Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

🇨🇳 Ulanqab or Ulan Chab (乌兰察布; Wūlánchábù; Ulaɣančab qota; Улаанцав хот) is a region administered as a prefecture-level city in south-central Inner Mongolia, China. Its administrative centre is in Jining District, which was formerly a county-level city. It was established as a prefecture-level city on 1 December 2003, formed from the former Ulanqab League. The Ulanqab Stadium is located in the city.

Ulaan Chab city has an area of 54,473.6 square km (21,032.4 sq mi). It borders Hohhot to the west, Mongolia to the north, Xilin Gol League to the north-east, Hebei to the east and Shanxi to the south. The built-up (or metro) area made of Jining District and Qahar Right Front Banner largely conurbated in its northern part.

The western part of Ulaan Chab used to be part of the now-defunct Chinese province of Suiyuan.

Administrative subdivisions Ulaan Chab has eleven administrative divisions: one district, one county-level city, five counties and four banners:

Transport Ulanqab's transportation network is well-developed, connected by several railways and highways. Some of the railways the pass through the prefecture are the Beijing−Baotou, Jining−Erlianhot, and the Jining−Tongliao Railways. Major inter-provincial roads include the G6 Beijing–Lhasa Expressway (京藏高速), China National Highway 110 (Beijing to Yinchuan, Ningxia) and 208 (Erlianhot, Inner Mongolia to Changzhi, Shanxi). The city is also served by Ulanqab Jining Airport.