Ejin'horo Banner 伊金霍洛旗 • ᠡᠵᠢᠨᠬᠣᠷᠣᠭᠠᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ |
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Location in Inner Mongolia | |
Coordinates: 39°34′N 109°45′E / 39.567°N 109.750°ECoordinates: 39°34′N 109°45′E / 39.567°N 109.750°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Region | Inner Mongolia |
Prefecture-level city | Ordos City |
Banner seat | Altan Xire (阿勒腾席热镇) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,958 km2 (2,300 sq mi) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 159,752 |
• Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Postal code | 017200 |
Area code(s) | 0477 |
Tourism | Tourist ger camps |
Website | http://www.yjhl.gov.cn/ |
Ejin Horo Banner or Ejin Horo Qi (Эжин Қоро-а қосиу Ejin Qoroɣ-a qosiɣu; Chinese: ; pinyin: Yījīn Huòluò Qí, Mongolian: ᠡᠵᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠷᠣᠭᠠ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ) is a banner under the administration of Ordos City, in southwestern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, bordering Shaanxi to the southeast. As of 2009, Ejin Horo Qi covers an area of almost 5,600 square kilometres (2,200 sq mi), with a population of nearly 160,000, the majority of whom are ethnically Han Chinese.