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Also known as Wulanhaote

Ulanhot is a county-level city and the administrative center of Hinggan League in the east of Inner Mongolia, China. Formerly known as Wangin Süm, the city became the first capital of Inner Mongolia, the first autonomous region in China, on 1 May 1947, until the regional capital moved to Zhangjiakou in late December 1949; the regional capital moved again in June 1952 to Hohhot, which remains the capital to this day.

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Settlement.name
Ulanhot
Settlement.settlement_type
County-level city
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烏蘭浩特機場 - panoramio (2).jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Ulanhot Airport main terminal building
Settlement.image_map
ChinaHingganUlanhoto.png
Settlement.map_caption
Ulanhot in Hinggan
Settlement.pushpin_map
Inner Mongolia#China
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of the city center in Inner Mongolia
Settlement.pushpin_relief
yes
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
China
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Autonomous region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Inner Mongolia
Settlement.subdivision_type2
League
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Hinggan
Settlement.seat_type
Municipal seat
Settlement.seat
Heping Subdistrict
Settlement.area_total_km2
772.0

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Official name
王爷庙
Population
356035
Area
2239.65
Official website
mgl.wlht.gov.cn
Image
民华商贸公司 - panoramio.jpg
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postal code
137400
Commons category
Ulanhot
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  • Administrative divisions
  • Climate
  • Education
  • Transportation
  • Notes
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Ulanhot is a county-level city and the administrative center of Hinggan League in the east of Inner Mongolia, China. Formerly known as Wangin Süm, the city became the first capital of Inner Mongolia, the first autonomous region in China, on 1 May 1947, until the regional capital moved to Zhangjiakou in late December 1949; the regional capital moved again in June 1952 to Hohhot, which remains the capital to this day.

The city is connected to Baicheng, Jilin by the Baicheng–Arxan railway (), which runs through the pass south of Ulanhot. China's National Highway 302 runs from Tumen, Jilin to Ulanhot. In the 7918 Network of Highways it will be on the route from Hunchun to Ulanhot. The city is also served by Ulanhot Yilelite Airport (ICAO code ZBUL, IATA code HLH). Routes flown by Air China and Hainan Airlines connect Ulanhot with Beijing Capital International Airport and Hohhot.

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