Ulaanbaatar : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Ulaanbaatar

Settlement type

Municipality

Country

Mongolia

Established as Örgöö: ᠥᠭᠦᠭᠡ

1639

current location

1778

Ulaanbaatar

1924

Geography

Total Area

1816.3 sq mi (4704.2 km2)

Elevation

4429 ft (1350 m)

Demography

Total Population

1172400 (2011-04-30)

Density (pop.)

232.8/km² (603/sq mi)

Other information

Time zone

H (UTC+8)

Postal code

210 xxx

Area code

+976 (0)11

License plate

УБ_ (_ variable)

ISO 3166-2

MN-1

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Ulan Bator c-eniconˌuːlɑːn_ˈbɑːtər ( , Ulaanbaatar, , Ulaγanbaγatur, -mnʊɮɑːŋ.bɑːtʰɑ̆r, literally "Red Hero") is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. An independent municipality, the city is not part of any province, and its population as of 2008 is just over one million.

Located in north central Mongolia, the city lies at an elevation of about 1310 m in a valley on the Tuul River. It is the cultural, industrial, and financial heart of the country. It is the center of Mongolia's road network, and is connected by rail to both the Trans-Siberian Railway in Russia and the Chinese railway system.

The city was founded in 1639 as a movable (nomadic) Buddhist monastic centre. In 1778 it settled permanently at its present location, the junction of the Tuul and Selbe rivers. Before that it changed location twenty-eight times, with each location being chosen ceremonially. In the twentieth century, Ulan Bator grew into a major manufacturing centre.