Located in the western Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Baotou stands at the

juncture of the economic zones around Bo-hai Sea and the rich-resource upper valley of the

Yellow River. To its north, is Mongolia, the Yellow River is in its south. The fertile Tumocha

Plain and He-tao Plain extend away from its west and east. Yin-Shan Mountain runs across

its central part. It's geographical coordinate: 109 to 110 degrees east of long Latitude, and

41to 42 degrees of latitude. it covers 27691 square kilometers Running through the City

area are two mountains. Yin-Shan and Wu-la-er-Shan, whose average altitude above sea

level is 2000 meters, with the highest peak of 2324 meters. The whole city area is made

up of three parts: the mountains and hills land in the middle; the plateaus and grassland

in the north of the mountains; and plains in the south of the mountains. Hence, the high

mid-area, and lower south and north areas, the western part is higher than the eastern.

Part of the Yellow River--214 kilometers--runs through Baotou city area, there are both

highway and railway bridges crossing over the River.