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Evenk Ethnic Sumu

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Country
  
China

Prefecture-level city
  
Hulunbuir

Elevation
  
660 m (2,170 ft)

Area
  
6,037 km²

Area code
  
0470

Province-level division
  
Inner Mongolia

Banner
  
Old Barag Banner

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Population
  
2,665 (2010)

Evenk Ethnic Sumu

The Evenk Ethnic Sumu (simplified Chinese: 鄂温克民族苏木; traditional Chinese: 鄂溫克民族蘇木; pinyin: Èwēnkè Mínzúsūmù) is an administrative subdivision in the northeastern part of Old Barag Banner in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia. It has an area of 6,037 km2 (2,331 sq mi) and, as of 2010, a population of 2665 of which 1560 (54.4%) are ethnic Evenks.

Map of Ewenki Sumu, Old Barag, Hulun Buir, Inner Mongolia, China

As of 2010, it is the only "ethnic sumu" in China; the sumu is a type of administrative unit at the township (fourth) level only found in Inner Mongolia, equivalent to ethnic townships in other parts of China.

It is located on grassland 68 kilometres (42 mi) north-northeast of the urban area of Hulunbuir.

References

Evenk Ethnic Sumu Wikipedia


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