# Horinger County

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.

## 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 |
| 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 ᠰᠢᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ)

## Climate

Climate data for Horinger, elevation 1,167 m (3,829 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| 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 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 72 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 65 | 62 | 56 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 66 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Transport

* China National Highway 209
* Inner Mongolia Provincial Highway 210
* Fengzhun Railway
* Hohhot Shengle International Airport

## Economy

* 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

* 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%

## Health

* 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