Bayannur or Bayannao'er (; mn, Bayannagur

''Bayannaɣur qota'',

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Баяннуур хот) is a prefecture-level city in western

Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ...

, People's Republic of China. Until 1 December 2003, the area was called Bayannur

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. Bayannur has an administrative area of . The name of the city in Mongolian means "Rich Lake". As of the 2010 census, the population of Bayannur was 1,669,915; while the city proper, Linhe District, had 520,300 inhabitants. The city is served by the

Bayannur Tianjitai Airport Bayannur Tianjitai Airport () is an airport serving the city of Bayannur in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. It is located in the town of Tianjitai in Wuyuan County, 33 kilometers from the city center. Construction began on 26 Janua ...

History

The Zhao dynasty (403 BCE–222 BCE) controlled an area including modern-day Bayannur, while the

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(206 BCE–24 CE) established a hierarchical Chinese administrative structure. The

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(1644–1912) designated this area as part of "Inner Mongolia", but after its overthrow by the

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, Bayannur was assigned to Suiyuan Province. Because of Mongol-Chinese cooperation with the

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faction in the

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(stalled since 1950), Suiyuan was annexed to the new

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ...

from 1954, although not without controversy because of the province's large and longstanding ethnic Han majority.

Geography and climate

Bayannur is located in the western part of inner Mongolia Autonomous region. Neighbouring prefectures are: *

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(S) It also borders Mongolia to the north. The whole area of the prefecture is at present and the total population is nearly 1.7 million. Bayannur features a

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''BWk''), marked by long, cold and very dry winters, very warm, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. Most of the rain falls between July and September, with very little snow in winter.

Demographics

In 2000, there were 1,682,662 inhabitants: At the end of 2004, the population was at around 1,79 million inhabitants.

Administrative subdivisions

Bayannur is divided into one district, two counties and four

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Cuisine

Located in Hetao Plain, Bayannaoer is the largest agricultural hub in Inner Mongolia. Bayannaoer is famous for "Bameng braised dishes" (), meaning "braised dishes".

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Cities in Inner Mongolia Prefecture-level divisions of Inner Mongolia