Dalanzadgad Explained

Dalanzadgad
Native Name:Даланзадгад
Native Name Lang:mn
Settlement Type:City
Official Name:
Даланзадгад сум
Pushpin Map:Mongolia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Mongolia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ömnögovi Province
Seat Type:Government
Seat:The Office of the Dalanzadgad City Governor
Area Total Km2:476
Population As Of:2017
Population Total:24863
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:UTC + 8
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:43.5667°N 130°W
Elevation M:1470
Postal Code Type:Postal code of SouthGobi
Postal Code:64000

Dalanzadgad (Mongolian: Даланзадгад;) is the capital of Ömnögovi Aimag in Mongolia. It is located 540km (340miles) south of the national capital Ulaanbaatar. The altitude of the city center is 1,470 meters (4,823 feet).

As of 2011, its population is 19,396.[1]

Transportation

Dalanzadgad Airport (ZMDZ/DLZ) is served by regular domestic flights from and to Ulaanbaatar. There are summer and winter timetables.

In 2007, the Mongolian Civil Aviation Authority built a new airport with a paved runway. The runway is second longest in the country after Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport. Before that, the airport had only one gravel runway.

Dalanzadgad has a paved road connecting it with Ulaanbaatar.[2] There is no direct road access across the Gobi desert to China.

Climate

Dalanzadgad experiences a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk) with cold winters and warm summers. By Mongolian standards it is one of the warmest places in the country during winter. Along with Tsetserleg and Arvaikheer it was warmer than Hohhot in January 2014 and 2015.[3] A unique steppe micro-climate with running streams and lush grass can be found in the nearby Yolyn Am valley.

Communications and Power

There is GSM coverage in the city the same as in other major locations - the coverage is good for about a mile out of the city. Usually, the city is also supplied with electric power 24 hours a day.Near Dalanzadgad, at 43°31′54.38″N 104°24′4.16″E, there is a longwave broadcasting station working on 209 kHz with 75 kW.

Tourist attractions

External links

References

  1. Ministry of Health of Mongolia. National Center for Health Development. Health Indicators 2006 Web site: 2006 . 2013-06-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071025091501/http://www.nchd.mn/pdf/uzuulelt/2006.pdf . 2007-10-25 .
  2. Web site: Dalanzadgad Ulaanbaatar road is complete in September 2014 . 2014-12-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160312111621/http://magnificentmongolia.com/mongolia/news/1-latest-news/210-ulaanbaatar-murun-paved-road-complete.html . 2016-03-12 . dead .
  3. http://www.wunderground.com/history/station/44373/2014/1/14/MonthlyHistory.html?req_city=&req_state=&req_statename=
    1. Jan 2014 Climate History for Dalanzadgad, Mongolia. Weather Underground.

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