Linhe (Mongolian: ᠯᠢᠨ ᠾᠧ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ; Chinese: 临河区) is the only district and the seat of the city of Baynnur, Inner Mongolia, situated at the northern loop of the Yellow River, south of the Lang Shan range (70 km or 43 mi south-east of the Huhebashige). The district spans an area of 2,333 square kilometers, and has a population of 555,000 inhabitants as of 2019.[1]
History
The area of present-day Linhe was first incorporated under Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty in 127 BCE, and appears by name in Volume 28 of the Book of Han.[1]
The area remained sparsely inhabited before the late Ming dynasty, when an exodus of people from fleeing famine in other provinces, such as Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Shandong, established new agricultural ventures in Linhe.[1]
On August 26, 2004, Linhe was changed from a county-level city to a district.[1]
Climate
On average, the district receives 3,254 hours of sunlight annually, has an annual temperature of 6.8 °C, and experiences 140 frost-free days per year.[1]
In 2019, the district's GDP was 29.71 billion Yuan, retail sales totaled, 14.51 billion Yuan, disposable income reached 33,757 Yuan for urban residents and 20,249 Yuan for rural residents.[1]
^ abcdefghijklmn临河概况. Bayannur City Linhe District People's Government (in Chinese). 2020-03-17. Archived from the original on 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
