# Holingol

Holingol (also Huolin Gol; Mongolian: ᠬᠣᠣᠯᠢᠠ ᠭᠣᠤᠯ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ; Chinese: 霍林郭勒) is a county-level city of Inner Mongolia, China.
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 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 58 | 50 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 63 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## 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