Hexigten Banner

Hexigten Banner
克什克腾旗ᠬᠡᠰᠢᠭᠲᠡᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
Grasslands in the summer
Heshigten
Location of the seat in Inner Mongolia
Heshigten
Heshigten (China)
Coordinates: 43°16′48″N 117°28′48″E / 43.28000°N 117.48000°E / 43.28000; 117.48000
CountryChina
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
Prefecture-level cityChifeng
Banner seatJingpeng
Area
  Total
20,637 km2 (7,968 sq mi)
Elevation
1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
186,143
  Density9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
025350
Area code0476
Websitewww.kskt.gov.cn
Hexigten Banner
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese克什克腾旗
Traditional Chinese克什克騰旗
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKèshíkèténg Qí
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicХишигтэн хошуу
Mongolian scriptᠬᠡᠰᠢᠭᠲᠡᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNCKesigten qosiɣu

Hexigten Banner (Mongolian: ᠬᠡᠰᠢᠭᠲᠡᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 克什克腾旗) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China under the jurisdiction of Chifeng, bordering Hebei province to the south. In 1690 the Battle of Ulan Butung between Qing and Dzungar forces took place here.