Urad Rear Banner
Urad Rear Banner (Mongolian: ᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠶᠢᠲᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Urad-un Qoyitu Qosiɣu, Урадын хойд хошуу; simplified Chinese: 乌拉特后旗; traditional Chinese: 烏拉特後旗; pinyin: Wūlātè Hòu Qí) or Urad Houqi is a banner of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It is located in the west of the region, 44 kilometres (27 mi) northwest of the city of Bayan Nur, which administers this banner, and borders the Republic of Mongolia's Ömnögovi Province to the north. The banner has a total area of 24,925 km2 (9,624 sq mi) and in 2004 had a population of 60,000. It is located in the prefectural-level municipality of Bayannur city. The capital is moved to the town of Bayinbaolige (巴音宝力格镇). This Banner division is also home[1] to the Upper Cretaceous Bayan Mandahu Formation.
Urad Rear Banner 乌拉特后旗 · ᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠶᠢᠲᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | |
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Urat Rear Banner in Bayannur | |
Bayannur in Inner Mongolia | |
Coordinates: 41°04′53″N 107°04′17″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Inner Mongolia |
Prefecture-level city | Bayannur |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |