29 Aug 2011
Erenhot ( Neimongol ) City Information
Major Economic Indicators (2010)
| Land Area (km2) |
4,015.1 |
| Population (million) |
0.07 |
| GDP (RMB billion) |
4 |
| GDP Composition |
| Primary Industry |
0.9% |
Secondary Industry
(Industry & Contruction) |
33.33% |
| Tertiary Industry (Service) |
65.76% |
| GDP Per Capita (RMB) |
55,997 |
| Unemployment Rate |
2.4% |
| Fixed Asset Investment (RMB billion) |
2.6 |
| Utilized FDI (USD million) |
42.2 |
| Total Import & Export (USD million) |
2,425 |
| Export (USD million) |
1,032.9 |
| Import (USD million) |
1,392.1 |
| Sales of Consumer Goods (RMB billion) |
1.4 |
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Source: Erenhot Economic and Social Development Report 2009 |
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| Introduction |
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Erenhot, located in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has an area of 4015.1 sq km and a population of about 0.07 million. It is the largest land port city on the Sino-Mongolian border.
The city is located in a semi-arid temperate zone. It has long, cold winters and short, hot summers. The daily and annual mean air temperature differences within the city reach 20 and 80 degrees Celsius respectively.
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| Economic Features |
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In 2009, Erenhot realized GDP of RMB 4 billion, up 21.3% year on year. Within this figure, the value-added output of the secondary and service industries amounted to RMB 1.3 billion and RMB 2.6 billion, up 28.4% and 18.9% year on year respectively. Border trade, tourism, processing and services have been the four pillar businesses of the city.
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Within the same year, Erenhot attracted 1.1 million tourists. The domestic tourist and foreign exchange revenue amounted to RMB 1.9 million and US$201 million, down 1.1% and 6.9% respectively.
The total import and export of Erenhot amounted to US$2.4 billion in 2009, down 10.6% year on year. It accounted for 35.5 % of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region's total. Russia and Mongolia are major trade partners of the city.
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| Cultural Highlights |
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Erenhot is not only a flourishing land port in North China with a multinational culture. It was also one of the first places in Asia to discover dinosaur fossils and eggs. As such, it has been dubbed "the hometown of dinosaurs".
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| Tourist Attraction |
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Erenhot is rich in tourism resources such as the Mere Stone and the Dinosaur Museum. Zamyn-Uud, the largest land port city in the People's Republic of Mongolia, is only 9 km from Erenhot. Foreign citizens are able to enter the city freely with their passports or ID cards.
Erenhot’s Mongolian-style cuisine includes tasty dishes such as roasted whole sheep, grilled meat, milk tea and milk bean curd.
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| Major Development Zones |
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By the end of 2009, Erenhot had one state-level development zone.
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| Name |
Erenhot Border Economic Cooperation Zone |
| Area (km²) |
3 |
| Pillar Industries |
Border trade, tourism, processing |
| GDP in 2009 (RMB billion) |
N.A |
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