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Ulaanbaatar [b] is the capital and most populous city of Mongolia. It has a population of 1.6 million, and it is the coldest capital city in the world by average yearly temperature. [ 5 ] The municipality is located in north central Mongolia at an elevation of about 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) in a valley on the Tuul River .
The history of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, dates to 1639 when it was first established as a moveable monastery. A balbal or ancient human statue was chosen as the ceremonial foundation site ( Shav ) of the city when it settled in 1778 at its current location.
Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of Mongolia Mongolia's total population as of January 2015 was estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau [ 64 ] [ failed verification ] to be 3,000,251 people, ranking around 121st in the world.
Mongolia is divided into 21 provinces or aimags (Mongolian: аймаг) and one provincial municipality. [1] Each aimag is subdivided into several districts. [2] [3] The modern provinces have been established since 1921. The capital, Ulaanbaatar, is governed as an independent provincial municipality separate from Töv Province, inside which it ...
Sükhbaatar Square (Mongolian: Сүхбаатарын талбай, Sükhbaataryn talbai) is the central square of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.The square was named for Mongolian revolutionary hero Damdin Sükhbaatar after his death in 1923, and features a monumental equestrian statue of him in its center.
This list includes cities in Mongolia of more than 7,500 inhabitants. The results are from the census of January 5, 2000 as well as from a population estimation for the end of 2008. If 2008 year data was not accessible, the closest and most reliable data was used and noted by an index.
Ulaanbaatar City Council officially the Citizens' Representatives Khural of the Capital City (Mongolian: Нийслэлийн иргэдийн Төлөөлөгчдийн Хурал, romanized: Niisleliin irgediin Tölöölögchdiin Khural) is the local self-governing body [1] of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.
According to the Law on the legal status of Ulaanbaatar, the Capital city of Mongolia, the Governor of the Capital city holds the office of the Mayor of Ulaanbaatar. [ 1 ] The Mayor of Ulaanbaatar ( Mongolian : Улаанбаатар хотын захирагч ) is head of the executive branch of the political system of the city of Ulaanbaatar ...