Bayannur or Bayannao'er ( zh, c=巴彦淖尔市, p=bāyànnàoěr; ''Bayannaɣur qota'',
Mongolian Cyrillic
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Баяннуур хот) is a prefecture-level city in western
Inner Mongolia
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, 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
Bayannaoer 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 Zhao may refer to:
* Zhao (surname) (赵), a Chinese surname
** commonly spelled Chao in Taiwan or up until the early 20th century in other regions
** Chiu, from the Cantonese pronunciation
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(403 BCE–222 BCE) controlled an area including modern-day Bayannur, while the
Western Han dynasty
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(206 BCE–24 CE) established a hierarchical Chinese administrative structure. The
Qing dynasty
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(1644–1912) designated this area as part of "Inner Mongolia", but after its overthrow by the
Republic of China (1912–1949)
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, Bayannur was assigned to
Suiyuan Province
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. Because of
Mongol-Chinese cooperation with the
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faction in the
Chinese Civil War
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(stalled since 1950), Suiyuan was annexed to the new
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
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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:
*
Baotou
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(E)
*
Alxa (W)
*
Ordos (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
desert climate
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(
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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