Baruun-Urt ( mn, Баруун-Урт; , ''west-long'') is a town in eastern

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...

and the capital of

Sükhbaatar Province Sükhbaatar ( mn, Сүхбаатар) is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia, located in the east of the country. Its capital is Baruun-Urt. It is named after Damdin Sükhbaatar. Population Transportation The Baruun-Urt Airport (UUN/ZMBU) has ...

. The town with its vicinities creates a sum (district) of

. The Baruun-Urt sum area is 59 km², population 15,549, population density 265 per km² (2008). It forms an enclave within the surrounding Sükhbaatar sum.

Tömörtiin Ovoo Zinc Mine The Tömörtiin Ovoo Zinc Mine ( mn, Төмөртийн овоо, ''heap of iron'') is a mining and dressing plant in the Sükhbaatar sum (district) of Sükhbaatar Province in eastern Mongolia. This mine is 40 km W from the sum center and 1 ...

lies about 13 km north of the town.

Population

Transportation

The

Baruun-Urt Airport Baruun-Urt Airport is a public airport located in Baruun-Urt, the capital of Sükhbaatar Province in Mongolia. See also * List of airports in Mongolia * List of airlines of Mongolia This is a list of airlines which have a current air opera ...

(UUN/ZMBU) has paved runway and cars There is a charter flight connecting the city to the capital when there are passengers. Usually MIAT, Mongolian Airlines doesn't fly to remote provinces especially to Sukhbaatar province but other two local airlines sometimes do. Recently some small airlines which has up to 8 seats started flying to suburban areas.

Climate

Baruun-Urt experiences a

cold semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-ar ...

(

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''BSk'') with long, very dry, frigid winters and short, very warm summers.

References

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