Baruun-Urt Explained

Baruun-Urt District
Native Name:Баруун-Урт сум
Native Name Lang:mn
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Mongolia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sükhbaatar Province
Population As Of:2017
Population Total:18190
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:UTC + 8
Utc Offset:+8
Elevation M:981
Blank Name Sec1:Climate

Baruun-Urt (Mongolian: Баруун-Урт;, west-long) is a town in eastern Mongolia and the capital of Sükhbaatar Province. The town with its vicinities creates a sum (district) of Sükhbaatar Province. The Baruun-Urt sum area is 59 km², population 15,549, population density 265 per km² (2008). It forms an enclave within the surrounding Sükhbaatar sum.

Tömörtiin Ovoo Zinc Mine lies about 13 km north of the town.

Transportation

The Baruun-Urt Airport (UUN/ZMBU) has paved runway and cars There is a charter flight connecting the city to the capital when there are passengers. Usually MIAT, Mongolian Airlines doesn't fly to remote provinces especially to Sukhbaatar province but other two local airlines sometimes do. Recently some small airlines which has up to 8 seats started flying to suburban areas.

Climate

Baruun-Urt experiences a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with long, very dry, frigid winters and short, very warm summers.

References

46.6814°N 113.2803°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nso.mn/mdg/eng_index.htm National Statistical Office
  2. National Economy of the Mongolian People's Republic (1921 - 1981), Ulaanbaatar 1981
  3. http://www.geohive.com/cntry/mongolia.aspx GeoHive: Global Statistics
  4. Web site: Population Statistics: historical demography . 2007-10-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150223080259/http://www.populstat.info/ . 2015-02-23 . dead .
  5. Web site: Timeline: A Brief History of Mongolia . www.reliefweb.int . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051103221824/http://www.reliefweb.int/library/documents/oxfamannex1-4.pdf . 3 November 2005 . dead.
  6. http://www.statis.mn/portal/content_files/comppmedia/cxls0x310.xls Sukhbaatar Aimag Statistical Office 2008 Annual Report