Horinger County
Horinger County
和林格尔县 • ᠬᠣᠷᠢᠨ ᠭᠡᠷ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ | |
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Location of the seat in Inner Mongolia Horinger (China) | |
| Coordinates: 40°22′44″N 111°49′41″E / 40.379°N 111.828°E | |
| 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) | |
• Total | 162,476 |
| • Density | 47.77/km2 (123.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 011500 |
| Area code | 0471 |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 和林格尔县 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 和林格爾縣 | ||||||
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| Mongolian name | |||||||
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Хорингэр шянь | ||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠬᠣᠷᠢᠨ ᠭᠡᠷ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ | ||||||
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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.
Construction on a Huawei-owned data center cluster began in Horinger County on 8 October 2023, and was mostly complete by June 2025. On 12 July 2025, five different data centers, including the Huawei one, were officially inaugurated on the occasion of the "Green Computing Power Conference" in Hohhot. According to Epoch AI, the Huawei data center is thought to use Huawei Ascend chips. In addition, the county is also home to data centers run by the Agricultural Bank of China, China Mobile, and China Telecom.
Administrative divisions
Horinger County is made up of 4 towns and 4 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
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| Towns | |||||
| Chengguan Town | 城关镇 | Chéngguān Zhèn | ᠴᠧᠩ ᠭᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Цэн гуан балгас | 150123100 |
| Shengle Town | 盛乐镇 | Shènglè Zhèn | ᠱᠧᠩ ᠯᠧ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шен ле балгас | 150123101 |
| Xindianzi Town | 新店子镇 | Xīndiànzi Zhèn | ᠰᠢᠨ ᠳ᠋ᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠽᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шин даяан зи балгас | 150123102 |
| Qorjin Ail Town | 巧什营镇 | Qiǎoshíyíng Zhèn | ᠴᠣᠷᠵᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠠᠢᠯ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Цоржийн айл балгас | 150123103 |
| Townships | |||||
| Xabhai Township | 舍必崖乡 | Shěbìyá Xiāng | ᠱᠠᠪᠠᠬᠠᠢ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Шавхай шиян | 150123203 |
| Dahongcheng Township | 大红城乡 | Dàhóngchéng Xiāng | ᠳ᠋ᠠ ᠬᠤᠩ ᠴᠧᠩ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Да хон цэн шиян | 150123205 |
| Yangqungou Township | 羊群沟乡 | Yángqúngōu Xiāng | ᠶᠠᠩ ᠴᠢᠶᠦ᠋ᠨ ᠭᠧᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Ян чион гүү шиян | 150123206 |
| Heilaoyao Township | 黑老夭乡 | Hēilǎoyāo Xiāng | ᠾᠧᠢ ᠯᠣᠤ ᠶᠣᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Гей луу ёо шиян | 150123207 |
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
ᠰᠢᠨᠡ
ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ)
Climate
| Climate data for Horinger, elevation 1,167 m (3,829 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
33.7 (92.7) |
39.8 (103.6) |
39.7 (103.5) |
37.9 (100.2) |
35.6 (96.1) |
34.2 (93.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
39.8 (103.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
0.9 (33.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
29.1 (84.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
14.1 (57.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
1.2 (34.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
7.5 (45.5) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.4 (0.7) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
2.4 (36.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
1.0 (33.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −31.3 (−24.3) |
−28.4 (−19.1) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
1.3 (34.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−33.1 (−27.6) |
−33.1 (−27.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.4 (0.09) |
4.4 (0.17) |
9.3 (0.37) |
18.9 (0.74) |
34.1 (1.34) |
49.2 (1.94) |
105.6 (4.16) |
76.9 (3.03) |
56.3 (2.22) |
25.5 (1.00) |
9.9 (0.39) |
3.5 (0.14) |
396 (15.59) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 12.2 | 10.6 | 9.1 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 72.5 |
| Average snowy days | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 20.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 54 | 45 | 38 | 40 | 48 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 55 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 216.8 | 216.0 | 253.1 | 274.7 | 293.0 | 276.7 | 254.9 | 252.6 | 231.3 | 230.3 | 199.5 | 201.7 | 2,900.6 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 72 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 65 | 62 | 56 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 66 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Transport
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Economy
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
References
- ↑ Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ↑ TOMB OF COUPLE WITH FRESCOES DISCOVERED IN INNER MONGOLIA, CHINA HERITAGE QUARTERLY, China Heritage Project, The Australian National University. ISSN 1833-8461. No. 7, September 2006
- ↑ 900-year-old tombs discovered in N. China region. People's Daily, UPDATED: 13:56, May 04, 2006
- ↑ "华为云和林格尔数据中心项目开工". Weixin Official Accounts Platform. Retrieved 2026-11-14.
- 1 2 3 "Huawei Horinger | AI data centers". Epoch AI. Retrieved 2026-11-14.
- ↑ "呼和浩特展示绿色算力"硬实力"". www.nmgwx.gov.cn (in Chinese). 15 July 2026. Retrieved 14 November 2026.
- ↑ "A glimpse of Horinger data center cluster in N China". english.www.gov.cn. Retrieved 2026-11-14.
- ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ↑ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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