Sükhbaatar (city)
{{Short description|Provincial capital of Selenge Province, Mongolia}}
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Sükhbaatar ({{langx|mn|Сүхбаатар}} {{IPA|mn|suxpá(ː)tʰər|}}) is the capital of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia, on the Orkhon river. As of late 2007, the city population is 19,224.[http://www.selenge.mn/# Official site of the Selenge aimag (version 2008)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331040315/http://www.selenge.mn/ |date=2008-03-31 }}
History
The city was founded in 1940 and named after the Mongolian revolutionary leader Damdin Sükhbaatar.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into eight bags, which are:{{cite web|url=https://www2.1212.mn/tablesdata1212.aspx?tbl_id=dt_nso_0300_004v5&ln=en|title=Resident Population in Mongolia, by Bag/Khoroo|website=Mongolian Statistical Information Service|access-date=28 February 2025}}
- Bayankhaan
- Borguvee
- Buurkheer
- Ganzam
- Khongormorit
- Orkhon
- Salkhit
- Tsagaan-Ereg
Climate
Sükhbaatar has a dry-winter warm-summer continental climate (Köppen Dwb).
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|Jan high C = -17.1
|Feb high C = -10.4
|Mar high C = 1.3
|Apr high C = 12.1
|May high C = 20.2
|Jun high C = 25.3
|Jul high C = 26.9
|Aug high C = 24.5
|Sep high C = 18.1
|Oct high C = 9.1
|Nov high C = -3.8
|Dec high C = -14.0
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|Jan low C = -27.5
|Feb low C = -23.9
|Mar low C = -13.2
|Apr low C = -3.1
|May low C = 4.1
|Jun low C = 10.5
|Jul low C = 14.1
|Aug low C = 11.7
|Sep low C = 4.4
|Oct low C = -3.8
|Nov low C = -14.4
|Dec low C = -23.4
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|Jan precipitation mm = 3.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 2.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 3.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 8.3
|May precipitation mm = 24.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 52.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 67.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 69.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 33.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 9.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 6.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 4.0
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|Jan precipitation days = 6.6
|Feb precipitation days = 4.5
|Mar precipitation days = 5.9
|Apr precipitation days = 6.5
|May precipitation days = 10.2
|Jun precipitation days = 14.4
|Jul precipitation days = 16.9
|Aug precipitation days = 15.0
|Sep precipitation days = 10.6
|Oct precipitation days = 6.5
|Nov precipitation days = 6.7
|Dec precipitation days = 7.1
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|source 1 = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web|url = https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=1147|title = World Weather Information Service – Sukhbaatar|publisher= World Meteorological Organization|access-date = November 12, 2022
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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.
References
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{{Wikivoyage|Sühbaatar}}
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{{Districts of Selenge}}
{{Provincial capitals of Mongolia}}
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Category:Districts of Selenge Province
Category:Populated places established in 1940