Horinger County
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.
Horinger County
和林格尔 • ᠬᠣᠷᠢᠨᠭᠡᠷᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ | |
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  Horinger Location of the seat in Inner Mongolia | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2020) | |
| • Total | 162,476 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 011500 |
| Area code | 0471 |
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]
Climate
| Climate data for Horinger (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
33.7 (92.7) |
39.8 (103.6) |
39.7 (103.5) |
37.9 (100.2) |
35.6 (96.1) |
34.2 (93.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
39.8 (103.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) |
0.4 (32.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
28.8 (83.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
13.7 (56.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.4 (9.7) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
0.2 (32.4) |
8.9 (48.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
6.5 (43.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −18.1 (−0.6) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
8.6 (47.5) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
0.4 (32.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −31.3 (−24.3) |
−28.4 (−19.1) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
1.3 (34.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−33.1 (−27.6) |
−33.1 (−27.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.2 (0.09) |
3.9 (0.15) |
10.0 (0.39) |
17.8 (0.70) |
32.7 (1.29) |
50.4 (1.98) |
96.2 (3.79) |
91.7 (3.61) |
47.8 (1.88) |
24.8 (0.98) |
6.5 (0.26) |
3.5 (0.14) |
387.5 (15.26) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 62 | 56 | 48 | 40 | 41 | 49 | 61 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3] | |||||||||||||
Transport
- China National Highway 209
- Inner Mongolia Provincial Highway 210
- Fengzhun Railway
- Hohhot Shengle International Airport
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%
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
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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