Inner Mongolia
- Total - Contribution to PRC
1 218,698 km ² 12.43%
- Total 2012 - Density
25,000,000 inhabitants 20.51 inhabitants / km ²
The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (in Chinese内蒙古自治区, Pinyin NEI Měnggǔ zizhiqu; Mongolian :; Cyrillic spelling Өвөр Монгол; Öbür mongɣul ) is an Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. The term "Inner " Mongolia is derived from the Manchurian " dorgi (lbs) / tulergi ( outside) ." It reflects the perspective of Beijing and was built during the Qing Dynasty. Thus it has a Manchurian embossed sino -centric connotation. The antonym of " Outer Mongolia " is outdated. He stood during the Qing Dynasty and the Republic period (1912-1949) for the largest part of the territory of present-day Mongolia, the final split off in 1921 by China. Mongols call both areas "front" ( = " southern ", instead of " internal" ) and "back" ( = "North ", instead of " outer" ) Mongolia ( öbör / aru ).
History
The difference between the Inner and Outer Mongolia has grown over time. During the Qing Dynasty, the Inner Mongolia was divided into ordinary Chinese provinces, whereas the Outer Mongolia was left largely in the pre- Qing structures.
The east of the region or the former province of Chahar in 1933 conquered by the Japanese in 1937 the puppet state Mengjiang with capital Kalgan under the local Mongol princes Demchugdongrub established, but despite the occupation Hohhots to the west could not spread in the province Suiyuan.
Even before the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region was established in 1947 after the Soviet model of minority policy. By 1949, the territory of modern Inner Mongolia was divided into the provinces of Chahar and Suiyuan. Then the bulk of the dissolved province deer and the West Manchuria came 1955 ( parts of the provinces of Heilongjiang and Fengtian ) added, Kalgan, however, fell to the Hebei Province.
Geography
The Autonomous Region is bordered to the north by Russia and Mongolia. To the south it borders - from west to east - Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang.
The climate is continental temperate Inner Mongolia with long cold winters and short warm summers. From southeast to northwest the rainfall decreases continuously; in the west of Inner Mongolia there are deserts.
Administrative Divisions
The capital of the Autonomous Region is Hohhot. Overall, it is - at the district level - in nine prefecture-level cities and three frets ( aimags ) divided:
- Hohhot (呼和浩特市 ᠺ ᠥ ᠺ ᠡ ᠬ ᠣ ᠲ ᠠ )
- Baotou City (包头 市 ᠪ ᠣ ᠭ ᠣ ᠲ ᠣ )
- Wuhai City (乌海 市 ᠦ ᠬ ᠠ ᠢ )
- Chifeng City (赤峰 市 ᠤ ᠯ ᠠ ᠭ ᠠ ᠨ ᠬ ᠠ ᠳ ᠠ )
- Tongliao City (通辽 市 ᠲ ᠦ ᠨ ᠭ ᠯ ᠢ ᠶ ᠥ ᠥ )
- Ordos City (鄂尔多斯 市 ᠣ ᠷ ᠳ ᠣ ᠰ )
- Hulun Buir City (呼伦贝尔 市 ᠺ ᠥ ᠯ ᠦ ᠨ ᠪ ᠤ ᠶ ᠢ ᠷ )
- City Bayan Nur (巴彦淖尔 市 ᠪ ᠠ ᠶ ᠠ ᠠ ᠨ ᠠ ᠭ ᠤ ᠷ )
- City Ulanqab (乌兰察布 市 ᠤ ᠯ ᠠ ᠭ ᠠ ᠨ ᠴ ᠠ ᠪ )
- Xilinguole Federation (锡林郭勒 盟 ᠰ ᠢ ᠯ ᠢ ᠵ ᠢ ᠨ ᠭ ᠣ ᠣ ᠯ )
- Hinggan Association (兴安盟 ᠬ ᠢ ᠩ ᠭ ᠠ ᠨ )
- Alxa Association (阿拉善 盟 ᠠ ᠯ ᠠ ᠱ ᠠ ᠨ ).
Demography
The census of 2000 counted 23,323,347 inhabitants of Inner Mongolia.