Study in Baotou,Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
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Locations: situated between north latitude 4030' - 4200' and east longtitude 10900' - 11030'; located in the west of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region; bounded by the People's Republic of Mongolia to the north, the Yellow River to the south; connecting to the Tumochuan Plain in the east, the Hetao Plain in the west; Mt. Daqingshan in the north,
Neighboring Areas: Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
Physical Features: divided into three parts: the northern plateau, the central hilly land and the southern plain; the Yinshan Mountain in the central area
Population: 1.96 million
Urban Population: 1.29 million
Area: 27, 691 square kilometers
Nationalities: Mongolian, Han, Hui, Manchu, Korean, Dawoer, Zhuang, Elunchu, Ewenke and Tibetan
History: a history of more than 6000 years; a famous thoroughfare in history; a city with rich cultural heritage; a dock for land and water transport service and a place of business importance in the Qing dynasty, mainly on collecting and distributing furs; in 1933, set up as a city
Climatic Features: temperate monsoon climate with cool and favorable summers; long and cold winters; average sunshine of 2700 to 3400 hours annually and frost-free period of 60-160 days
Average Temperature: annual average of 6.4C; the lowest in January of - 10C to - 30C; the highest in July of 16C to 45C; the daily temperature difference of 10C to 16C; great difference between south and north
Rainfall: less of rain, uneven; average annual of 50-450 mm
Mountains: the Daxing'anling Ranges, Mt. Helanshan, Mt. Wulashan, Mt. Daqingshan
Rivers: Yellow River, Ergunahe River, Nenjiang River, West Liaohe River, Hulunhu Lake and Beierhu Lake