Hinggan League

See also: Hinggan (disambiguation)
Hingan League
兴安盟
ᠬᠢᠩᠭ᠋ᠠᠨ ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
League
Arxan, Hingan
Arxan, Hingan
Location of Hingan League in Inner Mongolia
Location of Hingan League in Inner Mongolia
Coordinates (Ulanhot): 46°04′N 122°05′E / 46.07°N 122.09°E / 46.07; 122.09
CountryChina
RegionInner Mongolia
League Seat of GovernmentUlanhot
Area
 • Total
59,806 km2 (23,091 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
1,613,250
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
GDP[1]
 • TotalCN¥ 50.2 billion
US$ 8.1 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 31,391
US$ 5,040
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 codeCN-NM-22
Websitexam.gov.cn
Hinggan League
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese興安盟
Simplified Chinese兴安盟
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīng’ān Méng
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicХянган аймаг
Mongolian scriptᠬᠢᠩᠭ᠋ᠠᠨ ᠠᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNCHinggan Aimag

The Hinggan League[a] is a prefecture-level subdivision of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It borders Hulun Buir to the north, the Republic of Mongolia and Xilingol League to the west, Tongliao to the south and the provinces of 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.

Administrative subdivisions

Hinggan league is divided into 2 county-level cities, 1 county and 3 banners:

Map
Name Mongolian Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Population
(2010) 		Area (km2) Density
(/km2)
Ulanhot city ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠬᠣᠲᠠ
(Ulaɣanqota) 		乌兰浩特市 Wūlánhàotè Shì 327,081 772 376
Arxan city ᠷᠠᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
(Arsiyan qota) 		阿尔山市 Ā'ěrshān Shì 68,311 7,409 7
Tuquan County ᠲᠦᠴᠢᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ
(Tüčiuvan siyan) 		突泉县 Tūquán Xiàn 274,213 4,800 65
Horqin Right Front Banner
(Horqin Barun Garun Omnod Banner) 		ᠬᠣᠷᠴᠢᠨ ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠭᠠᠷᠤᠨ ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠳᠦ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
(Qorčin Baraɣun Ɣarun Emünedü qosiɣu) 		科尔沁右翼前旗 Kē'ěrqìn Yòuyì Qián Qí 299,834 19,375 19
Horqin Right Middle Banner
(Horqin Barun Garun Dundad Banner) 		ᠬᠣᠷᠴᠢᠨ ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠭᠠᠷᠤᠨ ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠳᠤ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
(Qorčin Baraɣun Ɣarun Dumdadu qosiɣu) 		科尔沁右翼中旗 Kē'ěrqìn Yòuyì Zhōng Qí 251,465 15,613 16
Jalaid Banner ᠵᠠᠯᠠᠢᠳ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
(Jalaid qosiɣu) 		扎赉特旗 Zhālàitè Qí 392,346 11,837 33

Demographics

In 2000, Hinggan League had 1,588,787 inhabitants (26.57 per km2).

Ethnic group number share
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%

Literature

  • 今日内蒙古: 兴安 [Inner Mongolia today: Hinggan]. Hohhot: Inner Mongolia People's Publishing House. 1997. ISBN 7-204-03542-9. 9+121 pages.

Notes

  1. ^ Chinese: 兴安盟; pinyin: Xīng’ān Méng; Mongolian: tr. Hinggan Aimag, Mongol Cyrillic: Хянган аймаг

References

  1. ^ 内蒙古自治区统计局、国家统计局内蒙古调查总队 (2016). 《内蒙古统计年鉴－2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7901-5.