Sükhbaatar (city)

Sükhbaatar
Сүхбаатар
ᠰᠦᠬᠡᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ
District
Sükhbaatar District
Сүхбаатар сум
ᠰᠦᠬᠡᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷᠰᠤᠮᠤ
Sükhbaatar outskirts with Russian border in the background
Sükhbaatar outskirts with Russian border in the background
Sükhbaatar is located in Mongolia
Sükhbaatar
Sükhbaatar
Location in Mongolia
Coordinates: 50°14′11″N 106°12′23″E / 50.23639°N 106.20639°E / 50.23639; 106.20639
Country Mongolia
ProvinceSelenge Province
Founded1940
Area
 • Total
45.0 km2 (17.4 sq mi)
Elevation
1,124 m (3,688 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
22,741
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
ClimateDwb

Sükhbaatar (Mongolian: Сүхбаатар, Russian: Сухэ-Батор) is the capital of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia, on the Orkhon river. As of late 2007, the city population is 19,224.[1]

History

The city was founded in 1940 and named after the Mongolian revolutionary leader Damdin Sükhbaatar.

Transport

Sükhbaatar is the northernmost railway station on the Trans-Mongolian Railway in Mongolia. The first railway station on the Russian side of the border is Naushki.

Taxi service is available at the railway station and about a block north. Taxis offer service within Sükhbaatar as well as neighbouring Sums, like Shaamar (10,000- 15,000 tugs for whole car or 2,000 per person), you can also get a taxi to Darkhan for 8,000-10,000 tugs per person.

Climate

Sükhbaatar has a dry-winter warm-summer continental climate (Köppen Dwb).

Climate data for Sukhbaatar, 1981–2010
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −17.1
(1.2) 		−10.4
(13.3) 		1.3
(34.3) 		12.1
(53.8) 		20.2
(68.4) 		25.3
(77.5) 		26.9
(80.4) 		24.5
(76.1) 		18.1
(64.6) 		9.1
(48.4) 		−3.8
(25.2) 		−14.0
(6.8) 		7.7
(45.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −27.5
(−17.5) 		−23.9
(−11.0) 		−13.2
(8.2) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		4.1
(39.4) 		10.5
(50.9) 		14.1
(57.4) 		11.7
(53.1) 		4.4
(39.9) 		−3.8
(25.2) 		−14.4
(6.1) 		−23.4
(−10.1) 		−5.4
(22.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.2
(0.13) 		2.4
(0.09) 		3.0
(0.12) 		8.3
(0.33) 		24.7
(0.97) 		52.0
(2.05) 		67.7
(2.67) 		69.9
(2.75) 		33.8
(1.33) 		9.2
(0.36) 		6.2
(0.24) 		4.0
(0.16) 		284.4
(11.2)
Average precipitation days 6.6 4.5 5.9 6.5 10.2 14.4 16.9 15.0 10.6 6.5 6.7 7.1 110.9
Source: World Meteorological Organization[2]

References

  1. ^ Official site of the Selenge aimag (version 2008) Archived 2008-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "World Weather Information Service – Sukhbaatar". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
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50°14′11″N 106°12′23″E / 50.23639°N 106.20639°E / 50.23639; 106.20639


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