Hohhot
呼和浩特 · ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠬᠣᠲᠠ Huhehot, Kweisui, Kuei-sui | |
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![]() Clockwise from top: monument of Genghis Khan, Governor of Suiyuan General, Temple of the Five Pagodas, Residence of the General | |
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![]() Location of Hohhot City jurisdiction in Inner Mongolia | |
Coordinates (Gongzhufu Park (公主府公园)): 40°50′05″N 111°39′23″E / 40.8346°N 111.6565°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Inner Mongolia |
County-level divisions | 10 |
Township divisions | 116 |
Established | 1580 |
Municipal seat | Xincheng District |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture-level city |
• Body | Hohhot Municipal People's Congress |
• CCP Secretary | Bao Gang |
• Congress Chairman | Chang Peizhong |
• Mayor | He Haidong |
• CPPCC Chairman | Bai Yongping |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 17,186.1 km2 (6,635.6 sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,065.1 km2 (797.3 sq mi) |
• Metro | 4,830.1 km2 (1,864.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,065 m (3,494 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[2] | |
• Prefecture-level city | 3,446,100 |
• Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,681,758 |
• Urban density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,944,889 |
• Metro density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
• Major ethnic groups | |
GDP[3] | |
• Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 309.1 billion US$ 49.6 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 101,492 US$ 16,295 |
Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 010000 |
Area code | 471 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-NM-01 |
License plate prefixes | 蒙A |
Local Dialect | Jin: Zhangjiakou-Hohhot dialect; Southern Mongolian |
Administrative division code | 150100 |
Website | www.huhhot.gov.cn |
Hohhot,[a] formerly known as Kweisui,[b] is the capital of Inner Mongolia in the north of the People's Republic of China,[5][6] serving as the region's administrative, economic and cultural center.[7] Its population was 3,446,100 inhabitants as of the 2020 census, of whom 2,944,889 lived in the metropolitan area consisting of 4 urban districts (including Hohhot Economic and Development Zone) plus the Tümed Left Banner.[8]
The name of the city in Mongolian means "Blue City", although it is also wrongly referred to as the "Green City."[9] The color blue in Mongol culture is associated with the sky, eternity and purity. In Chinese, the name can be translated as Qīng Chéng (Chinese: 青城; lit. 'Blue/Green City')[10] The name has also been variously romanized as Kokotan, Kokutan, Kuku-hoton, Huhohaot'e, Huhehot, Huhhot, Huhot, or Köke qota.[6]
The city is a seat of the Inner Mongolia University, the largest regional comprehensive university and the only 211 Project University in Inner Mongolia.
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