Baotou ranks 58th among top 100 cities

Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, ranked 58th in the Warton Economic Institute’s 2017 list of top 100 cities in China, according to a Nov 17 baotounews.com.cn report. 

The first three spots were taken by Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province.

Along with Baotou, two other cities in Inner Mongolia made the list, Hohhot ranking 56th and Ordos 47th. 

Cities were selected with consideration of their GDP, household savings, scientific development, education, culture, healthcare and environmental protection outcomes. All the data came from the National Bureau of Statistics.

Formerly known as the Shanghai Institute of Economic Development Research, Warton Economic Institute was founded in 1988 with the approval of the Shanghai municipal government as the first comprehensive research institute focusing on macroeconomics, regional economics and business development. 

Baotou, the largest industrial city of North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]