Dongsheng District ( Mongolian: ''Düŋšėŋ toɣoriɣ''; ; alternate spelling

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

: Koshang; Turkic: Košang) is a

District A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

and the seat of Ordos City,

Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ...

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. It has a district population of 574,242. The district is predominantly

Han Chinese The Han Chinese () or Han people (), are an East Asian ethnic group native to China. They constitute the world's largest ethnic group, making up about 18% of the global population and consisting of various subgroups speaking distinctive va ...

, but has a significant Mongol minority.

History

Dongsheng is also the fastest growing district of Ordos City, half of the district being under construction. To enable further expansion, officials in 2003 planned the nearby district of

Kangbashi Kangbashi District () ''Hiya Bagsi dûgûrig'' is an urban district of the prefecture-level city of Ordos in Inner Mongolia, China. The district is internationally known for its opulent civic square and monuments and for having few residents r ...

, a brand new (city) from Dongsheng.

Geography

Ordos's prefectural administrative region occupies 86,752 square kilometres (33,495 sq mi) and covers the bigger part of the Ordos Desert, although the urban area itself is relatively small. The region borders the prefectures of Hohhot to the east, Baotou to the northeast, Bayan Nur to the north, Alxa League to the northwest, Wuhai to the west, the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to its southwest, and the provinces of Shaanxi and Shanxi to the south.

Transportation

* China National Highway 210

References

External links

Dongsheng Government Website
County-level divisions of Inner Mongolia Ordos City {{InnerMongolia-geo-stub