Saihan, Hohhot Explained

Saihan
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:China Inner Mongolia#China
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Inner Mongolia
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Hohhot
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Ju Ud Road Subdistrict
Area Total Km2:1025.2
Elevation M:1047
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:885,321
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:40.7922°N 111.7019°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Mon:Сайхан дугараг
Monr:Sayiqan toɣoriɣ
Order:st
S:赛罕区
T:賽罕區
P:Sàihǎn Qū

Saihan District (Mongolian:,) is one of four districts of the prefecture-level city of Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.

It was established in July 1999 and is located in the South East of the city[2] and covers a total area of 1025.2 square kilometres. The population of the district is 572,000, 383,000 of whom live in the urban core; the remaining population live in the vast agricultural area included within the district.[3]

The district houses the cities seat of government, and a number of important cultural sites, including the nationally protected Wanbu Huayanjing Pagoda and Baita railway station. It also houses the international airport for Hohhot, Hohhot Baita International Airport and Hohhot East railway station; one of two major railway stations in the city. The HQ for the Hohhot Metro is located near the Houbutaqi station within the district.

Administrative divisions

Saihan District is made up of 8 subdistricts and 3 towns.[4]

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinMongolian (Hudum Script)Mongolian (Cyrillic)Administrative division code
Subdistricts
Renmin Road SubdistrictChinese: 人民路街道Mongolian: Ард замын зээл гудамж150105001
University West Road SubdistrictChinese: 大学西路街道Mongolian: Их сургуулийн баруун замын зээл гудамж150105002
Ulanqab East Road SubdistrictChinese: 乌兰察布东路街道Mongolian: Улаанцав зүүн замын зээл гудамж150105003
University East Road SubdistrictChinese: 大学东路街道150105004
Zhongzhuan Road SubdistrictChinese: 中专路街道Mongolian: Жүн зуан замын зээл гудамж150105005
Ju Ud Road SubdistrictChinese: 昭乌达路街道Mongolian: Жуу уд замын зээл гудамж150105006
Bayan SubdistrictChinese: 巴彦街道Mongolian: Баян зээл гудамж150105006
Chilechuan Road Subdistrict
(Qelger Tal Road Subdistrict)
Chinese: 敕勒川路街道Mongolian: Цэлгэр тал замын зээл гудамж150105008
Towns
Yulin TownChinese: 榆林镇Mongolian: Юй лин балгас150105101
Hua Huxu TownChinese: 黄合少镇Mongolian: Хуахашуу балгас150105103
Jinhe TownChinese: 金河镇Mongolian: Гийн ге балгас150105104

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/neimenggu/admin/ Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. Web site: 呼和浩特市人民政府办公厅关于印发呼和浩特市自然灾害救助应急预案的通知.
  3. Web site: 2013-12-27. 呼和浩特市赛罕区网站. https://web.archive.org/web/20131227005908/http://www.hhsh.gov.cn/M_Main/IndexContent.aspx?pkey=XWLB00111&aType=4. dead. 2013-12-27. 2020-06-06.
  4. Web site: 2022年统计用区划代码. zh.