| Bayannur 巴彦淖尔 |
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| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| 巴彦淖尔市 | |
| Bayannur (red) in Inner Mongolia (orange) and China | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Inner Mongolia |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Nashunmenghe |
| • Mayor | He Yonglin |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Website | bynr.gov.cn |
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| 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. It borders Mongolia to the north, Alxa to the west, Ordos to the south and Baotou to the east. The name of the city in Mongolian means "Rich Lake".
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.
| 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 |
| Source: Weather China | |||||||||||||
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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