Ewenki Autonomous Banner


Ewenki Autonomous Banner is an autonomous banner that lies on the border between northwestern Greater Khingan and Hulun Buir grasslands and directly south of the urban district of Hailar in the prefecture-level city of Hulunbuir, People's Republic of China. It has an area of. As of 2013, the banner has a population of 143,415, with a population density of 7.5 inhabitants per km². The banner's seat of government is the town of. The most populous town in the banner is , which was once Dayan Mining Area as an administrative division and is now the main part of an industrial district also named Dayan Mining Area, has an area of 443 square kilometres and a population of about 73,000.

Administrative Divisions

The banner is divided into 4 towns, 1 ethnic township, and 5 ethnic sumu:,,,,,,,,, and. These subdivisions are further divided into 44 and 20 Residential Communities. The banner's seat of government is the town of Bayan Tohoi.

Geography

The overwhelming majority of the banner's area is grassland, although the banner also includes a sizable amount of woodlands. The banner experiences an average annual precipitation of, and an average annual temperature of.

Economy

A number of local state-run enterprises are located in Ewenki Autonomous Banner, many of which deal with natural resources such as coal and lumber. These enterprises include Huaneng Yimin Coal and Electricity Company, which produces thermal and photovoltaic electricity, Shenhua Dayan Energy Group, and Inner Mongolia Tongda Coal Industry Corporation.

Demographics

Ethnicitiy

The banner's government reported in 2013 that ethnic minorities within the banner totaled 58,843 people, accounting for 40.8% of the total population. In addition to the Han Chinese majority in the banner, sizable minority communities include the Evenki, Mongol, Daur, Manchu, Hui, Korean, Oroqen, and Sibe people.

Transport

Dayan Town is crossed by the, the Harbin-Manzhouli Railway, G301 and G10. Hailar International Airport is the nearest airport.

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