Horinger County 和林格尔县 • ᠬᠣᠷᠢᠨ ᠭᠡᠷ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ
County
Horinger Location of the seat in Inner Mongolia Show map of Inner Mongolia Horinger Horinger (China) Show map of China
Coordinates: 40°22′44″N 111°49′41″E / 40.379°N 111.828°E / 40.379; 111.828
Country	China
Autonomous region	Inner Mongolia
Prefecture-level city	Huhhot
County seat	Chengguan Town
Area
• Total	3,401 km2 (1,313 sq mi)
Elevation	1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	162,476
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	011500
Area code	0471
Website	www.helin.gov.cn

Horinger (Mongolian: ᠬᠣᠷᠢᠨ ᠭᠡᠷ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ; Chinese: 和林格尔县) is a county of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, North China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, bordering Shanxi province to the southeast.

History

The site of Shengle (盛樂) to the northwest of the present-day county seat of Horinger was the capital of the Xianbei Kingdom of Dai during the Sixteen Kingdoms Period of Chinese history.^[2][3]

Administrative divisions

Horinger County is made up of 4 towns and 4 townships.

Others:

• Shengle Economic Industrial Park (盛乐经济工业园区, ᠱᠧᠩ ᠯᠧ
  ᠠᠵᠤ ᠠᠬᠤᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ
  ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ)
• Inner Mongolia Horinger New Area (内蒙古和林格尔新区, ᠥᠪᠥᠷ
  ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠤᠨ
  ᠬᠣᠷᠢᠨᠭᠡᠷ
  ᠰᠢᠨ᠎ᠡ
  ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ)

Climate

Transport

• China National Highway 209
• Inner Mongolia Provincial Highway 210
• Fengzhun Railway
• Hohhot Shengle International Airport

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%^{[citation needed]}

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