Togtoh County

Togtoh County (Mongolian: ᠲᠣᠭᠲᠠᠬᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ Toɣtaqu siyan, Тогтох шянь; simplified Chinese: 托克托县; traditional Chinese: 託克託縣; pinyin: Tuōkètuō Xiàn) 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 200,000.

Togtoh County

托克托县ᠲᠣᠭᠲᠠᠬᠤᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ

Tokoto
Togtoh
Location in Inner Mongolia
Coordinates: 40°17′N 111°12′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
RegionInner Mongolia
Prefecture-level cityHohhot
Area
  Total1,313 km2 (507 sq mi)
Elevation
1,018 m (3,340 ft)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

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.

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