Hexigten Banner Explained

Hexigten Banner
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Inner Mongolia#China
Pushpin Label:Heshigten
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in Inner Mongolia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous region
Subdivision Name1:Inner Mongolia
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Chifeng
Seat Type:Banner seat
Seat:Jingpeng
Area Total Km2:20637
Elevation M:1100
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:186,143
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:43.28°N 117.48°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:025350
Area Code:0476
Mon:Хишигтэн хошуу
Monr:Kesigten qosiɣu
Order:st
S:克什克腾旗
T:克什克騰旗
P:Kèshíkèténg Qí

Hexigten Banner (Mongolian: {{MongolUnicode|ᠬᠡᠰᠢᠭᠲᠡᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ|style=max-height:2em;word-wrap:normal;) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China under the jurisdiction of Chifeng, bordering Hebei province to the south. In 1690 the Battle of Ulan Butung between Qing and Dzungar forces took place here.

Etymology

It was named after the Khishigten Mongol clan, who were considered to be the descendants of the Kheshig, the imperial guard of the Mongol Empire.

Demographics

There are 8 main ethnic groups (i.e. Han, Mongol, Hui, Manchu, Daur, Korean, Dong and Zhuang). The Mongols are of the Hishigten division.

Administrative divisions

Hexigten Banner is made up of 3 subdistricts, 7 towns, 2 townships, and 4 sums.

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinMongolian (Hudum Script)Mongolian (Cyrillic)Administrative division code
Subdistricts
Yingchang SubdistrictChinese: 应昌街道Mongolian: Ин цан зээл гудамж150425400
Reshuitang SubdistrictChinese: 热水塘街道Mongolian: Галдастай зээл гудамж150425401
Xar Moron SubdistrictChinese: 西拉沐沦街道Mongolian: Ширмран зээл гудамж150425403
Towns
Jingpeng TownChinese: 经棚镇Mongolian: Бяруу балгас150425100
Yuzhoudi TownChinese: 宇宙地镇Mongolian: Юй жүү ди балгас150425101
Tuchengzi TownChinese: 土城子镇Mongolian: Ад цэнз балгас150425102
Tongxing TownChinese: 同兴镇Mongolian: Дүн шин балгас150425103
Wanheyong TownChinese: 万合永镇Mongolian: Ван ге юн балгас150425104
Zhirui TownChinese: 芝瑞镇Mongolian: Зии руу балгас150425105
Dalai Nur TownChinese: 达来诺日镇Mongolian: Далайнуур балгас150425106
Towns
Xinkaidi TownshipChinese: 新开地乡Mongolian: Шин кай ди шиян150425200
Hongshanzi TownshipChinese: 红山子乡Mongolian: Хон шанз шиян150425201
Sums
Darhan Ul SumChinese: 达日罕乌拉苏木Mongolian: Дархануул сум150425202
Bayan Qagan SumChinese: 巴彦查干苏木Mongolian: Баянцагаан сум150425203
Hurai Hure SumChinese: 浩来呼热苏木Mongolian: Хуурай хүрээ сум150425204
Ulan Butung SumChinese: 乌兰布统苏木Mongolian: Улаанбудон сум150425205

Transport

Economy

The main industries are mining, renewable energy, tourism, and stock breeding. From 2006 to 2008, Hexigten ranked No. 1 for 3 consecutive years in wind power production among all the counties of China with 532 wind turbines installed in 2008, totally installed generating capacity of 525 megawatt and annual energy generation of 1124 GWh.

Sights

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/neimenggu/admin/ Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties