Togtoh County
托克托县 • ᠲᠣᠭᠲᠠᠬᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ Tokoto | |
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Coordinates: 40°17′N 111°12′E / 40.283°N 111.200°E | |
Country | China |
Autonomous region | Inner Mongolia |
Prefecture-level city | Hohhot |
County seat | Shuanghe Town |
Area | |
• Total | 1,313 km2 (507 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,018 m (3,340 ft) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 166,192 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | www |
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Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 托克托县 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 託克託縣 | ||||||
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Mongolian Cyrillic | Тогтох шянь | ||||||
Mongolian script | ᠲᠣᠭᠲᠠᠬᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ | ||||||
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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.