Baotou

Baotou is the largest city by urban population in Inner Mongolia, China. Governed as a prefecture-level city, as of the 2020 census, its built-up (or metro) area made up of its 5 urban districts is home to 2,261,089 people with a total population of 2,709,378 accounting for counties under its jurisdiction. The city's namesake, literally translated to "place with deer", is of Mongolic origin or "Lucheng" (Chinese: 鹿城; pinyin: Lùchéng), meaning "City of Deer". Alternatively Baotou is known as the "City of Steel in Gobi" (草原钢城; Cǎoyuán Gāngchéng). Steel was a major industry in the city. Today, Baotou refines over half of the rare-earth minerals produced in the world. This has led to environmental contamination near the industrial sites.

Baotou
包头市 • ᠪᠤᠭᠤᠲᠤᠬᠣᠲᠠ
Paotow
Prefecture-level city
Clockwise from the top:
Location of Baotou City jurisdiction in Inner Mongolia
Baotou
Location of the city centre in Inner Mongolia
Baotou
Baotou (China)
Coordinates (Baotou municipal government): 40°37′17″N 109°57′12″E
CountryChina
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
County-level divisions10 Banners
Municipal seatJiuyuan District
Area
  Prefecture-level city27,768 km2 (10,721 sq mi)
  Urban
2,662 km2 (1,028 sq mi)
  Metro
2,662 km2 (1,028 sq mi)
Elevation
1,065 m (3,494 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Prefecture-level city2,709,378
  Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
  Urban
2,261,089
  Urban density850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
  Metro
2,261,089
  Metro density850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
  Major ethnic groups
Han - 99%
GDP
  Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 372.2 billion
US$ 59.8 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 132,253
US$ 21,234
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
014000
Area code472
ISO 3166 codeCN-NM-02
License plate prefixes蒙B
Local DialectJin (Baotou dialect); Northeastern Mandarin; Southern Mongolian
Websitewww.baotou.gov.cn
Baotou
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese包头
Traditional Chinese包頭
PostalPaotow
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicБугaт хот
Mongolian scriptᠪᠤᠭᠤᠲᠤ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
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