Horinger County
County in Inner Mongolia, China
| Horinger County | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 和林格尔县 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 和林格爾縣 | ||||||
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| Mongolian Cyrillic | Хорингэр шянь | ||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠬᠣᠷᠢᠨ ᠭᠡᠷ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ | ||||||
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Horinger (Mongolian: ᠬᠣᠷᠢᠨ ᠭᠡᠷ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ; Chinese: 和林格尔县) 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.
01History
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.
02Administrative divisions
Horinger County is made up of 4 towns and 4 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | |||||
| Chengguan Town | 城关镇 | Chéngguān Zhèn | ᠴᠧᠩ ᠭᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Цэн гуан балгас | 150123100 |
| Shengle Town | 盛乐镇 | Shènglè Zhèn | ᠱᠧᠩ ᠯᠧ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шен ле балгас | 150123101 |
| Xindianzi Town | 新店子镇 | Xīndiànzi Zhèn | ᠰᠢᠨ ᠳ᠋ᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠽᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шин даяан зи балгас | 150123102 |
| Qorjin Ail Town | 巧什营镇 | Qiǎoshíyíng Zhèn | ᠴᠣᠷᠵᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠠᠢᠯ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Цоржийн айл балгас | 150123103 |
| Townships | |||||
| Xabhai Township | 舍必崖乡 | Shěbìyá Xiāng | ᠱᠠᠪᠠᠬᠠᠢ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Шавхай шиян | 150123203 |
| Dahongcheng Township | 大红城乡 | Dàhóngchéng Xiāng | ᠳ᠋ᠠ ᠬᠤᠩ ᠴᠧᠩ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Да хон цэн шиян | 150123205 |
| Yangqungou Township | 羊群沟乡 | Yángqúngōu Xiāng | ᠶᠠᠩ ᠴᠢᠶᠦ᠋ᠨ ᠭᠧᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Ян чион гүү шиян | 150123206 |
| Heilaoyao Township | 黑老夭乡 | Hēilǎoyāo Xiāng | ᠾᠧᠢ ᠯᠣᠤ ᠶᠣᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Гей луу ёо шиян | 150123207 |
Others:
- Shengle Economic Industrial Park (盛乐经济工业园区, ᠱᠧᠩ ᠯᠧ
ᠠᠵᠤ ᠠᠬᠤᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ
ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ) - Inner Mongolia Horinger New Area (内蒙古和林格尔新区, ᠥᠪᠥᠷ
ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠤᠨ
ᠬᠣᠷᠢᠨᠭᠡᠷ
ᠰᠢᠨᠡ
ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ)
03Transport
04Economy
- 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.
05Education
- 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%
06Health
- 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
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- 2004年 蒙牛乳业集团 Mengniu Dairy - panoramio.jpg by wanghongliu, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 护乌桓校尉幕府图 东汉 盛乐博物馆 和林格尔, Horinger Eastern Han mural of Commandant protector of the Wuhuan's manor.png by Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
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