Ejin Horo Banner
Ejin Horo Banner
伊金霍洛旗 • ᠡᠵᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠷᠣᠭᠠ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | |
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Ejin Horo in Ordos City | |
| Coordinates: 39°33′53″N 109°44′52″E / 39.5647°N 109.7477°E | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| Prefecture-level city | Ordos City |
| Banner seat | Altan Xire |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,958 km2 (2,300 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 247,983 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 017200 |
| Area code | 0477 |
| Tourism | Mausoleum of Genghis Khan Tourist ger camps |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese | 伊金霍洛旗 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Ejin Horo Banner | ||||||||
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| Mongolian Cyrillic | Эзэн Хороо хошуу | ||||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠡᠵᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠷᠣᠭᠠ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ | ||||||||
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The Ejin Horo Banner, also known as Ejin Horo Qi or Yijinhuoluo County, is a banner in Ordos City in southwestern Inner Mongolia, China. It borders Shaanxi Province to the southeast. As of 2009, the Ejin Horo Banner 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.
China's growing economy has led, in recent years, to increased development in the area of the Ejin Horo Banner, with the construction or improvement of roads, transportation centers, and accommodation for travelers and tourists. It is the site of the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan, a AAAAA-rated tourist attraction that does not contain the body of Genghis Khan or, since the Cultural Revolution, any authentic artifacts from his life but which remains important as a cult site in Mongolian religion.