Ulanqab

Ulanqab 乌兰察布市 • ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠴᠠᠪ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
Prefecture-level city
Huanghuagou, a grassland scenic spot near Ulanqab
Ulanqab (red) in Inner Mongolia (orange)
Ulanqab Location of the city centre in Inner Mongolia
Coordinates: 41°00′N 113°08′E / 41.000°N 113.133°E / 41.000; 113.133Coordinates: 41°00′N 113°08′E / 41.000°N 113.133°E / 41.000; 113.133
Country	China
Region	Inner Mongolia
Municipal seat	Jining District
Area
• Total	54,491 km2 (21,039 sq mi)
Elevation	1,378 m (4,521 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,143,590
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	012000
Area code(s)	(0)474
Licence Plate Prefix	蒙J
Website	wulanchabu.gov.cn

Ulanqab or Wūlánchábù (Mongolian: ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠴᠠᠪ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ Ulaɣančab qota; Улаанцав хот, Uláncaw hot; Chinese: 乌兰察布) is a region administered as a prefecture-level city in south-central Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of 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.

Ulaan Chab city has an area of 54,491 square kilometres (21,039 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. At the end of 2004, Ulanqab had 2.7 million inhabitants.

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:

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 360 millimetres (14.2 in) falls in July and August alone.