Ulanhot
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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.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ulanhot
- Settlement.settlement_type
- County-level city
- Settlement.image_skyline
- 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
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- Inner Mongolia#China
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- 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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Wikidata facts
- 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
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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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