| Tongliao 通辽 |
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| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| - Simplified | 通辽 |
| - Traditional | 通遼 |
| - Pinyin | Tōngliáo |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Inner Mongolia |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Website | http://www.tongliao.gov.cn/ |
Tongliao (simplified Chinese: 通辽; traditional Chinese: 通遼; pinyin: Tōngliáo Mongolian: Töngliyao hot) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Inner Mongolia, China. The city was the administrative centre of the defunct Jurim League. The area is 59,535 km² and population is 3,028,419 (as of 31 November 2001); the city has 411,625 inhabitants (2001). Tongliao Power Station is located here. Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities and Inner Mongolia College of Farming and Animal Husbandry are among the educational institutions of Tongliao. Not far from Tongliao are silica sands.
The original Mongolian name for Tongliao is Bayisingtu ('having buildings').
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Coordinates: 43°37′N 122°16′E / 43.617°N 122.267°E
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