Urat Front Banner
Encyclopedia
Urat Front Banner is a banner of the Inner Mongolia
Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
. It is located in the west of the region, situated on the northern (left) bank of the Yellow River
, on the Ordos Loop
, and in between the cities of Bayan Nur
and Baotou
. Administratively, it is part of Bayan Nur City, and has a total area of 7476 square kilometres (2,886.5 sq mi) and in 2004 had 340,000 inhabitants. Its seat is the town of Ulashan (乌拉山镇).
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...
Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. It is located in the west of the region, situated on the northern (left) bank of the Yellow River
Yellow River
The Yellow River or Huang He, formerly known as the Hwang Ho, is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest in the world at the estimated length of . Originating in the Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai Province in western China, it flows through nine provinces of China and empties into...
, on the Ordos Loop
Ordos Loop
The Ordos Loop is a region of China west of Beijing. The Yellow River flows north-northeast, then east, and then south forming three sides of an imperfect rectangle. The south side is formed by the Wei River which rises not far from the southwest corner and flows east to the southeast corner...
, and in between the cities of Bayan Nur
Bayan Nur
Bayannur 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...
and Baotou
Baotou
Baotou is a mid-sized industrial city in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Governed as a prefecture-level city, its urban areas are home to a population of approximately 1.78 million, with a total population of over 2.65 million accounting for counties under...
. Administratively, it is part of Bayan Nur City, and has a total area of 7476 square kilometres (2,886.5 sq mi) and in 2004 had 340,000 inhabitants. Its seat is the town of Ulashan (乌拉山镇).