Urad Front Banner

Urad Front Banner
乌拉特前旗 · ᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠳᠦ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
Urad Front Banner in Bayannur
Urad Front Banner in Bayannur
Bayannur in Inner Mongolia
Bayannur in Inner Mongolia
Urad Front is located in Inner Mongolia
Urad Front
Urad Front
Location in Inner Mongolia
Urad Front is located in China
Urad Front
Urad Front
Urad Front (China)
Coordinates: 40°44′13″N 108°39′07″E / 40.737°N 108.652°E / 40.737; 108.652
CountryChina
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
Prefecture-level cityBayannur
Banner seatUlashan
Area
 • Total7,460 km2 (2,880 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total257,826
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.wltqq.gov.cn
Urad Front Banner
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese乌拉特前旗
Traditional Chinese烏拉特前旗
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWūlātè Qián Qí
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicУрадын Өмнөд Хошуу
Mongolian scriptᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠳᠦ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNCUrad-un Emünedü Qosiɣu

Urad Front Banner (Mongolian: ᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠳᠦ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 乌拉特前旗) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China. It is located in the west of the region, situated on the northern (left) bank of the Yellow River, on the Ordos Loop, and in between the cities of Bayan Nur and Baotou. Administratively, it is part of Bayan Nur City, and has a total area of 7,476 square kilometres (2,886 sq mi) and in 2020 had 257,826 inhabitants.

Map including part of modern-day Urad Front Banner (AMS, 1963)