Baotou

Baotou 包头市 • ᠪᠤᠭᠤᠲᠤᠬᠣᠲᠠ Paotow
Prefecture-level city
Clockwise from the top: Downtown Hondlon District Jiuyuan District Yin Mountains Meidaizhao Monastery, Tumed Right Banner Xilamuren Temple, Darhan Muminggan United Banner
City Emblem
Location of Baotou City jurisdiction in Inner Mongolia
Baotou Location of the city centre in Inner Mongolia Show map of Inner Mongolia Baotou Baotou (China) Show map of China
Coordinates (Baotou municipal government): 40°37′17″N 109°57′12″E / 40.6213°N 109.9532°E / 40.6213; 109.9532
Country	China
Autonomous region	Inner Mongolia
County-level divisions	10 Banners
Municipal seat	Jiuyuan District
Area
• Prefecture-level city	27,768 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)[1]
• Prefecture-level city	2,709,378
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
• Urban	2,261,089
• Urban density	850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
• Metro	2,261,089
• Metro density	850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
• Major ethnic groups	Han - 99%
GDP[2]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 372.2 billion US$ 59.8 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 132,253 US$ 21,234
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	014000
Area code	472
ISO 3166 code	CN-NM-02
License plate prefixes	蒙B
Local Dialect	Jin (Baotou dialect); Northeastern Mandarin; Southern Mongolian
Website	www.baotou.gov.cn

Baotou^[a] 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.^[3] 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".^[4] 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.

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