Hinggan League
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| Hinggan League | |
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| — Leagues — | |
| Mongolian transcription(s) | |
| • Traditional |  |
| • Transcription | Kingγan ayimaγ[note 1] |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Simplified | 兴安盟 |
| • Traditional | 興安盟 |
| • Pinyin | Xīng'ān Méng |
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| Coordinates: 46°05′N 122°04′E / 46.083°N 122.067°ECoordinates: 46°05′N 122°04′E / 46.083°N 122.067°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| Elevation | 274 m (899 ft) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Website | http://www.xam.gov.cn/ |
See also: Hinggan
Hinggan league (Mongolian: ; Chinese: 兴安盟) is an administrative division of Inner Mongolia. It borders Hulun Buir to the north, Mongolia and Xilin Gol to the west, Tongliao to the south and Jilin and Heilongjiang to the east. The name is derived from the Greater Khingan mountain range that crosses the league from the northwest to the southeast. The league's area is 59,806 square kilometres (23,091 sq mi).
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[edit] Administrative Subdivisions
Hinggan league is divided into 2 county-level cities, 1 county and 3 banners:
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2004 est.) |
Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | Ulan Hot City | 乌兰浩特市 | Wūlánhàotè Shì | 290,000 | 772 | 376 |
| 2 | Arxan City | 阿尔山市 | Ā'ěrshān Shì | 50,000 | 7,409 | 7 |
| 3 | Tuquan County | 突泉县 | Tūquán Xiàn | 310,000 | 4,800 | 65 |
| 4 | Horqin Right Front Banner | 科尔沁右翼前旗 | Kē'ěrqìn Yòuyì Qián Qí | 360,000 | 19,375 | 19 |
| 5 | Horqin Right Middle Banner | 科尔沁右翼中旗 | Kē'ěrqìn Yòuyì Zhōng Qí | 250,000 | 15,613 | 16 |
| 6 | Jalaid Banner | 扎赉特旗 | Zālàitè Qí | 390,000 | 11,837 | 33 |
[edit] Demographics
In 2000, Hinggan League had 1,588,787 inhabitants (26.57 per km²).
| Ethnic group | number | share |
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| Han | 852,684 | 53.67% |
| Mongols | 652,385 | 41.06% |
| Manchu | 71,653 | 4.51% |
| Koreans | 6,240 | 0.39% |
| Hui | 3,017 | 0.19% |
| Daur | 1,168 | 0.07% |
| Xibe | 568 | 0.04% |
| Oroqen | 203 | 0.01% |
| Yi | 154 | 0.01% |
| other | 715 | 0.05% |
[edit] Notes
- ^ The cyrillic Mongolian spelling is Хянган аймаг. The Mongolian script text rendered in Unicode is ᠬᠢᠩᠭᠠᠨ.
[edit] Literature
- Jinri Nei Menggu: Xing'an 今日内蒙古: 兴安 (Inner Mongolia today: Hinggan). 内蒙古人民出版社 (Inner Mongolia People's Publishing House). 呼和浩特 Hohhot 1997. ISBN 7-204-03542-9. 9+121 pages.
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