Ordos City

Ordos
鄂尔多斯市 (Chinese)
ᠣᠷᠳᠣᠰᠬᠣᠲᠠ (Mongolian)
View of Dongsheng District
Location of Ordos City jurisdiction in Inner Mongolia (orange)
Location of Ordos City jurisdiction in Inner Mongolia (orange)
Coordinates (Genghis Khan Plaza, Kangbashi): 39°36′14″N 109°47′06″E / 39.604°N 109.785°E / 39.604; 109.785
CountryPeople's Republic of China
RegionInner Mongolia
Municipal seatKangbashi District
Area
 • Prefecture-level city86,752 km2 (33,495 sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2017)[1]
2,526.5 km2 (975.5 sq mi)
 • Metro
5,859.8 km2 (2,262.5 sq mi)
Elevation
1,305 m (4,281 ft)
Highest elevation
2,149 m (7,051 ft)
Lowest elevation
850 m (2,790 ft)
Population
 (2020 census[2])
 • Prefecture-level city2,153,638
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
 • Urban
 [1]
693,038
 • Urban density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
 • Metro
366,779
 • Metro density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
GDP[3]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 422.6 billion
US$ 67.9 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 207,163
US$ 33,261
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
017000
ISO 3166 codeCN-NM-06
Licence plate prefixesK
Administrative division code150600
Websitewww.ordos.gov.cn
Ordos City
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese鄂尔多斯市
Traditional Chinese鄂爾多斯
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinÈ'ěrduōsī Shì
Bopomofoㄜˋ   ㄦˇ   ㄉㄨㄛ   ㄙ   ㄕˋ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhEh'eelduosy Shyh
Wade–GilesÊ4-erh3-to1-ssu1 Shih4
Yale RomanizationÈěrdwōsz̄ Shr̀
IPA[ɤ̂.àɚ.twó.sɹ̩́ ʂɻ̩̂]
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicОрдос хот
Mongolian scriptᠣᠷᠳᠣᠰ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNCOrdos qota

Ordos,[a] also known as Ih Ju, is one of the twelve major subdivisions of Inner Mongolia, China. It lies within the Ordos Plateau of the Yellow River. Although mainly rural, Ordos is administered as a prefecture-level city. Its population was 2,153,638 as of the 2020 census, and its built-up (or metro) area made up of Ejin Horo Banner and Kangbashi District was home to 366,779 inhabitants, as Dongsheng District (574,442 inhabitants) is not a conurbation yet.[2]

Ordos is known for its recently undertaken large scale government projects including most prominently the new Kangbashi District, an urban district planned as a massive civic mall with abundant monuments, cultural institutions and other showpiece architecture. It was the venue for the 2012 Miss World Final.[4]

When it was newly built, the streets of the new Kangbashi district did not have much activity, and the district was frequently described as a "ghost city" by several Western media outlets.[5] However in 2017, writing in a Forbes article, Wade Shepard said that it became increasingly difficult to apply this label as the city's population had surged to 153,000, which was an increase from 30,000 in 2009.[6]

  1. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "China: Inner Mongolia (Prefectures, Leagues, Cities, Districts, Banners and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  3. ^ 内蒙古自治区统计局、国家统计局内蒙古调查总队 (2016). 《内蒙古统计年鉴-2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7901-5.
  4. ^ Sheehan, Matt (5 April 2015). "Signs of Life In China's Gleaming 'Ghost City' Of Ordos". Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  5. ^ Day, Peter (17 March 2012). "Ordos: The biggest ghost town in China". BBC News. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  6. ^ Shepard, Wade. "China's Most Infamous 'Ghost City' Is Rising From The Desert". Forbes. Retrieved 24 August 2018.


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