Ulanqab

Ulanqab
乌兰察布市 • ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠴᠠᠪ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
Huanghuagou, a grassland scenic spot near Ulanqab
Huanghuagou, a grassland scenic spot near Ulanqab
Location of Ulanqab City jurisdiction in Inner Mongolia
Location of Ulanqab City jurisdiction in Inner Mongolia
Ulanqab is located in Inner Mongolia
Ulanqab
Ulanqab
Location of the city centre in Inner Mongolia
Coordinates (Ulanqab government): 40°59′38″N 113°07′55″E / 40.994°N 113.132°E / 40.994; 113.132
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
Municipal seatJining District
Area
 • Prefecture-level city54,473.6 km2 (21,032.4 sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2017)[1]
521.6 km2 (201.4 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,965.6 km2 (1,145.0 sq mi)
Elevation
1,378 m (4,521 ft)
Population
 (2020 census[2])
 • Prefecture-level city1,706,328
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
 • Urban
 [1]
425,059
 • Urban density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
 • Metro
550,231
 • Metro density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
GDP[3]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 91.4 billion
US$ 14.7 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 43,221
US$ 6,939
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
012000
Area code(0)474
ISO 3166 codeCN-NM-09
Licence Plate Prefix蒙J
Websitewulanchabu.gov.cn
Ulanqab
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese乌兰察布
Traditional Chinese烏蘭察布
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWūlánchábù
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicУлаанцав хот
Mongolian scriptᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠴᠠᠪ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNCUlaɣančab qota

Ulanqab or Ulan Chab (Chinese: 乌兰察布; pinyin: Wūlánchábù; Mongolian: Ulaɣančab qota-means in Mongolian Ulaan-red, Tsab/tsav is-hills; 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 54,473.6 square kilometres (21,032.4 sq mi). 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.

  1. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ "China: Inner Mongolia (Prefectures, Leagues, Cities, Districts, Banners and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  3. ^ 内蒙古自治区统计局、国家统计局内蒙古调查总队 (2016). 《内蒙古统计年鉴-2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7901-5.
  4. ^ "China: Inner Mongolia (Prefectures, Leagues, Cities, Districts, Banners and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".