Oroqen Autonomous Banner
Oroqin Autonomous Banner (simplified Chinese: 鄂伦春自治旗; pinyin: Èlúnchūn Zìzhìqí) is an autonomous banner that lies directly south of the urban district of Hailar in the prefecture-level city of Hulunbuir. It has an area of 60,378 km ². According to the 2000 census, there are 292,097 inhabitants with a population density of 4.84 inhabitants per km². Its capital is the town of Alihe (阿里河镇). It includes Ganhe (甘河), Dayangshu (大杨树), Jiwen (吉文).
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