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Bulgan

Eastern Asia

Bulgan is a town in north-central Mongolia that serves as the administrative center of Bulgan Province, situated at an elevation of 1,208 meters about 468 kilometers from Ulaanbaatar. It was established in 1938 on the site of a former monastery called Daichin Wangiin Khuree. As of 2008 the urban area had 11,198 residents, with about 12,323 people across the wider district. 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
12,323 1
Founding Year
1938 1
Founding Year
1938 1
Population Estimate Year
2008 1
Elevation Band
Highland 1
Coastal
No 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 4
Sources
1. Bulgan (city) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Bulgan (Mongolian: Булган "sable") is a town which is the administrative centre of Bulgan Province of Mongolia.
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    1208
  • History
    Bulgan was founded in 1938.
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2. 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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3. 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 48.75, 103.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 48.75, 103.75
48.75 103.75 Dwc
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4. GeoNames: Bulgan - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2032201, place matched by name within the country (most populous of the name)
Quote, cities500 record 2032201, place matched by name within the country (most populous of the name)
48.8125 103.53472 P PPLA MN 21 6618895 17348 1204 Asia/Ulaanbaatar
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Bulgan Province (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and countryView the Source
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