Baotou (Chinese: 包头; pinyin: Bāotóu) is a prefecture-level city and the largest city in Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. Its name is said to derive from a phrase meaning "place with deer" in the Mongolian language, and an alternate name in Chinese is "Deer City" (Chinese: 鹿城; pinyin: Lùchéng). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2000x1786, 686 KB) Description: Inner Mogolia Maps Source: Date: On Aug. ... Pinyin (Chinese: 拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard... A prefecture-level city (地级市 Pinyin: d , literally region-level city) or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Inner Mongolia (Mongolian: ᠥᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠨᠺᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠺᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ r Mongghul-un bertegen Jasaqu Orun; Chinese: 内蒙古自治区; Hanyu Pinyin: N i Měnggǔ Z qū) is an Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Subfamilies Capreolinae Cervinae Hydropotinae Muntiacinae A deer is a ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. ... Mongolian (Монгол), is the best-known member of the Mongolian language family, and the primary language of most of the residents of Mongolia. ... Pinyin (Chinese: 拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard...

At the end of 2002, Baotou had 2.08 million registered residents.

It is located between 109°50′E and 111°25′E, 41°20′N and 42°40′N, and has an area of 27691 square kilometres. A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ...

Baotou is situated on the northern bank of the Yellow River on its Great Bend (Chinese: 河套; pinyin: hétào). For other Yellow Rivers, see Yellow River (disambiguation). ... Pinyin (Chinese: 拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard...

Due to Chinas large population and area, the political divisions of China have always consisted of several levels since ancient times. ... Inner Mongolia (Mongolian: ᠥᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠨᠺᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠺᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ r Mongghul-un bertegen Jasaqu Orun; Chinese: 内蒙古自治区; Hanyu Pinyin: N i Měnggǔ Z qū) is an Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... A prefecture-level city (地级市 Pinyin: dìjí shì, literally region-level city) or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Chifeng (Chinese 赤峰, Pinyin Chìfēng; Lit. ... Hohhot (呼和浩特; pinyin: Hūhéhàotè), occasionally spelled Huhehot, is the capital city of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Hulunbuir (Chinese: 呼伦贝尔; Pinyin: HÅ«lúnbèiÄ›r) is a prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia. ... The City of Ordos (Chinese:鄂尔多斯市; Pinyin:ÈěrduōsÄ«) is located in the southwestern Ordos plateau. ... Tongliao (通辽) is a city with more than 324,300 inhabitants (as of 31st of December of 2001) in the East of Inner Mongolia in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Ulaan Chab (Chinese: 乌兰察; Pinyin: Wūlánchábù) is a prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia. ... Wuhai (Chinese: 乌海; pinyin: ; literally Dark Sea) is a small city (since 1976) and regional center in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. ... A league (Mongolian: chuulghan, Chinese: 盟, pinyin: méng) is an administrative unit in Inner Mongolia, Peoples Republic of China. ... Xingan league (Chinese: 兴安盟; Pinyin: Xīngān Méng)is an administrative division of Inner Mongolia. ... Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China, is made up of prefecture-level divisions, which are divided into county-level divisions, which are then divided into township-level divisions. ...

External links

Official Government Site, in English