Yakeshi
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| Yakeshi | |
| — County-level city — | |
| Chinese transliteration(s) | |
| - Characters | 牙克石 |
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| - Pinyin | Yákèshí |
  Yakeshi
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| Prefecture | Hulunbuir |
| Area | |
| - Total | 27,590 km² (10,652.6 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 391,627 |
| - Density | 14.2/km² (36.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Website: http://www.yks.gov.cn/ | |
Yakeshi (Chinese: 牙克石; Pinyin: Yákèshí) is a county-level city in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, China.
It has a population of 391,627 and an area of 27,590 km². Coordinates: 49°17'6"N, 120°43'4"E. It is situated next to the Hailar River 70 km east of Hailar and on the north side of the Greater Khingan Range
The city's economy is based on forestry industry, wood products, traditional Chinese medicines, gold, coal, iron, copper, wheat, rapeseed farming, sheep raising and dairy industries
The city is connected by rail to Harbin and Hailar. The nearest airport is in Hailar
The original name for the city, Xuguit Qi, came from the Mongolian word for the area. Its name was changed to Yakeshi in 1983 when it was designated a county-level city
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