# Ulanhot

Ulanhot is a county-level city and the administrative center of Hinggan League in the east of Inner Mongolia, China. Formerly known as Wangin Süm, the city became the first capital of Inner Mongolia, the first autonomous region in China, on 1 May 1947, until the regional capital moved to Zhangjiakou in late December 1949; the regional capital moved again in June 1952 to Hohhot, which remains the capital to this day.
The city is connected to Baicheng, Jilin by the Baicheng–Arxan railway (Chinese: 白阿铁路), which runs through the pass south of Ulanhot. China's National Highway 302 runs from Tumen, Jilin to Ulanhot. In the 7918 Network of Highways it will be on the route from Hunchun to Ulanhot. The city is also served by Ulanhot Yilelite Airport (ICAO code ZBUL, IATA code HLH). Routes flown by Air China and Hainan Airlines connect Ulanhot with Beijing Capital International Airport and Hohhot.
Just outside the city is a tomb from the Yuan dynasty and a temple dedicated to Genghis Khan. The temple was constructed in 1940. In the year 2002 it received funds for significant expansion.

## Administrative divisions

Ulanhot is divided into 10 subdistricts and 4 towns.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Subdistricts ||||||
| Aiguo Subdistrict | 爱国街道 | Àiguó Jiēdào | ᠠᠢ ᠭᠦᠸᠧ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Ай хве зээл гудамж | 152201001 |
| Heping Subdistrict | 和平街道 | Hépíng Jiēdào | ᠾᠧ ᠫᠢᠩ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Ге пин зээл гудамж | 152201002 |
| Xing'an Subdistrict | 兴安街道 | Xīng'ān Jiēdào | ᠬᠢᠩᠭᠠᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Хянган зээл гудамж | 152201003 |
| Shengli Subdistrict | 胜利街道 | Shènglì Jiēdào | ᠱᠧᠩᠯᠢ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Шенли зээл гудамж | 152201004 |
| Tiexi Subdistrict | 铁西街道 | Tiěxī Jiēdào | ᠲᠡᠮᠦᠷ ᠵᠠᠮ ᠤᠨ ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨᠳ᠋ᠠᠬᠢ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Дамар замын баруунтах зээл гудамж | 152201005 |
| Dulin Subdistrict | 都林街道 | Dūlín Jiēdào | ᠳᠡᠭᠦᠯᠢᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Дүүлэн зээл гудамж | 152201006 |
| Wuyi Subdistrict | 五一街道 | Wǔyī Jiēdào | ᠡᠦ ᠢ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Үү И зээл гудамж | 152201007 |
| Chengjiao Subdistrict | 城郊街道 | Chéngjiāo Jiēdào | ᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠲᠡᠭᠦᠷᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Хотын дүүргэн зээл гудамж | 152201008 |
| Xincheng Subdistrict | 新城街道 | Xīnchéng Jiēdào | ᠰᠢᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠢᠮᠵᠢ | Шинэ хот зээл гудимж | 152201009 |
| Tianjiao Subdistrict | 天骄街道 | Tiānjiāo Jiēdào | ᠲᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠵᠢᠶᠣᠤ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Даяан жяо зээл гудамж | 152201010 |
| Towns ||||||
| Ulan Had Town | 乌兰哈达镇 | Wūlánhādá Zhèn | ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠬᠠᠳᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Улаанахта балгас | 152201100 |
| Gegensüm Town | 葛根庙镇 | Gěgēnmiào Zhèn | ᠭᠡᠭᠡᠨᠰᠦ᠋ᠮ᠎ᠡ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Хээнсм балгас | 152201101 |
| Tabin Ortoo Town | 太本站镇 | Tàiběnzhàn Zhèn | ᠲᠠᠪᠢᠨ ᠥᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Тавин өртөө балгас | 152201102 |
| Ilalt Town | 义勒力特镇 | Yìlèlìtè Zhèn | ᠢᠯᠠᠯᠲᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Ялалт балгас | 152201103 |
Others:
* Hoh Horse Herding Pasture (呼和马场)
* Ulanhot Green Industrial Park (乌兰浩特绿色产业园)
* Hinggan League Economic-Technological Development Area (兴安盟经济技术开发区)

## Climate

Ulan Hot has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa, Trewartha Dcac). Winters are long, cold and dry, while summers are very warm. The monthly 24-hour mean temperature ranges from −15.0 °C (5.0 °F) in January to 22.9 °C (73.2 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 5.03 °C (41.1 °F). Over two-thirds of the annual rainfall occurs from May to August.
Climate data for Ulan Hot (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2000) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) | 11.7 (53.1) | 23.5 (74.3) | 31.7 (89.1) | 38.3 (100.9) | 40.3 (104.5) | 39.7 (103.5) | 37.1 (98.8) | 32.5 (90.5) | 29.9 (85.8) | 18.9 (66.0) | 7.7 (45.9) | 40.3 (104.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) | −2.8 (27.0) | 5.1 (41.2) | 15.0 (59.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 27.3 (81.1) | 29.1 (84.4) | 27.5 (81.5) | 22.3 (72.1) | 13.3 (55.9) | 1.1 (34.0) | −7.1 (19.2) | 12.1 (53.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.1 (6.6) | −9.5 (14.9) | −1.6 (29.1) | 8.3 (46.9) | 16.2 (61.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 23.9 (75.0) | 22.0 (71.6) | 15.7 (60.3) | 6.7 (44.1) | −4.5 (23.9) | −12.5 (9.5) | 6.0 (42.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −18.6 (−1.5) | −14.9 (5.2) | −7.5 (18.5) | 1.6 (34.9) | 9.5 (49.1) | 15.7 (60.3) | 19.0 (66.2) | 16.8 (62.2) | 9.6 (49.3) | 1.1 (34.0) | −9.0 (15.8) | −16.7 (1.9) | 0.6 (33.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −33.7 (−28.7) | −31.2 (−24.2) | −25.4 (−13.7) | −13.6 (7.5) | −4.5 (23.9) | 2.9 (37.2) | 10.4 (50.7) | 6.0 (42.8) | −3.5 (25.7) | −17.4 (0.7) | −26.4 (−15.5) | −32.9 (−27.2) | −33.7 (−28.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.5 (0.06) | 2.0 (0.08) | 4.2 (0.17) | 17.1 (0.67) | 40.9 (1.61) | 87.5 (3.44) | 134.8 (5.31) | 81.8 (3.22) | 38.8 (1.53) | 13.4 (0.53) | 4.1 (0.16) | 3.6 (0.14) | 429.7 (16.92) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 7.6 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 10.8 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 71.3 |
| Average snowy days | 4.2 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 24.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 52 | 43 | 37 | 34 | 40 | 55 | 66 | 66 | 56 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 50 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 202.5 | 216.2 | 266.2 | 261.4 | 271.5 | 252.0 | 244.0 | 255.8 | 249.9 | 230.0 | 184.0 | 177.3 | 2,810.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 72 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 64 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China ||||||||||||||

## Education

Secondary schools in Ulanhot include:
* Ulanhot No. 1 (乌兰浩特第一中学)
* Ulanhot No. 2 (乌兰浩特第二中学)
* Ulanhot No. 3 (乌兰浩特第三中学)

## Transportation

* Ulanhot Yilelite Airport
* Ulanhot railway station [zh]