Xilinhot
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Xilinhot 锡林浩特市 • ᠰᠢᠯᠢ ᠶᠢᠨᠬᠣᠲᠠ |
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 Xilinhot
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| Coordinates: 43°57′N 116°05′E / 43.950°N 116.083°ECoordinates: 43°57′N 116°05′E / 43.950°N 116.083°E | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| Aimag | Xilin Gol |
| Incorporated (County-level city) | 1983.10.10 |
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| • County-level city | 14,785 km2 (5,709 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 34 km2 (13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 997 m (3,271 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • County-level city | 245,886 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 026000 |
| Area code(s) | 0479 |
| License plate prefixes | 蒙H |
| Website | xilinhaote |
Xilinhot (Mongolian: Шилийн хот, 
, Sili-yin hota; simplified Chinese: 锡林浩特; traditional Chinese: 錫林浩特; pinyin: Xīlínhàotè) is a county-level city which serves as the seat of government for the Xilin Gol league in Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It has a jurisdiction area of 14,785 square kilometres (5,709 sq mi), and a population of 245,886, with 149,000 being in the Xilinhot urban area.
During the Ming dynasty in these places were nomadic child in the 17th knee Belguteya, elder brother of Genghis Khan, so the local Mongols were called "abganar" (translated from Mongolian "Abgal" means "paternal uncle"). When in the first half of the 17th century the Mongols submitted to the Manchu. abganar territory were divided into two banners: Abganar-Tszoitsi (abganar left wing) and Abganar-Yuitsi (abganar right wing), commanded by "wings" in the rank of princes "beile". Besides abganarov, also lived here and tribes Abgal (阿巴嘎) and Hotsit (浩齐特). Xinlihot was renamed Beizi Temple (bèi zǐ miào 贝子庙), since the Qianlong Emperor built a Lama temple which was called Beizi Temple here in 1743. Nowadays, the temple is one of the largest temples on the Xilin Gol grassland. In 1953, the county was renamed Xilinhot while in 1956 it was renamed Abahanaer Banner. In 1983, it was approved to set up as a county-level city by the state council, and finally renamed Xilinhot.
The elevation is about 990 metres (3,250 ft). The city is 610 and 620 kilometres (380 and 390 mi) from Beijing and Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, respectively.
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