The Hinggan
League
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(; mn,
tr. ''Hinggan Aimag'',
Mongol Cyrillic: Хянган аймаг) is a
prefecture-level subdivision of the
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
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of the
People's Republic of China. It borders
Hulun Buir to the north, the
Republic of Mongolia
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and
Xilingol League
Xilingol, Xilin Gol, Shiliin Gol or Xilinguole Aimag/League (; mn, , , , ) is one of 3 leagues of Inner Mongolia. The seat is Xilinhot, and the area is . The league's economy is based on mining and agriculture.
Xilingol borders Mongolia to ...
to the west,
Tongliao to the south and the provinces of
Jilin and
Heilongjiang to the east. The name is derived from the
Greater Khingan
The Greater Khingan Range or Da Hinggan Range (; IPA: ), is a -long volcanic mountain range in the Inner Mongolia region of Northeast China.
It was originally called the Xianbei Mountains, which later became the name of the northern branch of ...
mountain range that crosses the league from the Northwest to the Southeast.
Administrative subdivisions
Hinggan league is divided into 2
county-level cities, 1
county and 3
banners
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:
Demographics
In 2000, Hinggan League had 1,588,787 inhabitants (26.57 per km²).
Notes
Literature
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Prefecture-level divisions of Inner Mongolia
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