Holingol

Holingol
霍林郭勒市ᠬᠣᠣᠯᠢᠠᠭᠣᠤᠯᠬᠣᠲᠠ
County-level city

Tongliao divisions: Holingol is 2 on this map
Holingol
Location in Inner Mongolia
Coordinates: 45°32′00″N 119°39′10″E / 45.53333°N 119.65278°E / 45.53333; 119.65278Coordinates: 45°32′00″N 119°39′10″E / 45.53333°N 119.65278°E / 45.53333; 119.65278
Country People's Republic of China
Autonomous region Inner Mongolia
Prefecture-level city Tongliao
Area
  Total 585 km2 (226 sq mi)
Population
  Total 70,000
  Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code 029200
Area code(s) 0475
GDP 2008
 - Total CNY 13.1 billion
USD 2.01 billion
 - Per capita CNY 187,142
USD 29,052

Holingol (a.k.a. Huolin Gol; Mongolian: ᠬᠣᠣᠯᠢᠠ ᠭᠣᠤᠯ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ (Хоолингол хот); Chinese: 霍林郭勒; pinyin: Huòlínguōlè) is a county-level city of Inner Mongolia, China.

It has a population of more than 70,000, which includes 17 ethnic groups. It is the northernmost and westernmost county-level division of Tongliao.

Transport

Economy

  • GDP: RMB ¥1.82 billion in 2004, RMB ¥5 billion in 2006, RMB ¥13.1 billion in 2008
  • Pillar industries: stockbreeding, mining, tourism
  • Composition of GDP in 2008: ¥0.16 billion in primary industry, ¥9.35 billion in secondary industry, ¥3.59 billion in third industry.

Education

  • At year-end of 2006, there are 15 primary and secondary schools and 5 kindergartens in the city.
  • Number of students enrolled at year-end of 2006: 896 in kindergartens, 10637 in primary schools, 3049 in junior high schools, 2112 in senior high schools.
  • Number of teachers at year-end of 2006: 1177 full-time teachers
  • 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: 95.24%

Health

  • Number of medical entities at year-end of 2006: 4
  • Number of health-care entities at year-end of 2006: 2
  • Number of hospital beds at year-end of 2006: 238
  • Number of medical doctors, registered nurses and medical technicians at year end of 2006: 420
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