Shiwei, Inner Mongolia
Mengwu Shiwei (Chinese: 蒙兀室韦苏木, Russian: Сомон Мынъу-Шивэй) is a sum (a type of township-level division) under the administration of Ergun City, Inner Mongolia. The township is located in Northeastern Inner Mongolia on the border with Russia.
Mengwu Shiwei
蒙兀室韦苏木 • Мынъу-Шивэй • ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠰᠢᠭᠤᠢ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
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Facing Russia across the Ergun River | |
| Coordinates: 51°20′14″N 119°53′47″E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Inner Mongolia |
| Prefecture-level city | Hulunbuir |
| County-level city | Ergun City |
The township is one of the border crossings between China and Russia, lying on one side of the Ergune River. On the opposite bank lies the Russian village of Olochi, connected to Shiwei by the Friendship Bridge.
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