Xincheng District (

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: ; zh, s=新城区) is one of four

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of the

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Hohhot Hohhot,; abbreviated zh, c=呼市, p=Hūshì, labels=no formerly known as Kweisui, is the Capital (political), capital of Inner Mongolia in the North China, north of the China, People's Republic of China, serving as the region's administrativ ...

, the capital of

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, China. It is located in the northeast of central

, with Saihan District to its south, Huimin District to its west, Wuchuan County to its north, and

Zhuozi County Zhuozi (; zh, s=卓资县) is a county of Ulanqab prefecture-level city, which in turn is part of Inner Mongolia, China. It has an area of , and in 2020 had about inhabitants. Administrative divisions Zhuozi County is made up of 5 towns ...

Ulanqab Ulanqab or Ulan Chab ( zh, s=乌兰察布, p=Wūlánchábù; ''Ulaɣančab qota-means in Mongolian Ulaan-red, Tsab/tsav is-hills''; Mongolian Cyrillic: Улаанцав хот) is a region administered as a prefecture-level city in south-centr ...

to its east. The District spans 700 square kilometers and has 699,672 inhabitants as of the 2020 census.

Subdivisions

Huimin District is made up of 7 subdistricts and 1

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Transport

Railway stations

Xincheng District houses Hohhot's two major railway stations, with the older Hohhot railway station of the Beijing–Baotou railway, first built in 1921, located in the west of the district, and the newer Hohhot East railway station of the

Zhangjiakou–Hohhot high-speed railway The Zhangjiakou-Hohhot high-speed railway is a high-speed railway located in China. It connects Hohhot, the capital city of Inner Mongolia, to Zhangjiakou in Hebei province. The line has a length of as a double-tracked passenger dedicated line, w ...

, first built in 2010, located in the east.

Metro

Xincheng is currently served by two lines and 24 stations of the Hohhot Metro. * - Xinhua Square , People's Hall, Jiangjunyashu,

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, Dongyinglu, Inner Mongolia Exhibition Hall, Inner Mongolia Museum,

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, Hohhot East railway station NDC * - Talidonglu, Xindian, Baihelu, Beishan Park, Sichouzhiludadao, Yijiacun, Genghis Khan Park, Haoqinying, Genghis Khan Square, Inner Mongolia Gymnasium, Hohhot Stadium, Gongzhufu, Hohhot railway station HHC, Xinhua Square , Zhongshanlu

References

County-level divisions of Inner Mongolia {{InnerMongolia-geo-stub