Hohhot

Hohhot
City of Hohhot
Hohhot Central Square
Hohhot (red) in Inner Mongolia (orange) and China
Hohhot
Location in Inner Mongolia
Coordinates: 40°49′N 111°39′E / 40.817°N 111.650°E / 40.817; 111.650
CountryPeople's Republic of China
RegionInner Mongolia
County-level divisions10
Township divisions116
Established1580
Area
 • Prefecture-level city17,224 km2 (6,650 sq mi)
 • Urban
2,158 km2 (833 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,158 km2 (833 sq mi)
Elevation
1,065 m (3,494 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[1]
 • Prefecture-level city2,866,615
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,980,774
 • Urban density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,980,774
 • Metro density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
 • Major nationalities
Han - 87.16%
Mongolian - 9.98%
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Postal code
010000
Area code471
License plate prefixes蒙A
GDP (2008)131.6 billion yuan
 - per capita51,016 yuan
Local DialectJin: Hohhot dialect
Administrative division code150100
ISO 3166-2CN-15-01
Websitehttp://www.huhhot.gov.cn/en/index.asp
Hohhot
Chinese name
Chinese呼和浩特
Literal meaningblue city or calling for peace, abundant, & unique
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic

Hohhot, also Huhehot or Huhhot, is the capital of Inner Mongolia. It is the region's administrative, economic, and cultural centre.

Footnotes

  1. "呼和浩特市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据" [Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China]. 内蒙古新闻网. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

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