Shiguai District

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

Shiguai
石拐区ᠰᠢᠭᠤᠶᠢᠲᠤᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ
Coordinates: 40°40′19″N 110°16′19″E
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)

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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