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Ulaanbaatar

Eastern Asia

Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of Mongolia, previously anglicized as Ulan Bator. It began as a nomadic Buddhist monastic centre established in 1639, later settling at its present location in 1778 and adopting its current name in 1924. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,796,045 1
Area (sq km)
4704 1
Founding Year
1639 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
1350 1
Latitude
47.9219 degrees north 1
Longitude
106.9153 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Dry 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
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Associated With

Mongolia, Countries

Ulaanbaatar is Mongolia's capital.

Source Ulaanbaatar (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Mongolia, Countries

Ulaanbaatar is Mongolia's capital.

Source Ulaanbaatar (Wikipedia)
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Montsame

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Source Wikipedia: Montsametier 2
Supreme Court of Mongolia

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Source Supreme Court of Mongolia: The Supreme Court of MongoliaContact us
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Baga toiruu 15160, Ts.Jigjidjav Street, 1st khoroo, Chingeltei District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Sources
1. Ulaanbaatar (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
  • Infobox: population_total
    1,796,045
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2025
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    4704
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    1350
  • Infobox coordinates
    106.9153
  • Infobox: established_date
    Monastic centre established 1639 (moved to its final location in 1778 and adopted the name Ulaanbaatar in 1924; 1639 is used as the founding year since it is the earliest single-year event the infobox labels as an establishment, not a later relocation or renaming).
  • Capital Of: Mongolia, Lead section, capital fact
    Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of Mongolia.
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2. GeoNames: Ulan Bator - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2028462
    47.90771 106.88324 P PPLC MN 20 844818 1284 Asia/Ulaanbaatar
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1284 m
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3. United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States: List of LLDCs
United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing StatesList of LLDCs, Mongolia entry
Quote, List of LLDCs, Mongolia entry
18. Mongolia
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 47.75, 106.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 47.75, 106.75
47.75 106.75 BSk
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Wikidata: Ulaanbaatar
  • Wikidata Q23430, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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