Horinger County
Horinger County
和林格尔 • ᠬᠣᠷᠢᠨᠭᠡᠷᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ | |
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![]() ![]() Horinger Location of the seat in Inner Mongolia | |
Coordinates: 40°22′44″N 111°49′41″E / 40.379°N 111.828°ECoordinates: 40°22′44″N 111°49′41″E / 40.379°N 111.828°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Inner Mongolia |
Prefecture-level city | Huhhot |
Area | |
• Total | 3,401 km2 (1,313 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 187,000 |
• Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 011500 |
Area code(s) | 0471 |
Horinger (Mongolian: ᠬᠣᠷᠢᠨ ᠭᠡᠷ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ Қорин Гэр сиыан Qorin Ger siyan; simplified Chinese: 和林格尔; traditional Chinese: 和林格爾; pinyin: Hélíngé'ěr) is a county of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, North China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, bordering Shanxi province to the southeast.
History[]
The site of Shengle (盛樂) to the northwest of the present-day county seat of Horinger was the capital of the Xianbei Kingdom of Dai during the Sixteen Kingdoms Period of Chinese history.[1][2]
Transport[]
Economy[]
- GDP: RMB ¥7.82 billion in 2006
- Pillar industries: milk industry, wool industry, forestry, lamb and beef industry
- Mengniu, the biggest manufacturer of dairy products in China, is based in Horinger.
Education[]
- At year-end of 2006, there are 46 primary and secondary schools and 4 kindergartens in the city.
- Number of students enrolled at year-end of 2006: 655 in kindergartens, 10962 in primary schools, 10241 in junior high schools, 4417 in senior high schools.
- Number of teachers at year-end of 2006: 1834 full-time teachers and staff
- Percentage of children of the right age attending primary school in 2006: 100%
- Percentage of primary school graduates entering a higher school in 2006: 100%
- Percentage of junior high graduates entering a higher school in 2006: 83.59%[citation needed]
Health[]
- Number of medical entities at year-end of 2005: 14
- Number of health-care entities at year-end of 2005: 1
- Number of hospital beds at year-end of 2005: 178
- Number of medical doctors, registered nurses and medical technicians at year end of 2005: 230
External links[]
References[]
- ^ TOMB OF COUPLE WITH FRESCOES DISCOVERED IN INNER MONGOLIA, CHINA HERITAGE QUARTERLY, China Heritage Project, The Australian National University. ISSN 1833-8461. No. 7, September 2006
- ^ 900-year-old tombs discovered in N. China region. People's Daily, UPDATED: 13:56, May 04, 2006
Categories:
- County-level divisions of Inner Mongolia
- Inner Mongolia geography stubs