Editing Inner Mongolia (section)

== Administrative divisions ==
{{Main list|List of administrative divisions of Inner Mongolia|List of township-level divisions of Inner Mongolia}}

Inner Mongolia is divided into twelve [[Administrative divisions of China#Prefectural level|prefecture-level divisions]]. Until the late 1990s, most of Inner Mongolia's prefectural regions were known as ''[[Leagues of China|leagues]]'' ({{lang-zh |c = 盟}}), a usage retained from Mongol divisions of the [[Qing dynasty]]. Similarly, county-level divisions are often known as ''banners'' ({{lang-zh |c = 旗}}). Since the 1990s, numerous leagues have been converted into [[Prefecture-level city|prefecture-level cities]], although banners remain. The restructuring led to the conversion of primate cities in most leagues to convert to districts administratively (i.e.: [[Hailar District|Hailar]], [[Jining District|Jining]] and [[Dongsheng]]). Some newly founded prefecture-level cities have chosen to retain the original name of league (i.e.: Hulunbuir, Bayannur and Ulanqab), some have adopted the Chinese name of their [[primate city]] ([[Chifeng]], [[Tongliao]]), and one league (Yekejuu) simply renamed itself [[Ordos City|Ordos]]. Despite these recent administrative changes, there is no indication that the Alxa, Hinggan, and Xilingol Leagues will convert to prefecture-level cities in the near future.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:1em auto 1em auto; width:100%; font-size:normal; text-align:center"
! colspan="9" |Administrative divisions of Inner Mongolia
|-
| colspan="9" style="font-size:larger;" | <div style="position: relative" class="center">
{{Image label begin|image=Administrative Division Inner Mongolia.svg|width=756|link=|font-size=85%}}
{{Image label|x=650|y=850|scale=756/1260|text={{small|'''{{large|↖}}'''}}}}
{{Image label|x=680|y=860|scale=756/1260|text={{small|'''[[Hohhot]]'''}}}}
{{Image label|x=560|y=760|scale=756/1260|text={{small|'''[[Baotou]]'''}}}}
{{Image label|x=410|y=895|scale=756/1260|text={{small|'''{{large|↗}}'''}}}}
{{Image label|x=405|y=925|scale=756/1260|text={{small|'''{{Vertical text|style=font-size:75%;|[[Wuhai]]}}'''}}}}
{{Image label|x=915|y=665|scale=756/1260|text={{small|'''[[Chifeng]]'''}}}}
{{Image label|x=1040|y=620|scale=756/1260|text={{small|'''[[Tongliao]]'''}}}}
{{Image label|x=485|y=880|scale=756/1260|text={{small|'''[[Ordos City|Ordos]]'''}}}}
{{Image label|x=1010|y=270|scale=756/1260|text={{small|'''[[Hulunbuir]]'''}}}}
{{Image label|x=415|y=765|scale=756/1260|text={{small|'''[[Bayannur]]'''}}}}
{{Image label|x=645|y=750|scale=756/1260|text={{small|'''[[Ulanqab]]'''}}}}
{{Image label|x=995|y=480|scale=756/1260|text={{small|'''[[Hinggan League|Hinggan<br />League]]'''}}}}
{{Image label|x=755|y=590|scale=756/1260|text={{small|'''[[Xilingol League|Xilingol<br />League]]'''}}}}
{{Image label|x=220|y=820|scale=756/1260|text={{small|'''[[Alxa League|Alxa<br />League]]'''}}}}
{{Image label|x=400|y=100|scale=756/1260|text=<span style="colour: #E6E6E6;">{{small|'''█'''}}</span> <span style="colour: grey;">{{small|'''Jiagedaqi Dist. & Songling Dist.<br />is de jure part of Oroqen Aut. Ban.<br />but de facto subordinate to<br />[[Daxing'anling Prefecture|Daxing'anling Pref.]], [[Heilongjiang]].'''}}</span>}}
{{Image label end}}</div>
|-
!! scope="col" rowspan="2" | [[Administrative division codes of the People's Republic of China|Division code]]<ref>{{cite web |language=zh-hans |url=http://files2.mca.gov.cn/cws/201502/20150225163817214.html |script-title=zh:中华人民共和国县以上行政区划代码 |publisher=[[Ministry of Civil Affairs]] |access-date=7 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113603/http://files2.mca.gov.cn/cws/201502/20150225163817214.html |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
!! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Division
!! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Area in km<sup>2</sup><ref name="nj2013">{{cite book|language=zh-hans|author=Shenzhen Statistical Bureau|publisher=[[:zh:中国统计出版社|China Statistics Print]] |script-title=zh:《深圳统计年鉴2014》|url=http://www.sztj.gov.cn/nj2014/indexce.htm|access-date=29 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512184740/http://www.sztj.gov.cn/nj2014/indexce.htm|archive-date=12 May 2015}}</ref>
!! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Population 2020<ref>{{cite book| author1=Census Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China| author2=Population and Employment Statistics Division of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China | script-title=zh:中国2010人口普查分乡、镇、街道资料|date=2012|publisher=[[:zh:中国统计出版社|China Statistics Print]] |location=Beijing|isbn=978-7-5037-6660-2|edition=1}}</ref>
!! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Seat
!! scope="col" colspan="4" | Divisions<ref>{{cite book |language=zh-hans |author=Ministry of Civil Affairs |script-title=zh:《中国民政统计年鉴2014》|date=August 2014 |publisher=[[:zh:中国统计出版社|China Statistics Print]] |isbn= 978-7-5037-7130-9|author-link=Ministry of Civil Affairs }}</ref>
|-
!! scope="col" width="45" | [[District (China)|Districts]]
!! scope="col" width="45" | [[Counties of the People's Republic of China|Counties]] [[Banners of Inner Mongolia|Banners]]
!! scope="col" width="45" | [[Banners of Inner Mongolia|Aut. banners]]
!! scope="col" width="45" | [[County-level city|CL cities]]
|- style="font-weight: bold"
! 150000 !! Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
| 1,183,000.00 || 24,049,155 || [[Hohhot]] city || 23 || 66 || 3 || 11
|-
! 150100 !! [[Hohhot]] city
| 17,186.10 || 3,446,100 || [[Xincheng District, Hohhot|Xincheng District]] || 4 || 5 ||bgcolor="grey"|  ||bgcolor="grey"| 
|-
! 150200 !! [[Baotou]] city
| 27,768.00 || 2,709,378 || [[Jiuyuan District]] || 6 || 3 ||bgcolor="grey"|  ||bgcolor="grey"| 
|-
! 150300 !! [[Wuhai]] city
| 1,754.00 || 556,621 || [[Haibowan District]] || 3 ||bgcolor="grey"|  ||bgcolor="grey"|  ||bgcolor="grey"| 
|-
! 150400 !! [[Chifeng]] city
| 90,021.00 || 4,035,967 || [[Songshan District, Chifeng|Songshan District]] || 3 || 9 ||bgcolor="grey"|  ||bgcolor="grey"| 
|-
! 150500 !! [[Tongliao]] city
| 59,535.00 || 2,873,168 || [[Horqin District]] || 1 || 6 ||bgcolor="grey"|  || 1
|-
! 150600 !! [[Ordos City|Ordos]] city
| 86,881.61 || 2,153,638|| [[Kangbashi District]] || 2 || 7 ||bgcolor="grey"|  ||bgcolor="grey"| 
|-
! 150700 !! [[Hulunbuir]] city
| 254,003.79 || 2,242,875 || [[Hailar District]] || 2 || 4 || 3 || 5
|-
! 150800 !! [[Bayannur]] city
| 65,755.47 || 1,538,715 || [[Linhe District]] || 1 || 6 ||bgcolor="grey"|  ||bgcolor="grey"| 
|-
! 150900 !! [[Ulanqab]] city
| 54,447.72 || 1,706,328 || [[Jining District]] || 1 || 9 ||bgcolor="grey"|  || 1
|-
! 152200 !! [[Hinggan League]]
| 59,806.00 || 1,416,929 || [[Ulanhot]] city ||bgcolor="grey"|  || 4 ||bgcolor="grey"|  || 2
|-
! 152500 !! [[Xilingol League]]
| 202,580.00 || 1,107,075 || [[Xilinhot]] city ||bgcolor="grey"|  || 10 ||bgcolor="grey"|  || 2
|-
! 152900 !! [[Alxa League]]
| 267,574.00 || 262,361 || [[Alxa Left Banner]] ||bgcolor="grey"|  || 3 ||bgcolor="grey"|  ||bgcolor="grey"| 
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-font:90%; width:auto; text-align:center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
! colspan="6" |Administrative divisions in Mongolian, Chinese, and varieties of romanisations
|-
! English !! Mongolian !! SASM/GNC Mongolian Pinyin !! Mongolian Transcription !! Chinese !! Pinyin
|-
| '''Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region''' || [[File:OvormonggolAR.svg|100px|ᠦᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ]] || '''&nbsp;''' || '''Öbür mongγol-un öbertegen zasaqu orun''' || {{lang|zh|内蒙古自治区}} || '''Nèi Měnggǔ Zìzhìqū'''
|-
| [[Hohhot]] city || {{lang|mn|[[File:Kökeqota.svg|17px|ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠬᠣᠲᠠ]]}} || Hohhot || {{Transliteration|mn|Kökeqota}} || {{lang|zh|呼和浩特市}} || {{Transliteration|zh|Hūhéhàotè Shì}}
|-
| [[Baotou]] city || {{lang|mn|[[File:Bugutu.svg|16px|ᠪᠤᠭᠤᠲᠤ]] [[File:Hot.svg|15px|ᠬᠣᠲᠠ]]}} || Bugt Hot || {{Transliteration|mn|Buɣutu qota}} || {{lang|zh|包头市}} || {{Transliteration|zh|Bāotóu Shì}}
|-
| [[Wuhai]] city || {{lang|mn|[[File:Uhai.svg|15px|ᠦᠬᠠᠢ]] [[File:Hot.svg|15px|ᠬᠣᠲᠠ]]}} || Uhai Hot || {{Transliteration|mn|Üqai qota}} || {{lang|zh|乌海市}} || {{Transliteration|zh|Wūhǎi Shì}}
|-
| [[Chifeng]] city || {{lang|mn|[[File:Ulaganqada.svg|20px|ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠬᠠᠳᠠ]] [[File:Hot.svg|15px|ᠬᠣᠲᠠ]]}} || Ulanhad Hot || {{Transliteration|mn|Ulaɣanqada qota}} || {{lang|zh|赤峰市}} || {{Transliteration|zh|Chìfēng Shì}}
|-
| [[Tongliao]] city || {{lang|mn|[[File:Tongliyao.png|15px|ᠲᠥᠩᠯᠢᠶᠠᠣ]] [[File:Hot.svg|15px|ᠬᠣᠲᠠ]]}} || Tungliyo Hot || {{Transliteration|mn|Tüŋliyou qota}} || {{lang|zh|通辽市}} || {{Transliteration|zh|Tōngliáo Shì}}
|-
| [[Ordos City|Ordos]] city || {{lang|mn|[[File:Ordus.svg|15px|ᠣᠷᠳᠤᠰ]] [[File:Hot.svg|15px|ᠬᠣᠲᠠ]]}} || Ordos Hot || {{Transliteration|mn|Ordos qota}} || {{lang|zh|鄂尔多斯市}} || {{Transliteration|zh|È'ěrduōsī Shì}}
|-
| [[Hulunbuir]] city || {{lang|mn|[[File:Kolun buir.svg|17px|ᠬᠥᠯᠦᠨᠪᠤᠶᠢᠷ]] [[File:Hot.svg|15px|ᠬᠣᠲᠠ]]}} || Hulun'buir Hot || {{Transliteration|mn|Kölön-buyir qota}} || {{lang|zh|呼伦贝尔市}} || {{Transliteration|zh|Hūlúnbèi'ěr Shì}}
|-
| [[Bayannur]] city || {{lang|mn|[[File:Bayannagur.svg|15px|ᠪᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠨᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ]] [[File:Hot.svg|15px|ᠬᠣᠲᠠ]]}} || Bayannur Hot || {{Transliteration|mn|Bayannaɣur qota}} || {{lang|zh|巴彦淖尔市}} || {{Transliteration|zh|Bāyànnào'ěr Shì}}
|-
| [[Ulanqab]] city || {{lang|mn|[[File:Ulagancab.svg|17px|ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠴᠠᠪ]] [[File:Hot.svg|15px|ᠬᠣᠲᠠ]]}} || Ulanqab Hot || {{Transliteration|mn|Ulaɣančab qota}} || {{lang|zh|乌兰察布市}} || {{Transliteration|zh|Wūlánchábù Shì}}
|-
| [[Hinggan League]] || {{lang|mn|[[File:Kingghan ayimagh.svg|17px|ᠬᠢᠩᠭ᠋ᠠᠨ ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ]]}} || Hinggan Aimag || {{Transliteration|mn|Qiŋɣan ayimaɣ}} || {{lang|zh|兴安盟}} || {{Transliteration|zh|Xīng'ān Méng}}
|-
| [[Xilingol League]] || {{lang|mn|[[File:Sili-yin gool ayimag.svg|35px|ᠰᠢᠯᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠭᠣᠤᠯ ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ]]}} || Xiliin'gol Aimag || {{Transliteration|mn|Sili-yin ɣool ayimaɣ}} || {{lang|zh|锡林郭勒盟}} || {{Transliteration|zh|Xīlínguōlè Méng}}
|-
| [[Alxa League]] || {{lang|mn|[[File:Alasa ayimag.svg|17px|ᠠᠯᠠᠱᠠᠨ ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ]]}} || Alxa Aimag || {{Transliteration|mn|Alaša ayimaɣ}} || {{lang|zh|阿拉善盟}} || {{Transliteration|zh|Ālāshàn Méng}}
|}

These prefecture-level divisions are in turn subdivided into 102 [[Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China#County level|county-level divisions]], including 22 [[District of China|district]]s, 11 [[county-level cities]], 17 [[County (People's Republic of China)|counties]], 49 [[Banners of Inner Mongolia|banners]], and 3 [[autonomous banner]]s. Those are in turn divided into 1425 [[Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China#Township level|township-level divisions]], including 532 [[Town (China)|town]]s, 407 [[Townships of the People's Republic of China|township]]s, 277 [[sum (Inner Mongolia)|sums]], eighteen [[ethnic township]]s, one [[ethnic sum]], and 190 [[Subdistricts of China|subdistrict]]s. At the end of 2017, the total population of Inner-Mongolia is 25.29 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/ndsj/2018/indexch.htm |title=中国统计年鉴—2018}}</ref>

=== Urban areas ===
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size:90%;"
! colspan=5 | Population by urban areas of prefecture & county cities
|-
! # !! Cities !! style="background-color: #aaaaff;"| 2020 Urban area<ref name="2020PRCcensus">{{cite book |author=国务院人口普查办公室、国家统计局人口和社会科技统计司编 |date=2022 |script-title=zh:中国2020年人口普查分县资料 |location=Beijing |publisher=[[:zh:中国统计出版社|China Statistics Print]] |isbn=978-7-5037-9772-9}}</ref> !! style="background-color: #aaaaff;"| 2010 Urban area<ref name="2010PRCcensus">{{cite book |author=国务院人口普查办公室、国家统计局人口和社会科技统计司编 |date=2012 |script-title=zh:中国2010年人口普查分县资料 |location=Beijing |publisher=[[:zh:中国统计出版社|China Statistics Print]] |isbn=978-7-5037-6659-6}}</ref> !! style="background-color: #ffaaaa;" | 2020 City proper
|-
|1||'''[[Hohhot]]'''||2,237,249||1,497,110||3,446,100
|-
|2||[[Baotou]]||1,949,876||1,900,373||2,709,378
|-
|3||[[Chifeng]]||1,093,068||902,285||4,035,967
|-
|4||[[Ordos City|Ordos]]||671,048||510,242{{efn-lr|name=Ordos|New district established after 2010 census: [[Kangbashi District|Kangbashi]] from a part of [[Dongsheng District|Dongsheng]]. The new district is included in the urban area count.}}||2,153,638
|-
|5||[[Wuhai]]||530,877||502,704||556,621
|-
|6||[[Tongliao]]||480,059||540,338||2,873,168
|-
|7||[[Bayannur]]||413,117||354,507||1,538,715
|-
|8||[[Ulanqab]]||394,269||319,723||1,706,328
|-
|9||[[Hulunbuir]]||354,442||327,384{{efn-lr|name=Hulunbuir|New district established after 2010 census: [[Jalainur District|Jalainur]] from a part of Manzhouli CLC. The new district not included in the urban area count of the pre-expanded city.}}||2,242,875
|-
|10||[[Xilinhot]]||327,112||214,382||{{small|''part of [[Xilingol League]]''}}
|-
|11||[[Ulanhot]]||318,009||276,406||{{small|''part of [[Hinggan League]]''}}
|-
|12||[[Yakeshi]]||239,742||338,275||{{small|''see Hulunbuir''}}
|-
|13||[[Zalantun]]||174,049||167,493||{{small|''see Hulunbuir''}}
|-
|14||[[Manzhouli]]||150,508||148,460||{{small|''see Hulunbuir''}}
|-
|15||[[Holingol]]||130,239||101,496||{{small|''see Tongliao''}}
|-
|16||[[Fengzhen]]||122,193||123,811||{{small|''see Ulanqab''}}
|-
|17||[[Erenhot]]||74,252||71,455||{{small|''part of [[Xilingol League]]''}}
|-
|18||[[Genhe]]||71,164||89,194||{{small|''see Hulunbuir''}}
|-
|19||[[Jalainur District|Jalainur]]{{efn-lr|name=Jalainur|Jalainur is a satellite urban area separated from Hulunbuir (Hailar) and it is not included in the urban area count.}}||84,424||bgcolor="lightgrey"|{{efn-lr|name=Hulunbuir}}||{{small|''see Kunming''}}
|-
|20||[[Ergun City|Ergun]]||54,164||55,076||{{small|''see Hulunbuir''}}
|-
|21||[[Arxan]]||29,045||55,770||{{small|''part of [[Hinggan League]]''}}
|}
{{Notelist-lr}}
{{Largest cities
|largest = Most populous
|country = Inner Mongolia
|kind = cities
|stat_ref = Source: ''China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2018'' Urban Population and Urban Temporary Population<ref>{{cite book |author=[[Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development]] of the People's Republic of China(MOHURD) |url=http://www.mohurd.gov.cn/xytj/tjzljsxytjgb/jstjnj/w02020032722244243052500000.xls |date=2019 |title=中国城市建设统计年鉴2018 |trans-title=China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2018 |language=zh |location=Beijing |publisher=China Statistic Publishing House |access-date=30 November 2021 |archive-date=10 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810115223/http://www.mohurd.gov.cn/xytj/tjzljsxytjgb/jstjnj/w02020032722244243052500000.xls }}</ref>
|list_by_pop =

|city_1 = Hohhot
|pop_1 = 2,364,800
|img_1 = 呼和浩特北面的大青山(阴山山脉) - panoramio.jpg

|city_2 = Baotou
|pop_2 = 1,936,200
|img_2 = Baotou, Inner Mongolia.jpg

|city_3 = Chifeng
|pop_3 = 963,000
|img_3 = 赤峰火车站.JPG

|city_4 = Wuhai
|pop_4 = 563,300
|img_4 = 乌海东山鸟瞰.JPG

|city_5 = Ordos City{{!}}Ordos
|pop_5 = 530,400

|city_6 = Tongliao
|pop_6 = 460,000

|city_7 = Bayannur
|pop_7 = 383,500

|city_8 = Hulunbuir
|pop_8 = 350,400

|city_9 = Ulanqab
|pop_9 = 309,600

|city_10 = Ulanhot
|pop_10 = 272,500

|city_11 = Xilinhot
|pop_11 = 233,700

|city_12 = Manzhouli
|pop_12 = 212,200

|city_13 = Fengzhen
|pop_13 = 138,600

|city_14 = Zalantun
|pop_14 = 134,400

|city_15 = Yakeshi
|pop_15 = 131,900

|city_16 = Holingol
|pop_16 = 130,700

|city_17 = Erenhot
|pop_17 = 75,200

|city_18 = Genhe
|pop_18 = 64,000

|city_19 = Arxan
|pop_19 = 47,800

|city_20 = Ergun City{{!}}Ergun
|pop_20 = 38,000
}}