Shiwei, Inner Mongolia

Mengwu Shiwei
蒙兀室韦苏木Мынъу-Шивэйᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ
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Facing Russia across the Ergun River
Facing Russia across the Ergun River
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Coordinates: 51°20′14″N 119°53′47″E / 51.33722°N 119.89639°E / 51.33722; 119.89639
CountryChina
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
Prefecture-level cityHulunbuir
County-level cityErgun City

Mengwu Shiwei (Chinese: 蒙兀室韦苏木, Russian: Сомон Мынъу-Шивэй) is a sum (a type of township-level division) under the administration of Ergun City, Inner Mongolia. The township is located in Northeastern Inner Mongolia on the border with Russia.

The township is one of the border crossings between China and Russia, lying on one side of the Ergune River.[1] On the opposite bank lies the Russian village of Olochi, connected to Shiwei by the Friendship Bridge.

  1. ^ "Inner Mongolia: The Fairest of All". #legend. June 30, 2016.