Holingol

This article is about the city of Holingol in Tongliao. For the county of Horinger in Hohhot, see Horinger County.

Holingol (also Huolin Gol; Mongolian: ᠬᠣᠣᠯᠢᠨ ᠭᠣᠤᠯ
ᠬᠣᠲᠠ; Chinese: 霍林郭勒) is a county-level city of Inner Mongolia, China.

Holingol 霍林郭勒市 • ᠬᠣᠣᠯᠢᠨ ᠭᠣᠤᠯ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
County-level city
Tongliao divisions: Holingol is 2 on this map
Holingol Location in Inner Mongolia Show map of Inner Mongolia Holingol Holingol (China) Show map of China
Coordinates: 45°32′00″N 119°39′10″E
Country	China
Autonomous region	Inner Mongolia
Prefecture-level city	Tongliao
Municipal seat	Mostai Subdistrict
Area [1]
• County-level city	585.0 km2 (225.9 sq mi)
• Urban	36.04 km2 (13.92 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[2]
• County-level city	138,676
• Density	240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	029200
Area code	0475
GDP	2008
- Total	CNY 13.1 billion USD 2.01 billion
- Per capita	CNY 187,142 USD 29,052
Website	www.hlgls.gov.cn

Holingol
Chinese name
Chinese	霍林郭勒市
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huòlínguōlè Shì
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic	Хоолингол хот
Mongolian script	ᠬᠣᠣᠯᠢᠨ ᠭᠣᠤᠯ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ

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.

Administrative divisions

Holingol is made up of 4 subdistricts and 1 sum.

Name	Simplified Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	Mongolian (Hudum Script)	Mongolian (Cyrillic)	Administrative division code
Subdistricts
Jus Hua Subdistrict	珠斯花街道	Zhūsīhuā Jiēdào	ᠵᠦᠰᠬᠤᠸᠠ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ	Зүсхуа зээл гудамж	150581001
Mostai Subdistrict	莫斯台街道	Mòsītái Jiēdào	ᠮᠥᠰᠥᠲᠥ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ	Мөст зээл гудамж	150581002
Bor Hujir Subdistrict	宝日呼吉尔街道	Bǎorìhūjí'ěr Jiēdào	ᠪᠣᠷᠬᠤᠵᠢᠷ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ	Борхожир зээл гудамж	150581003
Xarhur Subdistrict	沙尔呼热街道	Shā'ěrhūrè Jiēdào	ᠰᠢᠷ᠎ᠠ ᠬᠦᠦᠷ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ	Шар гүүр зээл гудамж	150581004
Sum
Dalai Huxu Sum	达来胡硕苏木	Dáláihúshuò Sūmù	ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠢᠬᠤᠰᠢᠭᠤ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ	Далайхашуу сум	150581200

Other: Holingol Military Horse Farm Ecological Reserve Management Committee (霍林郭勒市军马场生态保护区管理委员会)

Climate

Climate data for Holingol, elevation 824 m (2,703 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−13.9 (7.0)	−8.9 (16.0)	0.5 (32.9)	11.3 (52.3)	19.6 (67.3)	24.3 (75.7)	27.0 (80.6)	25.5 (77.9)	19.7 (67.5)	10.6 (51.1)	−2.3 (27.9)	−11.9 (10.6)	8.5 (47.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−19.0 (−2.2)	−15.1 (4.8)	−5.9 (21.4)	4.3 (39.7)	12.6 (54.7)	17.9 (64.2)	20.9 (69.6)	18.9 (66.0)	12.3 (54.1)	3.3 (37.9)	−8.0 (17.6)	−16.6 (2.1)	2.1 (35.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−23.3 (−9.9)	−20.4 (−4.7)	−12.0 (10.4)	−2.7 (27.1)	5.1 (41.2)	11.3 (52.3)	14.9 (58.8)	12.7 (54.9)	5.6 (42.1)	−2.8 (27.0)	−12.8 (9.0)	−20.7 (−5.3)	−3.8 (25.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	1.6 (0.06)	2.5 (0.10)	5.9 (0.23)	9.0 (0.35)	34.9 (1.37)	68.6 (2.70)	97.4 (3.83)	73.1 (2.88)	43.1 (1.70)	14.6 (0.57)	5.8 (0.23)	3.7 (0.15)	360.2 (14.17)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.3	3.3	5.1	5.7	8.3	13.4	13.5	10.5	8.7	5.0	5.1	5.7	87.6
Average snowy days	9.3	8.0	9.7	4.6	0.9	0	0	0	0.5	4.7	9.9	12.3	59.9
Average relative humidity (%)	67	64	57	43	44	59	66	66	59	55	63	68	59
Mean monthly sunshine hours	201.5	221.0	271.8	271.4	268.0	231.6	229.3	247.7	236.0	231.0	184.8	170.6	2,764.7
Percentage possible sunshine	71	75	73	66	58	50	49	57	64	69	66	63	63
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Transport

• China National Highway 304
• Inner Mongolia Provincial Highway 101
• Tonghuo Railway
• Huolinhe Airport

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