| Ulanqab | |
| Native Name: | Chinese: 乌兰察布市 • {{MongolUnicode|{{allow wrap|ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠴᠠᠪ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ |
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Pushpin Map: | Inner Mongolia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| 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: | Autonomous region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Inner Mongolia |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Jining District |
| Area Total Km2: | 54473.6 |
| Area Metro Km2: | 2965.6 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 521.6 |
| Area Urban Footnotes: | (2017)[1] |
| Elevation M: | 1378 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 census[2] |
| Population Total: | 1706328 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Population Metro: | 550231 |
| Population Urban: | 425059 |
| Population Urban Footnotes: | |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[3] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Prefecture-level city |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 91.4 billion US$ 14.7 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 43,221 US$ 6,939 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Ulanqab government |
| Coordinates: | 40.994°N 113.132°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 012000 |
| Area Code: | (0)474 |
| Iso Code: | CN-NM-09 |
| Blank2 Name: | Licence Plate Prefix |
| Blank2 Info: | Chinese: 蒙J |
| S: | 乌兰察布 |
| T: | 烏蘭察布 |
| P: | Wūlánchábù |
| Mong: | ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠴᠠᠪ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ |
| Monr: | Ulaɣančab qota |
| Mon: | Улаанцав хот |
| Order: | st |
Ulanqab or Ulan Chab (; Mongolian: [[File:Ulagancab.svg|17px]]Ulaɣančab qota; Mongolian Cyrillic.Улаанцав хот) is a region administered as a prefecture-level city in south-central Inner Mongolia, China. Its administrative centre is in Jining District, which was formerly a county-level city. It was established as a prefecture-level city on 1 December 2003, formed from the former Ulanqab League. The Ulanqab Stadium is located in the city.
Ulaan Chab city has an area of . It borders Hohhot to the west, Mongolia to the north, Xilin Gol League to the northeast, Hebei to the east and Shanxi to the south. As of the 2020 census, its total population was, 1,706,328 inhabitants (2,143,590 in 2010) whom 550,231 inhabitants lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Jining District and Qahar Right Front Banner largely conurbated in its northern part.[4]
The western part of Ulaan Chab used to be part of the now-defunct Chinese province of Suiyuan.
Ulaan Chab has eleven administrative divisions: one district, one county-level city, five counties and four banners:
| Map | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Mongolian | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010 est.) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) | |
| Jining District | Chinese: 集宁区 | Jíníng Qū | 356,135 | 418 | 851 | ||
| Fengzhen city | Chinese: 丰镇市 | Fēngzhèn Shì | 245,608 | 2,704 | 90 | ||
| Zhuozi County | Chinese: 卓资县 | Zhuózī Xiàn | 136,965 | 3,119 | 43 | ||
| Huade County | Chinese: 化德县 | Huàdé Xiàn | 123,535 | 2,527 | 48 | ||
| Shangdu County | Chinese: 商都县 | Shāngdū Xiàn | 234,417 | 4,304 | 54 | ||
| Xinghe County | Chinese: 兴和县 | Xīnghé Xiàn | 220,067 | 3,519 | 62 | ||
| Liangcheng County | Chinese: 凉城县 | Liángchéng Xiàn | 185,954 | 3,451 | 53 | ||
| Qahar Right Front Banner (Qahar Barun Garun Omnod Banner) | Chinese: 察哈尔右翼前旗 | Cháhā'ěr Yòuyì Qián Qí | 164,434 | 2,734 | 60 | ||
| Qahar Right Middle Banner (Qahar Barun Garun Dundad Banner) | Chinese: 察哈尔右翼中旗 | Cháhā'ěr Yòuyì Zhōng Qí | 149,483 | 4,200 | 35 | ||
| Qahar Right Rear Banner (Qahar Barun Garun Hoit Banner) | Chinese: 察哈尔右翼后旗 | Cháhā'ěr Yòuyì Hòu Qí | 150,174 | 3,803 | 39 | ||
| Dorbod Banner | Chinese: 四子王旗 | Sìzǐwáng Qí | 176,818 | 24,016 | 7 | ||
Ulanqab features a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), marked by long, cold and very dry winters, warm, somewhat humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. More than half of the annual precipitation of around 340mm falls in July and August alone.
In the 2000 census, there were 2,284,414 inhabitants:
| Ethnic group | no. of inhabitants | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Han | 2,203,345 | 96.45% | |
| Mongols | 60,064 | 2.63% | |
| Manchu | 11,792 | 0.52% | |
| Hui | 7,683 | 0.34% | |
| Koreans | 198 | 0.01% | |
| Tujia | 185 | 0.01% | |
| Miao | 175 | 0.01% | |
| Other | 972 | 0.04% |
Ulanqab's transportation network is well-developed, connected by several railways and highways. Some of the railways the pass through the prefecture are the Beijing−Baotou, Jining−Erlianhot, and the Jining−Tongliao Railways. Major inter-provincial roads include the G6 Beijing–Lhasa Expressway (Chinese: 京藏高速), China National Highway 110 (Beijing to Yinchuan, Ningxia) and 208 (Erlianhot, Inner Mongolia to Changzhi, Shanxi). The city is also served by Ulanqab Jining Airport.