| Bayannur | |
| Native Name: | Chinese: 巴彦淖尔市 • {{MongolUnicode|{{allow wrap|ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ |
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Pushpin Map: | Inner Mongolia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the city centre in Inner Mongolia |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 240 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Inner Mongolia |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Linhe District |
| Leader Title: | CPC Secretary |
| Leader Name: | Nashunmenghe |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | He Yonglin |
| Area Total Km2: | 65788 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 1669915 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Area Blank1 Title: | Districts |
| Area Blank1 Km2: | 2354.0 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 80.51 |
| Area Urban Footnotes: | (2017)[1] |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Districts |
| Population Blank1: | 608000 |
| Population Urban: | 385700 |
| Population Urban Footnotes: | (2017) |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[2] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Prefecture-level city |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 88.7 billion US$ 14.2 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 52,987 US$ 8,507 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | 40.743°N 107.387°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Bayannur municipal government |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 015000 |
| Area Code: | 0478 |
| Iso Code: | CN-NM-08 |
| Blank2 Name: | License Plate Prefix |
| Website: | bynr.gov.cn |
| S: | 巴彦淖尔 |
| T: | 巴彥淖爾 |
| P: | Bāyànnào'ěr |
| W: | Pa1-yen4-nao4-erh3 |
| Mong: | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ |
| Mon: | Баяннуур хот |
| Monr: | Bayannaɣur qota |
| Order: | st |
Bayannur or Bayannao'er (; Mongolian: [[File:Bayannagur.svg|20px]] Bayannaɣur qota, Mongolian Cyrillic Баяннуур хот) is a prefecture-level city in western Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. Until 1 December 2003, the area was called Bayannur League.
Bayannur has an administrative area of 65788km². 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.[3]
The city is served by the Bayannur Tianjitai Airport.
The Zhao dynasty (403 BCE–222 BCE) controlled an area including modern-day Bayannur, while the Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–24 CE) established a hierarchical Chinese administrative structure. The Qing dynasty (1644–1912) designated this area as part of "Inner Mongolia", but after its overthrow by the Republic of China (1912–1949), Bayannur was assigned to Suiyuan Province. Because of Mongol-Chinese cooperation with the Communist faction in the Chinese Civil War (stalled since 1950), Suiyuan was annexed to the new Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region from 1954, although not without controversy because of the province's large and longstanding ethnic Han majority.
Bayannur is located in the western part of inner Mongolia Autonomous region. Neighbouring prefectures are:
It also borders Mongolia to the north. The whole area of the prefecture is 65788km2 at present and the total population is nearly 1.7 million. Bayannur features a desert climate (Köppen 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.
In 2000, there were 1,682,662 inhabitants:
| Ethnic group | no. of inhabitants | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Han | 1,579,969 | 93.9% | |
| Mongols | 76,368 | 4.54% | |
| Hui | 19,835 | 1.18% | |
| Manchu | 4,231 | 0.25% | |
| Tujia | 560 | 0.03% | |
| Tibetans | 393 | 0.02% | |
| Miao | 224 | 0.01% | |
| Koreans | 211 | 0.01% | |
| Yi | 178 | 0.01% | |
| Daur | 166 | 0.01% | |
| Other | 527 | 0.03% |
At the end of 2004, the population was at around 1.79 million inhabitants.
Bayannur is divided into one district, two counties and four banners:
| Map | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Mongolian | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) | |
| Linhe District | Chinese: 临河区 | Línhé Qū | 541,721 | 2,354 | 230 | ||
| Wuyuan County | Chinese: 五原县 | Wǔyuán Xiàn | 260,480 | 2,493 | 104 | ||
| Dengkou County | Chinese: 磴口县 | Dèngkǒu Xiàn | 117,091 | 4,167 | 28 | ||
| Urad Front Banner (Urad Omnod Banner) | Chinese: 乌拉特前旗 | Wūlātè Qián Qí | 293,269 | 7,476 | 39 | ||
| Urad Middle Banner (Urad Dundad Banner) | Chinese: 乌拉特中旗 | Wūlātè Zhōng Qí | 134,204 | 22,606 | 6 | ||
| Urad Rear Banner (Urad Hoit Banner) | Chinese: 乌拉特后旗 | Wūlātè Hòu Qí | 65,207 | 24,925 | 2 | ||
| Hanggin Rear Banner (Hanggin Hoit Banner) | Chinese: 杭锦后旗 | Hángjǐn Hòu Qí | 257,943 | 1,767 | 145 | ||
Located in Hetao Plain, Bayannaoer is the largest agricultural hub in Inner Mongolia. Bayannaoer is famous for "Bameng braised dishes" (Chinese: 巴盟烩菜), meaning "braised dishes".