The Evenk Ethnic Sum () is an administrative subdivision in the northeastern part of
Old Barag Banner
Chen Barag Banner ( Mongolian: ''Qaɣučin Barɣu qosiɣu'', Mongolian Cyrillic: Хуучин Барга хошуу; ) is a banner of northeastern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is located from Hailar District, the administrati ...
in
Hulunbuir
Hulunbuir or Hulun Buir ( mn, , ''Kölün buyir'', Mongolian Cyrillic: Хөлөнбуйр, ''Khölönbuir''; zh, s=呼伦贝尔, ''Hūlúnbèi'ěr'') is a region that is governed as a prefecture-level city in northeastern Inner Mongolia, China. ...
,
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 ...
. It has an area of and, , a population of 2665 of which 1560 (54.4%) are ethnic
Evenks
The Evenks (also spelled Ewenki or Evenki based on their endonym )Autonym: (); russian: Эвенки (); (); formerly known as Tungus or Tunguz; mn, Хамниган () or Aiwenji () are a Tungusic people of North Asia. In Russia, the Even ...
.
, it is the only
ethnic sum
Ethnic townships (), ethnic towns (), and ethnic sums () are fourth-level administrative units designated for ethnic minorities of political divisions in China. They are not considered to be autonomous and do not enjoy the laws pertaining ...
in China; the
sum is a type of administrative unit in China at the
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
(fourth) level only found in Inner Mongolia, equivalent to
ethnic township
The asterisk ( ), from Late Latin , from Ancient Greek , ''asteriskos'', "little star", is a typographical symbol. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a heraldic star.
Computer scientists and mathematicians often voc ...
s in other parts of China.
It is located on grassland north-northeast of the urban area of Hulunbuir.
See also
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Evenks
The Evenks (also spelled Ewenki or Evenki based on their endonym )Autonym: (); russian: Эвенки (); (); formerly known as Tungus or Tunguz; mn, Хамниган () or Aiwenji () are a Tungusic people of North Asia. In Russia, the Even ...
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Sum (administrative division) A sum is the lowest level of administrative division used in China, Mongolia, and Russia. The word ''sum'' is a direct translation of the Manchu word ''niru'', meaning ‘arrow’. Countries such as China and Mongolia have employed the sum as admini ...
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Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China
The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times, due to China's large population and geographical area. The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice, there a ...
References
Township-level divisions of Inner Mongolia
Evenks
Ethnic townships of the People's Republic of China
Hulunbuir
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