Urat Rear Banner is a banner of the Inner Mongolia

Inner Mongolia

Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...

 Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

. It is located in the west of the region, 44 kilometres (27.3 mi) northwest of the city of Bayan Nur

Bayan Nur

Bayannur is a prefecture-level city in western Inner Mongolia. Until December 1, 2003, the area was called the Bayannur league.Bayannur city has an area of 65,788 km². It borders Mongolia to the north, Alxa to the west, Ordos to the south and Baotou to the east...

, which administers this banner. The banner has a total area of 24925 square kilometres (9,623.6 sq mi) and in 2004 had a population of 60,000. Its seat is located in the town of Bayan Bolig (巴音宝力格镇).