Hulunbuir

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Hulunbuir (Chinese: 呼伦贝尔; Pinyin: Hūlúnbèi'ěr) is a prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia. Hulunbuir is the name of the entire region; its center is Hailar, which is administratively a district, but is the urban area by which Hulunbuir is most commonly known by.

Until October 10, 2001, it was a league - a class of territorial division unique to Inner Mongolia. It is 263,953km² in area and according to the 2003 census has a population of 2.697 million and a gross domestic product of RMB 21.326 billion. Its area is actually bigger than many Chinese provinces.

Hulunbuir has 13 administrative divisions:

  • Hailar District (海拉尔区 - Hǎilā'ěr Qū)
  • Manzhouli City (满洲里市 - Mǎnzhōulǐ Shì)
  • Zhalantun City (扎兰屯市 - Zhālántún Shì)
  • Yakeshi City (牙克石市 - Yákèshí Shì)
  • Genhe City (根河市 - Gēnhé Shì)
  • Ergun City (额尔古纳市 - É'ěrgǔnà Shì)
  • Arun Banner (阿荣旗 - Āróng Qí)
  • New Barag Right Banner (新巴尔虎右旗 - Xīnbā'ěrhǔ Yòu Qí)
  • New Barag Left Banner (新巴尔虎左旗 - Xīnbā'ěrhǔ Zuǒ Qí)
  • Old Barag Banner (陈巴尔虎旗 - Chénbā'ěrhǔ Qí)
  • Oroqin Autonomous Banner (鄂伦春自治旗 - Èlúnchūn Zìzhìqí)
  • Evenk Autonomous Banner (鄂温克族自治旗 - Èwēnkèzú Zìzhìqí)
  • Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner (莫利达瓦达斡尔族自治旗 - Mòlìdáwǎ Dáwò'ěrzú Zìzhìqí)

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Prefecture-level divisions of Inner Mongolia
Prefecture-level cities: Baotou | Baynnur | Chifeng | Hohhot | Hulunbuir
Ordos | Tongliao | Ulaan Chab | Wuhai
Leagues: Alxa | Xilin Gol | Xing'an
List of Inner Mongolia County-level divisions