Tongliao

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The territory of Tongliao prefecture-level city (yellow) within Inner Mongolia
The territory of Tongliao prefecture-level city (yellow) within Inner Mongolia

Tongliao (SC: 通辽, TC: 通遼; pinyin: Tōngliáo Mongolian: Töngliyao hot) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Inner Mongolia, China. 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