Autonomous Region - Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is a Mongol autonomous region of the People's Republic of China.
Inner Mongolia borders, from east to west, the provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and Gansu, while to the north it borders Mongolia and Russia. It has an area of 1.18 million km² and a population of 23.76 million. The capital is Hohhot.
The abbreviation of the Autonomous Region is 蒙 (Meng).
Name
Inner Mongolia is distinct from Outer Mongolia, which was a term used by the Republic of China and previous governments to refer to what is covered today by the independent state of Mongolia plus Russia's Republic of Tuva.
In Mongol, the region is known as Southern Mongolia (öbür monggol), rather than Inner Mongolia (dotood monggol), where "South" refers to the region's location south of the Gobi Desert. In Chinese, The region is known as "Inner Mongolia", where the terms of "Inner/Outer" are derived from Manchu dorgi/tulergi, viewed as Sinocentric by some Mongols.
The split in naming conventions is reflected in the official name of the autonomous region, which is "Southern Mongolia" in Mongol, and "Inner Mongolia" in Chinese. Some Mongolians use the name "Southern Mongolia" in English as well.
Major Cities:
Hohhot, Baotou, Wuhai, Chifeng, Tongliao,
Neighboring Areas:
Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Gansu Province, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
Neighboring Countries: Russia and Mongolia
Municipal government office address:
1 Xinhua Dajie, Hohhot City 010055
Tel: (0471) 6944404
Website: www.nmg.gov.cn
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Inner Mongolia Natural Conditions
Demographics
Han Chinese are the largest ethnic group, consistuting about 80% of the population. The modern Han Chinese migration had begun in early 18th century with encouragement from the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and continued into the 20th century. Han Chinese live mostly along the Yellow River as well as various population centres in central and eastern Inner Mongolia. Mongols are the second largest ethnic group, comprising about 17% of the population. Many of the traditionally nomadic Mongols have settled in permanent homes as their pastoral economy was collectivized during the Maoist Era.
Other ethnic groups include the Daur, the Evenks, the Oroqin, the Hui, the Manchus, and the Koreans.