Matad Explained

Matad District
Native Name:Матад сум
Native Name Lang:mn
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Mongolia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Mongolia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Dornod Province
Area Total Km2:22,831
Timezone:UTC + 8
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:46.9519°N 115.2928°W

Matad (Mongolian: Матад) is a sum (district) of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia. The population of the sum as of 2009 is 2,526, of which 834 live in the sum center. The area of the sum is 22,831 km² and the population density is 0.11 people/km².[1]

Climate

Matad has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk) with warm summers and severely cold winters. Most precipitation falls in the summer as rain, with some snow in autumn and spring. Winters are very dry.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2009 Annual Report . Dornod Aimag Statistical Office . 14 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120429010045/http://www.statis.mn/portal/content_files/comppmedia/cxls0x1601.xls . 29 April 2012 .