乌海市是内蒙古自治区西部的新兴工业城市,地处黄河上游,是华北与西北的结合部,同时也是宁蒙陕甘经济区的结合部和沿黄经济带的中心区域。1958年,随着包兰铁路、包钢等国家重点项目的实施,乌海地区开始大规模开发建设。1976年,经国务院批准,原乌达和海勃湾两个县级市合并成立乌海市,辖海勃湾、乌达、海南3个县级行政区,总面积1754平方公里,常住人口55万,有蒙、汉、回、满等40个民族。城镇化率达94.6%,位居全国第4位。 Wuhai City is a newly industrialized city in the west of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. It is a combination of North China and Northwest China. It is also the junction of Ningmeng Shaanxi-Gansu Economic Zone and the central area along the Yellow River Economic Belt. In 1958, with the implementation of such key national projects as the Baotou-Lanzhou Railway and Baotou Steel, the Wuhai area started its large-scale development and construction. In 1976, with the approval of the State Council, the two county-level cities of Uda and Haibowan were merged to form Wuhai City, with jurisdiction over the three county-level administrative regions of Haibowan, Wuda and Hainan, with a total area of ​​1,754 square kilometers and a resident population of 550,000 , There are Mongolia, Han, Hui, full 40 ethnic groups. Urbanization rate reached 94.6%, ranking 4th in the country.