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Chifeng

Chifeng
赤峰市ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠬᠠᠳᠠ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
Prefecture-level city
Chifeng (red) in Inner Mongolia (orange)
Chifeng (red) in Inner Mongolia (orange)
Chifeng is located in Inner Mongolia
Chifeng
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 D
Website chifeng.gov.cn
Chifeng
Chinese name
Chinese 赤峰
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic Улаанхад хот
Mongolian script ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠬᠠᠳᠠ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ

Chifeng (Chinese: 赤峰市), also known as Ulanhad (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 these 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 centre of the defunct Ju Ud League (昭乌达盟; ᠵᠤᠤ ᠤᠳᠠ ᠴᠢᠭᠤᠯᠭᠠᠨ).


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