Urad Rear Banner

Urad Rear Banner (Mongolian: ᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠶᠢᠲᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 乌拉特后旗) is a banner of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. It is located in the west of the region, 44 kilometres (27 mi) northwest of the city of Bayan Nur, which administers this banner, and borders the Republic of Mongolia's Ömnögovi Province to the north. The banner has a total area of 24,925 km2 (9,624 sq mi) and in 2020 had a population of 53,946. It is located in the prefectural-level municipality of Bayannur city. The capital is moved to the town of Bayan Bulag. This Banner division is also home to the Upper Cretaceous Bayan Mandahu Formation.

Urad Rear Banner
乌拉特后旗 · ᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠶᠢᠲᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
Urat Rear Banner in Bayannur
Bayannur in Inner Mongolia
Urad Rear
Location in Inner Mongolia
Urad Rear
Urad Rear (China)
Coordinates: 41°04′53″N 107°04′17″E
CountryChina
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
Prefecture-level cityBayannur
Banner seatBayan Bulag
Area
  Total24,530 km2 (9,470 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total53,946
  Density2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.wlthq.gov.cn
Urad Rear Banner
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese乌拉特后旗
Traditional Chinese烏拉特後旗
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicУрадын хойд хошуу
Mongolian scriptᠤᠷᠠᠳ ᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠶᠢᠲᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
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