Hexigten Banner

Hexigten Banner
克什克腾旗 • ᠬᠡᠰᠢᠭᠲᠡᠨᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
County
Grasslands in the summer
Heshigten
Location of the seat in Inner Mongolia
Coordinates: 43°16′48″N 117°28′48″E / 43.28000°N 117.48000°E / 43.28000; 117.48000Coordinates: 43°16′48″N 117°28′48″E / 43.28000°N 117.48000°E / 43.28000; 117.48000
Country People's Republic of China
Autonomous region Inner Mongolia
Prefecture-level city Chifeng
Area
 • Total 20,637 km2 (7,968 sq mi)
Elevation 1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Population
 • Total 256,000
 • Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code 025350
Area code(s) 0476
Hexigten Banner
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 克什克腾旗
Traditional Chinese 克什克騰旗
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic Кэсигтэн қосиу
Mongolian script ᠬᠡᠰᠢᠭᠲᠡᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ

Hexigten Banner (Mongolian script: ᠬᠡᠰᠢᠭᠲᠡᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 克什克腾旗) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China under the jurisdiction of Chifeng, bordering Hebei province to the south.

Etymology

It was named after the Khishigten Mongol clan, who were considered to be the descendants of the Kheshig, the imperial guard of the Mongol Empire.

Demographics

There are 8 main ethnic groups (i.e. Han, Mongol, Hui, Manchu, Daur, Korean, Dong and Zhuang). The Mongols are of the Hishigten division.

Transport

Economy

Herdsman grazing sheep

The main industries are mining, renewable energy, tourism, and stock breeding. From 2006 to 2008, Hexigten ranked No. 1 for 3 consecutive years in wind power production among all the counties of China with 532 wind turbines installed in 2008, totally installed generating capacity of 525 megawatt and annual energy generation of 1124 GWh.

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