴彥淖爾; Simplified Chinese: 巴彦淖尔) is a prefecture-level city in western Inner Mongolia. Until December 1st, 2003, the area was called the Bayan Nur league. Traditional Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 正體字/繁體字, Simplified Chinese: 正体字/繁体字) refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Inner Mongolia (Mongolian: ᠥᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠨᠺᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠺᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ r Mongghul-un bertegen Jasaqu Orun; Chinese: 内蒙古自治区; Hanyu Pinyin: N... A league (Mongolian: chuulghan, Chinese: 盟, pinyin: méng) is an administrative unit in Inner Mongolia, Peoples Republic of China. ...

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. Alxa League (Mongolian: , Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Alashan Meng) is one of 12 prefecture level divisions and three extant leagues of Inner Mongolia. ... The City of Ordos (Chinese: 鄂尔多斯市; Pinyin: ÈěrduōsÄ« shì) is located in the southwestern Ordos plateau, in Inner Mongolia, China. ... Baotou (Chinese: 包头; pinyin: ) is a prefecture-level city and the largest city in Inner Mongolia, Peoples Republic of China. ...

Demographics

In 2000, there were 1.682.662 inhabitants:

At the end of 2004, the population was at around 1,79 million inhabitants. Languages Chinese languages Religions Predominantly Taoism, Mahayana Buddhism, traditional Chinese religions, and atheism. ... The name Mongols (Mongolian: Mongol) specifies one or several ethnic groups. ... The Hui people (Chinese: ; Pinyin: , Xiaoerjing: حُوِ Ø°ÙŽÙˆ )are a Chinese ethnic group, typically distinguished by their practice of the Islamic religion. ... The Manchu (Manchu: Manju; Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: , Mongolian: Манж) are a Tungusic people who originated in Manchuria (todays Northeast China). ... The Tujia (土家族) are an ethnic group numbering about 8 million, living in the Wuling Mountains of Chinas Hunan and Hubei provinces. ... The Tibetan people are a people indigenous to Tibet and surrounding areas stretching from Central Asia in the West to Myanmar and China in the East. ... The Hmong, also known as Miao (Chinese: 苗: Miáo; Vietnamese: Mẹo or Hmông; Thai: ม้ง (mong) or แม้ว (maew)), are an Asian ethnic group whose homeland is in the mountainous regions of southern China (especially Guizhou) that cross into northern Southeast... The Yi people (own name in the Cool Mountain dialect: ꆈꌠ, official transcription: Nuosu, IPA: [nɔ̄sÅ«]; Chinese: 彝族, Pinyin: Yìzú; the older name Lolo is now considered derogatory in China, though used officially in Vietnam as Lô Lô) are a modern ethnic group in China and Vietnam. ... The Daur people (Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; the former name Dahur is considered derogatory) are an ethnic group. ...

Administrative Subdivisions

Bayan Nur is divided into one district, two counties and four banners: A banner (Mongolian: khoshuu, Chinese: 旗, pinyin: qí) is an administrative division of Inner Mongolia. ...

• 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), Hauadministrative center: Ulashan (乌拉山镇);
• Urat Middle Banner (乌拉特中旗), 22.606 km², 140.000 inhabitants (2004), administrative center: Hailiut (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);
• Hinteres Rear Banner (杭锦后旗), 1.767 km², 300.000 inhabitants (2004), administrative center: Sanba (陕坝镇).

Bayangol is one of nine districts of the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar. ... Sanba (三八) is a township located northwest of Taicheng, capital of Taishan, in the Guangdong province of southern China. ...