Togtoh County

Togtoh County
托克托县ᠲᠣᠭᠲᠠᠬᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ
Tokoto
Togtoh is located in Inner Mongolia
Togtoh
Togtoh
Location in Inner Mongolia
Togtoh is located in China
Togtoh
Togtoh
Togtoh (China)
Coordinates: 40°17′N 111°12′E / 40.283°N 111.200°E / 40.283; 111.200
CountryChina
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
Prefecture-level cityHohhot
County seatShuanghe Town
Area
 • Total1,313 km2 (507 sq mi)
Elevation
1,018 m (3,340 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total166,192
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.tuoxian.gov.cn
Togtoh County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese托克托县
Traditional Chinese託克託縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTuōkètuō Xiàn
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicТогтох шянь
Mongolian scriptᠲᠣᠭᠲᠠᠬᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNCToɣtaqu siyan

Togtoh County (Mongolian: ᠲᠣᠭᠲᠠᠬᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ; Chinese: 托克托县) is a county of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, North China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, located on the north bank of the Yellow River at which point that great river turns out of the Ordos Loop toward the south. It is under the administration of the regional capital of Hohhot, 78 kilometres (48 mi) to the northeast, with a population of around 166,192.

Its villages include Hekou, formerly known as Hokow and Tchagan Kouren, which was once an important caravan center on the north bend of the Yellow River.