Elevation 1,395 m Local time Monday 5:57 AM | Time zone UTC + 8 (UTC+8) Area 11 km² Population 10,299 (2007) | |
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Weather -8°C, Wind E at 3 km/h, 35% Humidity | ||
Mandalgovi (Mongolian: Мандалговь; ᠮᠠᠨᠳᠠᠯᠭᠣᠪᠢ; also Mandalgov' or Mandalgobi) is the capital of the Dundgovi Province of Mongolia, about 300 km south of Ulaanbaatar on the border of the Gobi Desert. It has 10,506 inhabitants (2005), 10,299 (2007). The city administrative unit's official name is Saintsagaan sum.
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Map of Mandalgovi, Mongolia
Climate
Mandalgovi has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk) bordering on a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk) with warm summers and very cold winters. Most precipitation falls in the summer as rain. Winters are very dry.
Transportation
The city is connected to Ulaanbaatar by a 300 km paved road completed in October 2013.
References
Mandalgovi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA