Hohhot
Hohhot, formerly known as Kweisui, is the capital of Inner Mongolia in the north of the People's Republic of China, serving as the region's administrative, economic and cultural center. Its population was 3,446,100 inhabitants as of the 2020 census, of whom 2,944,889 lived in the metropolitan area consisting of 4 urban districts (including Hohhot Economic and Development Zone) plus the Tümed Left Banner.
Hohhot
呼和浩特 · ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠬᠣᠲᠠ Huhehot, Kweisui, Kuei-sui | |
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Prefecture-level city | |
Clockwise from top: monument of Genghis Khan, Governor of Suiyuan General, Temple of the Five Pagodas, Residence of the General | |
Location of Hohhot City jurisdiction in Inner Mongolia | |
Hohhot Location of the city centre in Inner Mongolia Hohhot Hohhot (China) | |
| Coordinates (Gongzhufu Park (公主府公园)): 40°50′05″N 111°39′23″E | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| County-level divisions | 10 |
| Township divisions | 116 |
| Established | 1580 |
| Municipal seat | Xincheng District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • Body | Hohhot Municipal People's Congress |
| • CCP Secretary | Bao Gang |
| • Congress Chairman | Chang Peizhong |
| • Mayor | He Haidong |
| • CPPCC Chairman | Bai Yongping |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 17,186.1 km2 (6,635.6 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,065.1 km2 (797.3 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 4,830.1 km2 (1,864.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,065 m (3,494 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 3,446,100 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,681,758 |
| • Urban density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,944,889 |
| • Metro density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| • Major ethnic groups | |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 309.1 billion US$ 49.6 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 101,492 US$ 16,295 |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 010000 |
| Area code | 471 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-NM-01 |
| License plate prefixes | 蒙A |
| Local Dialect | Jin: Zhangjiakou-Hohhot dialect; Southern Mongolian |
| Administrative division code | 150100 |
| Website | www.huhhot.gov.cn |
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Hohhot as written in Mongolian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Chinese name of Hohhot: Hūhéhàotè | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 呼和浩特 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Hūhéhàotè | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Blue City" (in Mongolian) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 呼市 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Hūshì | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Ho[hhot] City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kweisui | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 歸綏 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 归绥 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mongolian Cyrillic | Хөх хот | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠬᠣᠲᠠ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Russian | Хух-Хото | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Romanization | Hooh-Hoto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The name of the city in Mongolian means "Blue City", although it is also wrongly referred to as the "Green City." The color blue in Mongol culture is associated with the sky, eternity and purity. In Chinese, the name can be translated as Qīng Chéng (Chinese: 青城; lit. 'Blue/Green City') The name has also been variously romanized as Kokotan, Kokutan, Kuku-hoton, Huhohaot'e, Huhehot, Huhot, or Köke qota.
The city is a seat of the Inner Mongolia University, the largest regional comprehensive university and the only 211 Project University in Inner Mongolia.