Horinger County
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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.
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Administrative divisions
Horinger County is made up of 4 towns and 4 townships.
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
ᠰᠢᠨᠡ
ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ)
Climate
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
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