Chifeng (Ulanhad)

Chifeng 赤峰市 • ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠬᠠᠳᠠ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
Prefecture-level city
A major street in Chifeng
Chifeng (red) in Inner Mongolia (orange)
Chifeng Location of the city centre in Inner Mongolia
Coordinates: 42°15′N 118°53′E / 42.250°N 118.883°E / 42.250; 118.883Coordinates: 42°15′N 118°53′E / 42.250°N 118.883°E / 42.250; 118.883
Country	China
Region	Inner Mongolia
Municipal seat	Hongshan District
Area
• Prefecture-level city	90,275 km2 (34,855 sq mi)
• Urban	7,012 km2 (2,707 sq mi)
• Metro	7,012 km2 (2,707 sq mi)
Elevation	586 m (1,923 ft)
Population (2010 census)
• Prefecture-level city	4,341,245
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
• Urban	1,094,970
• Urban density	160/km2 (400/sq mi)
• Metro	1,094,970
• Metro density	160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	024000
Area code(s)	0476
Licence plate prefixes	蒙D
Website	chifeng.gov.cn

Chifeng (Chinese: 赤峰市), also known as Ulankhad (Mongolian: ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠬᠠᠳᠠ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ (Улаанхад хот) Ulaɣanqada qota [ʊlaːnxad xɔt], "red cliff"), is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It borders Xilin Gol League to the north and west, Tongliao to the northeast, Chaoyang (Liaoning) to the southeast, and Chengde (Hebei) to the south. The city has a total administrative area of 90,275 square kilometres (34,855 sq mi) and has a population of 4,341,245 inhabitants. As of the 2010 census, 1,094,970 of those residents reside within in the urban districts of Hongshan, Yuanbaoshan and Songshan. However, a large part of Songshan is still rural and Yuanbaoshan is a de facto separate town 27 kilometers away from the core district of Chifeng. The city was the administrative center of the defunct Ju Ud League (昭乌达盟; ᠵᠤᠤ ᠤᠳᠠ ᠴᠢᠭᠤᠯᠭᠠᠨ).