# Togtoh County

Togtoh County (Mongolian: ᠲᠣᠭᠲᠠᠬᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ; Chinese: 托克托县) 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, located on the north bank of the Yellow River at which point that great river turns out of the Ordos Loop toward the south. It is under the administration of the regional capital of Hohhot, 78 kilometres (48 mi) to the northeast, with a population of around 166,192.
Its villages include Hekou, formerly known as Hokow and Tchagan Kouren, which was once an important caravan center on the north bend of the Yellow River.

## Administrative divisions

Togtoh County is made up of 5 towns.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||
| Shuanghe Town | 双河镇 | Shuānghé Zhèn | ᠱᠤᠸᠠᠩ ᠾᠧ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Сойн ге балгас | 150122100 |
| Xinyingzi Town | 新营子镇 | Xīnyíngzi Zhèn | ᠰᠢᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠶᠢᠩᠽᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шинэ енз балгас | 150122101 |
| Wushen Town | 五申镇 | Wǔshēn Zhèn | ᠦᠦᠰᠢᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Үүшин балгас | 150122102 |
| Wushijia Town | 伍什家镇 | Wǔshíjiā Zhèn | ᠡᠦ ᠱᠢ ᠵᠢᠶᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Үү ши жье балгас | 150122103 |
| Gucheng Town | 古城镇 | Gǔchéng Zhèn | ᠭᠦ᠋ ᠴᠧᠩ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Хөө цэн балгас | 150122104 |
Other:
* Togtoh Industrial Park (托克托工业园区, ᠲᠣᠭᠲᠠᠬᠤ ᠠᠵᠤ ᠦᠢᠯᠡᠳᠪᠦᠷᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠬᠦᠷᠢᠶᠡᠯᠡᠩ)

## Climate

Climate data for Togtoh, elevation 1,016 m (3,333 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) | 8.4 (47.1) | 18.2 (64.8) | 25.2 (77.4) | 35.1 (95.2) | 36.0 (96.8) | 40.5 (104.9) | 38.8 (101.8) | 36.1 (97.0) | 35.0 (95.0) | 28.4 (83.1) | 20.2 (68.4) | 11.0 (51.8) | 40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) | 1.8 (35.2) | 9.6 (49.3) | 18.2 (64.8) | 24.4 (75.9) | 28.8 (83.8) | 30.3 (86.5) | 28.1 (82.6) | 23.1 (73.6) | 15.8 (60.4) | 6.0 (42.8) | −2.0 (28.4) | 15.0 (59.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.9 (12.4) | −5.5 (22.1) | 2.4 (36.3) | 10.9 (51.6) | 17.4 (63.3) | 22.0 (71.6) | 23.9 (75.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 16.1 (61.0) | 8.5 (47.3) | −0.5 (31.1) | −8.5 (16.7) | 8.1 (46.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.2 (2.8) | −11.2 (11.8) | −3.7 (25.3) | 3.7 (38.7) | 10.1 (50.2) | 15.1 (59.2) | 17.9 (64.2) | 16.1 (61.0) | 10.3 (50.5) | 2.9 (37.2) | −5.3 (22.5) | −13.3 (8.1) | 2.2 (36.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.1 (−18.6) | −26.4 (−15.5) | −20.6 (−5.1) | −9.9 (14.2) | −1.5 (29.3) | 2.6 (36.7) | 9.9 (49.8) | 7.0 (44.6) | −0.8 (30.6) | −8.6 (16.5) | −25.9 (−14.6) | −29.7 (−21.5) | −29.7 (−21.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.3 (0.13) | 4.4 (0.17) | 10.0 (0.39) | 18.7 (0.74) | 32.7 (1.29) | 40.7 (1.60) | 87.7 (3.45) | 75.0 (2.95) | 52.6 (2.07) | 23.5 (0.93) | 11.1 (0.44) | 3.3 (0.13) | 363 (14.29) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 66.9 |
| Average snowy days | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 16.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 50 | 41 | 35 | 37 | 46 | 59 | 63 | 61 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 52 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 198.6 | 202.2 | 249.5 | 272.5 | 295.6 | 278.2 | 264.8 | 259.3 | 231.7 | 225.6 | 191.6 | 190.3 | 2,859.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 62 | 59 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 65 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||