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Baotou

Also known as Pao-t'ou, Pao-tou, Baotou Shi, Pao-t'ou Shih, Pao-tou Shih

Baotou is the second-largest city by urban population in Inner Mongolia, China. Governed as a prefecture-level city, its built-up (or metro) area within its five urban districts is home to 2,261,089 people while the total population is 2,709,378 as of the 2020 census.

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Baotou is the second-largest city in Inner Mongolia, China, with a metropolitan population of over 2.2 million people across its five urban districts. As a major administrative center, it serves as an important urban hub in the region, with a total population exceeding 2.7 million as of 2020.

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Chinese.gr: Bautour
Chinese.myr: Bāutóu
Settlement.name: Baotou
Settlement.other_name: Paotow
Settlement.settlement_type: Prefecture-level city
Settlement.image_map: Location of Baotou Prefecture within Inner Mongolia (China).svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Baotou City jurisdiction in Inner Mongolia
Settlement.pushpin_map: Inner Mongolia#China
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of the city centre in Inner Mongolia
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Inner Mongolia
Settlement.subdivision_type3: County-level divisions
Settlement.subdivision_name3: 10 Banners
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Township divisions
Settlement.seat_type: Municipal seat
Settlement.seat: Jiuyuan District

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Official website

包头市人民政府

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Wikidata facts

Official name: ᠪᠤᠭᠤᠲᠤ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
Population: 2709378
Area: 27571.17
Elevation: 1065
Official website: mgl.baotou.gov.cn
Image: Baotou, Inner Mongolia.jpg
Dialing code: 472
Licence plate code: 蒙B

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Commons category: Baotou
postal code: 014000

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Contents

History
Ancient times
Foundation of the town
Early 20th century
Mid-20th century
Second Sino-Japanese War
Chinese civil war
Socialist Industrial City (1950s–1960s)
Late 20th century
Modernization and diversification
1996 earthquake
21st century
Economy
Demographics
Age and sex distribution
Ethnic groups
Floating population
Urbanization
Prominent locations
Transportation
Geography
Climate
Administrative divisions
Gallery
See also
Notes
References
External links

Baotou's southern border is delineated by the Yellow river. The city's namesake, literally translating to "place with deer", is Mongolian, bringing about the nickname of "Lucheng" (), meaning "City of Deer". Alternatively, Baotou is known as the "City of Steel in the Grasslands" (), since steel was a major industry in the city which is built on the Mongolian grassland and contains a large grassland park. Today, Baotou mines and refines over half of the rare-earth minerals produced in the world. This has led to environmental contamination near the industrial sites.