Erenhot

Erenhot (Mongolian: ᠡᠷᠢᠶᠡᠡ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ Эрээн хот; Chinese: 二连浩特; pinyin: Èrliánhàotè, commonly shortened to Ereen or Erlian) is a county-level city under jurisdiction of the Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia, China, located in the Gobi Desert along the Sino-Mongolian border, across from the Mongolian town of Zamyn-Üüd. There are 74,197 inhabitants (2010 census) and the elevation is 966 metres (3,169 ft).

Erenhot
二连浩特市ᠡᠷᠢᠶᠡᠡ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
Erlianhaote, Erh-lien-hao-t'e
County-level & Sub-prefectural city
Dinosaur monument at the local park
Erenhot
Location in Inner Mongolia
Erenhot
Erenhot (China)
Coordinates: 43°39′N 111°59′E
CountryChina
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
LeagueXilingol
Area
  County-level & Sub-prefectural city4,015.0 km2 (1,550.2 sq mi)
  Urban
48.78 km2 (18.83 sq mi)
Elevation
963 m (3,159 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  County-level & Sub-prefectural city75,794
  Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
  Urban
75,200
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
011100
Area code0479
Websiteelht.gov.cn
Erenhot
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese二连浩特
Traditional Chinese二連浩特
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicIn China -
  ᠡᠷᠢᠶᠡᠡ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ (Eriyen hota)

In Mongolia -
 Эрээн хот (Ereen khot)
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