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Southern Mongolia

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Nei Mongol Autonomous Region
内蒙古自治区
Autonomous region
Name transcription(s)
 • Chinese Simplified: 内蒙古自治区
Traditional: 內蒙古自治區
PRC Standard Mandarin:
Nèiměnggǔ Zìzhìqū
 • Abbreviation Simplified: 内蒙 or 内蒙古
Traditional: 內蒙 or 內蒙古
PRC Standard Mandarin:
Nèiměng or Nèiměnggǔ
 • Mongolian ᠦᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ
 • Mongolian transl. Öbür mongγol-un öbertegen zasaqu orun
Map showing the location of Inner Mongolia
Map showing the location of Inner Mongolia
Coordinates: 44°N 113°E / 44°N 113°E / 44; 113Coordinates: 44°N 113°E / 44°N 113°E / 44; 113
Named for From the Mongolian öbür monggol, where öbür means the front, sunny side of natural barrier (a mountain, mountain range, lake or desert etc..).
Capital Ulanhot (1947–1949)
Zhangjiakou (1950–1952; as capital of Chahar Province)
Hohhot (1953–present)
Largest city Chifeng
Divisions 12 prefectures, 101 counties, 1425 townships
Government
 • Secretary Li Jiheng
 • Governor Bu Xiaolin
Area
 • Total 1,183,000 km2 (457,000 sq mi)
Area rank 3rd
Population (2010)
 • Total 24,706,321
 • Estimate (31 December 2014) 25,050,000
 • Rank 23rd
 • Density 20.2/km2 (52/sq mi)
 • Density rank 28th
Demographics
 • Ethnic composition Han - 79%
Mongol - 17%
Manchu - 2%
Hui - 0.9%
Daur - 0.3%
 • Languages and dialects Mongolian (official),Mandarin (official), Oirat, Buryat, Dagur, Evenki, Jin
ISO 3166 code CN-15
GDP (2016) CNY 1.8 trillion
USD 274 billion (15th)
 - per capita CNY 73,936
USD 11,134 (5th)
HDI (2010) 0.722 (high) (8th)
Website http://www.nmg.gov.cn
(Simplified Chinese)
Inner Mongolia
Great Wall in Inner Mongolia.JPG
Part of the Great Wall of China
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 内蒙古
Traditional Chinese 內蒙古
Hanyu Pinyin PRC Standard Mandarin:
Nèiměnggǔ
ROC Standard Mandarin:
Nèiménggǔ
Literal meaning Inner Mongolia
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic Өвөр Монгол
(Övör Mongol)
Mongolian script ᠦᠪᠦᠷ
ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ
Nei Mongol Autonomous Region
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 内蒙古
Traditional Chinese 內蒙古
Hanyu Pinyin PRC Standard Mandarin:
Nèi Měnggǔ Zìzhìqū
ROC Standard Mandarin:
Nèi Ménggǔ Zìzhìqū
Literal meaning Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic Өвөр Монголын Өөртөө Засах Орон
(Övör Mongolyn Öörtöö Zasakh Oron)
Mongolian script ᠦᠪᠦᠷ
ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠨ
ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ
ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠣ
ᠣᠷᠣᠨ

Inner Mongolia (Mongolian: Oburmonggul.svg Öbür Monggol in Mongolian script; simplified Chinese: 内蒙古; traditional Chinese: 內蒙古; pinyin: PRC Standard Mandarin: Nèiměnggǔ), officially Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region or Nei Mongol Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the north of the country, containing most of China's border with Mongolia (the rest of the China-Mongolia border is taken up by the Xinjiang autonomous region and Gansu province) and a small section of the border with Russia. Its capital is Hohhot, and other major cities include Baotou, Chifeng, and Ordos.

The Autonomous Region was established in 1947, incorporating the areas of the former Republic of China provinces of Suiyuan, Chahar, Rehe, Liaobei and Xing'an, along with the northern parts of Gansu and Ningxia. It is the third largest subdivision of China, spanning approximately 1,200,000 km2 (463,000 sq mi) or 12% of China's total land area. It recorded a population of 24,706,321 in the 2010 census, accounting for 1.84% of Mainland China's total population. Inner Mongolia is the country's 23rd most populous province-level division. The majority of the population in the region is Han Chinese, with a sizeable titular Mongol minority. The official languages are Mandarin and Mongolian, the latter of which is written in the traditional Mongolian script, as opposed to the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet, which is used in the state of Mongolia.


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