Baruun-Urt
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Tömörtiin Ovoo Zinc Mine lies about 13 km north of the town.
Population
| 1959 est. |
1969 census |
1979 census |
1989 census |
1994 est. |
2000 census |
2006 est. |
2008 est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,000 | 8,000 | 11,600 | 16,100 | 17,289 | 15,133 | 12,000 | 12,944 |
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.
References
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- ↑ National Economy of the Mongolian People's Republic (1921 - 1981), Ulaanbaatar 1981
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- ↑ Sukhbaatar Aimag Statistical Office 2008 Annual Report Template:Webarchive