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Horinger County

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Country
  
China

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Elevation
  
1,100 m

Local time
  
Wednesday 2:26 AM

Province
  
Inner Mongolia

Prefecture-level city
  
Huhhot

Postal code
  
011500

Area
  
3,401 km²

Area code
  
0471

Horinger County

Weather
  
-3°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 41% Humidity

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, China. It is under the jurisdiction of Huhhot.

Contents

Map of Horinger, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China

Transport

  • China National Highway 209
  • Inner Mongolia Provincial Highway 210
  • Fengzhun Railway

    • 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

    • History

    Tuchengzi, the capital of the Zhenwu County of the Liao Empire was located within today's Horinger County. It is a major archaeological site now.

    References

    Horinger County Wikipedia
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