Xilin Gol (,
Sili-yin γoul ayimaγ, ) is one of 12 prefecture level divisions of
Inner Mongolia. The capital is
Xilinhot, the area is 202,580 km². The
league's economy is based on
mining and agriculture.
Xilin Gol borders
Mongolia to the north,
Chifeng,
Tongliao and
Hinggan League to the east,
Ulanqab to the west and
Hebei's
Chengde and
Zhangjiakou cities to the south.
Demographics
In 2000, there were 975,168 inhabitants:
Administrative Subdivisions
Xilin Gol is divided into two county-level cities, one county and nine
banners:
Demonstrations in 2011
After the alleged murder of a Mongolian herder, Mergen, by a Chinese truck driver who was blocking the way for Chinese coal trucks to pass through his pasture on May 10, 2011. Protests with some thousand protestors have broken out in Xilin gol.Ben Blanchard and Sui-Lee Wee (Reuters), Friday, May 27, 2011:
Parts of Inner Mongolia 'under martial law' as protests spread. E.g. at . To prevent the spreading of protests, the Chinese government sealed off the
Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities in
Tongliao and the Nationalities University in
Hohhot, the only two universities where lessons are predominantly taught in Mongolian. In addition, it enforced tight control on the internet and shut down
QQ chatrooms.
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