Baruun-Urt
{{Short description|Capital city of Sükhbaatar Province, Mongolia}}
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|name = Baruun-Urt District
|native_name = Баруун-Урт сум
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|subdivision_name1 = Sükhbaatar Province
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|elevation_m = 981
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Baruun-Urt ({{langx|mn|Баруун-Урт}}; {{MongolUnicode|ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠤᠷᠲᠤ}}, west-long) is a town in eastern Mongolia and the capital of Sükhbaatar Province. The town with its vicinities creates a sum (district) of Sükhbaatar Province. 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 lies about 13 km north of the town.
Population
Transportation
The Baruun-Urt Airport (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 (Köppen BSk) with long, very dry, frigid winters and short, very warm summers.
{{Weather box
|location = Baruun-Urt, elevation {{convert|981|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1960–present)
|metric first = Yes
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|Jan record high C = 0.6
|Feb record high C = 7.3
|Mar record high C = 22.0
|Apr record high C = 29.9
|May record high C = 36.4
|Jun record high C = 39.8
|Jul record high C = 42.2
|Aug record high C = 39.7
|Sep record high C = 33.2
|Oct record high C = 29.6
|Nov record high C = 15.6
|Dec record high C = 4.5
|Jan high C = -15.7
|Feb high C = -9.7
|Mar high C = 1.0
|Apr high C = 12.0
|May high C = 20.2
|Jun high C = 25.5
|Jul high C = 27.7
|Aug high C = 26.0
|Sep high C = 19.7
|Oct high C = 9.7
|Nov high C = -3.4
|Dec high C = -13.2
|Jan mean C = -21.0
|Feb mean C = -16.0
|Mar mean C = -5.9
|Apr mean C = 4.6
|May mean C = 12.6
|Jun mean C = 18.7
|Jul mean C = 21.3
|Aug mean C = 19.3
|Sep mean C = 12.5
|Oct mean C = 2.7
|Nov mean C = -9.4
|Dec mean C = -18.3
|Jan low C = -25.5
|Feb low C = -21.7
|Mar low C = -12.1
|Apr low C = -2.4
|May low C = 5.4
|Jun low C = 12.4
|Jul low C = 15.6
|Aug low C = 13.1
|Sep low C = 5.9
|Oct low C = -3.3
|Nov low C = -14.6
|Dec low C = -22.7
|Jan record low C = −39.7
|Feb record low C = -38.0
|Mar record low C = −31.1
|Apr record low C = -18.9
|May record low C = -10.3
|Jun record low C = 0.0
|Jul record low C = 4.0
|Aug record low C = 0.0
|Sep record low C = -7.2
|Oct record low C = -23.0
|Nov record low C = −31.3
|Dec record low C = −36.4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 2
|Feb precipitation mm = 2
|Mar precipitation mm = 2
|Apr precipitation mm = 5
|May precipitation mm = 17
|Jun precipitation mm = 41
|Jul precipitation mm = 60
|Aug precipitation mm = 46
|Sep precipitation mm = 22
|Oct precipitation mm = 6
|Nov precipitation mm = 3
|Dec precipitation mm = 3
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|Jan humidity = 78.9
|Feb humidity = 74.5
|Mar humidity = 59.1
|Apr humidity = 42.6
|May humidity = 42.4
|Jun humidity = 52.1
|Jul humidity = 60.1
|Aug humidity = 58.9
|Sep humidity = 54.1
|Oct humidity = 55.0
|Nov humidity = 67.3
|Dec humidity = 77.9
|year humidity = 60.2
|Jan sun = 203.3
|Feb sun = 216.4
|Mar sun = 263.5
|Apr sun = 274.6
|May sun = 304.5
|Jun sun = 303.0
|Jul sun = 298.9
|Aug sun = 290.4
|Sep sun = 280.0
|Oct sun = 245.2
|Nov sun = 208.2
|Dec sun = 183.2
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 1.2
|Feb precipitation days = 1.4
|Mar precipitation days = 1.4
|Apr precipitation days = 1.7
|May precipitation days = 4.2
|Jun precipitation days = 5.9
|Jul precipitation days = 8.3
|Aug precipitation days = 6.3
|Sep precipitation days = 3.8
|Oct precipitation days = 2.0
|Nov precipitation days = 2.1
|Dec precipitation days = 2.3
|year precipitation days = 40.6
|Jand sun = 6.6
|Febd sun = 7.7
|Mard sun = 8.5
|Aprd sun = 9.2
|Mayd sun = 9.8
|Jund sun = 10.1
|Juld sun = 9.6
|Augd sun = 9.4
|Sepd sun = 9.3
|Octd sun = 7.9
|Novd sun = 6.9
|Decd sun = 5.9
|yeard sun = 8.4
{{cite web|url=http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate4.php?id=44305|script-title=ru:КЛИМАТ БАРУУН-УРТА|publisher=Pogoda.ru.net|language=ru|access-date=4 January 2015}}
|source 2 = NOAA (sun, 1961-1990),{{Cite FTP |url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/MO/44305.TXT
|server = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = Baruun-Urt Climate Normals 1961-1990
|accessdate = January 14, 2013}}{{cite web
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Mongolia/CSV/BaruunUrt_44305.csv
| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020
| publisher = World Meteorological Organization
| access-date = 2 August 2023}} Deutscher Wetterdienst (daily sun 1961-1990)
{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_443050_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Baruun-Urt (Barun-Urt) / Mongolei
| publisher = Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
| access-date = September 17, 2016}}
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References
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{{Districts of Sükhbaatar}}
{{Provincial capitals of Mongolia}}
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