Heshigten Banner

Heshigten Banner
克什克腾旗ᠬᠡᠰᠢᠭᠲᠡᠨᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
County
Heshigten Banner

Location in China

Coordinates: 43°16′48″N 117°28′48″E / 43.28000°N 117.48000°E / 43.28000; 117.48000Coordinates: 43°16′48″N 117°28′48″E / 43.28000°N 117.48000°E / 43.28000; 117.48000
Country China
Province Inner Mongolia
Prefecture-level city Chifeng
Area
  Total 20,637 km2 (7,968 sq mi)
Elevation 1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Population
  Total 256,000
  Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 025350
Area code(s) 0476

Hexigten Qi (Mongolian: ᠬᠡᠰᠢᠭᠲᠡᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Kesigten qosiɣu; simplified Chinese: 克什克腾旗; traditional Chinese: 克什克騰旗; pinyin: Kèshíkèténg Qí) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China. The Hishigten Mongols live here.

It has a population of more than 256,000, which includes 8 ethnic groups, i.e. Han, Mongol, Hui, Manchu, Daur, Korean, Dong and Zhuang. It is under the jurisdiction of Chifeng.

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