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Hohhot , is the capital city of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.

The name "Hohhot" is Mongolian for "blue city".

Another name for "Hohhot" is Hu-ho-hao-t'e.

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Hohhot was founded by Altan Khan around 1580. Until 1954, Hohhot was referred to by the chinese as bGuihua (歸化): Southeastern old section, business district, established as a town in the Wanli era of the Ming DynastySuiyuan (綏遠): Northeastern "New Town", government district. Established in the 17th century by the Manchus.

The two sections later became Guihua District (歸化縣) of the Qing Empire, renamed to Guisui County (歸綏縣) in 1913, and upgraded to a city in 1950.

It was the capital of the defunct Suiyuan Province.

Hohhot includes 9 counties and county-level banners, 2 sub-districts, and 96 townships.

11% Mongols, rest is mostly Han, with Korean, Hui, and other minorities.

Universities located in Hohhot include: Inner Mongolia University Inner Mongolia University of Agriculture Inner Mongolia University of Teachers Training Inner Mongolia University of Technology Inner Mongolia College of Medicine Inner Mongolia College of Finance and Economics Hohhot College of Education Hohhot College of Police

There are over 50 sets of murals in southeastern Hohhot, including a "Horse-tending Image" (牧馬圖). Over 50 pre-modern Buddhist temples and towers.

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