Horqin District (Mongolian: ; ) is an administrative district of the prefecture-level city of Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, China, and its seat of government.
The district was formed in January 1999 upon the creation of the prefecture-level city of Tongliao from the former Jirem League. The boundaries of the district is roughly coterminous with the core urban area of Tongliao.
The local Mongolian dialect spoken in the area is Khorchin Mongolian; most people in the district speak Mandarin Chinese (the most commonly spoken dialect is Northeastern Mandarin).
The Inner Mongolia University for the Nationalities is located in the district; it was founded in 2000 as an amalgamation of the Inner Mongolia Normal College of the Nationalities, the Mongol Medicine College of Inner Mongolia, and the Jirem College of Animal Husbandry.
Administrative divisions Horqin District is made up of 11 subdistricts, 9 towns, and 1 sum.
Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Mongolian (Hudum Script) Mongolian (Cyrillic) Administrative division codeSubdistricts Horqin Subdistrict 150502001 Ximen Subdistrict 150502002 Yongqing Subdistrict 150502003 Mingren Subdistrict 150502004 Shijie Subdistrict 150502005 Tuanjie Subdistrict 150502006 Dongjiao Subdistrict 150502007 Tielu Subdistrict 150502008 Hongxin Subdistrict 150502009 Holingol Subdistrict 150502010 Jianguo Subdistrict 150502011Towns Dalin Town 150502100 Qianjiadian Town 150502101 Yuliangbao Town 150502102 Melhit Town 150502103 Fengtian Town 150502104 Qinghe Town 150502105 Yuxin Town 150502106 Qinghe Town 150502107Sum Murin Süm Sum(Moli Miao, Murin Miao) 150502200
Others: State-owned Zhenan Farm (国有哲南农场) Sanyitang Farm (三义堂农场) Tongliao Gaolintun Breeding Farm (通辽市高林屯种畜场) Hurah Stock Breeding Farm (胡力海原种繁殖场) Murin Miao Sheep Breeding Farm (莫力庙种羊场) Banjiedian Pasture (半截店牧场)
See also Khorchin Mongols
References
External links www.xzqh.org