Oroqen Autonomous Banner

Oroqin Autonomous Banner (simplified Chinese: 鄂伦春自治旗; pinyin: Èlúnchūn Zìzhìqí) is an autonomous banner that lies directly south of the urban district of Hailar in the prefecture-level city of Hulunbuir. It has an area of 60,378 km ². According to the 2000 census, there are 292,097 inhabitants with a population density of 4.84 inhabitants per km². Its capital is the town of Alihe (阿里河镇).

Ethnic groups in Oroqin Autonomous Banner, 2000 census

Nationality Population Percentage
Han 257,861 88.28%
Mongols 12,045 4.12%
Manchu 8,743 2.99%
Daur 6,379 2.18%
Evenks 3,155 1.08%
Oroqen 2,050 0.7%
Hui 1,038 0.36%
Korean 633 0.22%
Xibe 54 0.02%
Russians 37 0.01%
Others 102 0.04%