Which province is Baotou City the capital of?

Baotou City is not the capital of any province. Baotou is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and a larger city with local legislative power. It is one of the economic centers of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and a comprehensive industrial city in China that focuses on metallurgy, rare earths, and machinery industries.

Baotou is the homophonic pronunciation of the Mongolian "Baoketu", which means "a place with deer", also known as "Deer City". Located in the west of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, it borders Mongolia to the north, the Yellow River to the south, and the Tumochuan Plain and the Hetao Plain to the east and west. Baotou is an important hub connecting North China and Northwest China. It is a key development area for the country and Inner Mongolia to open to the outside world. Together with Hohhot and Ordos, it constitutes Inner Mongolia's most dynamic and advantageous area.

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From the Warring States Period to the Tang Dynasty, some ancient cities were built several times in Baotou. It was King Wuling of Zhao who first built Jiuyuan City in 306 BC (the 20th year of King Wuling). In 221 BC, Qin became Jiuyuan County. In the Han Dynasty, Wuyuan and other counties in Yunzhong were built. In 433 AD, the Northern Wei Dynasty established by the Xianbei people established Huaishuo Town. The Tang Dynasty established three "surrender cities" in the Hetao area in the east, middle and west.

After the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, in 1741 AD (the 5th year of Qianlong's reign), Sarachi built an associate council and general judge, which was the earliest administrative system to appear in Baotou area. Baotou town was established in 1809. Around 1870 (the 9th year of Tongzhi), Baotou built a city wall and opened five city gates in the east, south, west, northeast and northwest, forming the urban scale of Baotou in modern times.

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