Xiguit District

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Xiguit
石拐区ᠰᠢᠭᠤᠶᠢᠲᠤᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ
District
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Coordinates: 40°40′19″N 110°16′19″E / 40.67194°N 110.27194°E / 40.67194; 110.27194
CountryPeople's Republic of China
RegionInner Mongolia
Prefecture-level cityBaotou
Area
 • Total775.4 km2 (299.4 sq mi)
Elevation
1,218 m (3,996 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 ��� Total24,745
 • Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Xiguit District or Shiguai District (Mongolian: ᠰᠢᠭᠤᠶᠢᠲᠤ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ Siɣuyitu toɣoriɣ, Шигуай тойрог; simplified Chinese: 石拐区; traditional Chinese: 石拐區; pinyin: Shíguǎi Qū) is an outlying district of Baotou, the largest city of Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China.

The district is home to Badekar Monastery and the national park that surrounds it.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. ^ Yao 姚, Guixuan 桂轩; Di 翟, Wen 文 (1988). 五当召及其在内蒙古历史上的地位 [Wudang Temple and its position in Inner Mongolia's history]. Yinshan Academic Journal (in Chinese) (1).


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