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Baotou
Baotou () is 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).
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.
Baotou is situated on the northern bank of the Yellow River on its Great Bend (Chinese: 河套; pinyin: hétào).
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