Choibalsan (city)

This article is about the Mongolian city. For other uses, see Choibalsan (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Choibalsan (sum), Dornod a district (sum) in the northeast of the city.
Choibalsan
Чойбалсан
ᠴᠣᠶᠢᠪᠠᠯᠰᠠᠩ
District
Herlen District
Хэрлэн сум
ᠬᠡᠷᠦᠯᠦᠨᠰᠤᠮᠤ

Bridge over the Kherlen River in Choibalsan (taken in 1972)
Choibalsan
Coordinates: MN 48°04′42″N 114°32′06″E / 48.07833°N 114.53500°E / 48.07833; 114.53500
Country Mongolia
Province Dornod Province
Elevation 747 m (2,451 ft)
Population (2008)
  Total 38,150
Time zone UTC + 8 (UTC+8)
Area code(s) +976 (0)158
Website www.dornod.gov.mn

Choibalsan (Mongolian: Чойбалсан) is the fourth-largest city in Mongolia. The name of the city was Bayan Tu'men (Баян Түмэн) until 1941, when it was renamed after the communist leader Khorloogiin Choibalsan. It is the capital of the province of Dornod. The city administrative unit's official name is Kherlen sum, with area of 281 km2. It is situated at the Kherlen River, at an elevation of 747 m above sea level.

History

The location has been a post on a trading route for centuries. In the 19th century it grew into a city, and became the economic hub of eastern Mongolia in the twentieth century. After democratization in 1992, when the Russian workers left, large parts of the economy collapsed. Since then, the city has suffered from one of the highest unemployment rates in Mongolia.

Due to the city's proximity to the site of the Battle of Khalkhin Gol, it contains a museum dedicated to Georgy Zhukov, hero of the battle.

Population

The city of Choibalsan has a population of 45,490 (1994), 41,714 (2000), 36,142 (2003), 39,500 (2006),[1] 39,500 (2007, 53.2% of the Dornod Aimag's total population),[2] 38,150 (2008 51.2% of the Aimag's population).[3]

Choibalsan is inhabited primarily by Halh Mongols, with smaller numbers of Buryats, Barga Mongols, and Üzemchin. There is also a minority of immigrants from Inner Mongolia in China.

Climate

Choibalsan experiences a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with very cold, very dry winters and warm, wetter summers. In terms of temperatures it closely resembles a humid continental climate, but falls short of that classification due to the very dry winters. Extreme temperatures range from a minimum of −41.6 °C (−42.9 °F) to a maximum of 41.2 °C (106.2 °F),[4] recorded on June 25, 2010.[5]

Climate data for Choibalsan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 1.3
(34.3)
8.4
(47.1)
21.4
(70.5)
29.5
(85.1)
36.8
(98.2)
41.2
(106.2)
39.1
(102.4)
38.3
(100.9)
31.6
(88.9)
28.0
(82.4)
15.2
(59.4)
3.5
(38.3)
41.2
(106.2)
Average high °C (°F) −14.4
(6.1)
−10.7
(12.7)
−0.5
(31.1)
10.5
(50.9)
19.0
(66.2)
24.9
(76.8)
26.6
(79.9)
24.4
(75.9)
18.0
(64.4)
8.8
(47.8)
−3.4
(25.9)
−11.8
(10.8)
7.62
(45.71)
Daily mean °C (°F) −20.5
(−4.9)
−17.7
(0.1)
−7.8
(18)
2.6
(36.7)
11.3
(52.3)
17.6
(63.7)
19.8
(67.6)
17.9
(64.2)
10.6
(51.1)
1.5
(34.7)
−9.8
(14.4)
−17.6
(0.3)
0.66
(33.18)
Average low °C (°F) −25.5
(−13.9)
−23.9
(−11)
−14.8
(5.4)
−4.1
(24.6)
3.8
(38.8)
10.8
(51.4)
14.4
(57.9)
12.1
(53.8)
4.9
(40.8)
−4.2
(24.4)
−15.2
(4.6)
−22.7
(−8.9)
−5.37
(22.33)
Record low °C (°F) −41.6
(−42.9)
−38.3
(−36.9)
−36.6
(−33.9)
−20.3
(−4.5)
−8.7
(16.3)
0.5
(32.9)
4.4
(39.9)
2.1
(35.8)
−6.0
(21.2)
−20.3
(−4.5)
−29.9
(−21.8)
−36.4
(−33.5)
−41.6
(−42.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.6
(0.063)
1.9
(0.075)
2.9
(0.114)
6.3
(0.248)
14.4
(0.567)
39.0
(1.535)
57.4
(2.26)
43.3
(1.705)
27.2
(1.071)
7.7
(0.303)
3.3
(0.13)
2.6
(0.102)
207.6
(8.173)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0.6 1.0 0.7 1.6 3.2 5.7 8.7 8.1 4.6 1.6 1.1 0.9 37.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours 198.5 212.0 266.1 264.0 294.9 307.3 297.9 287.1 258.2 239.2 199.5 177.6 3,002.3
Source: NOAA (1961-1990) [6]

Transportation

The Choibalsan Airport (COQ/ZMCD) has one paved runway, and is served by regular flights to Ulan Bator, and Hailar and Manzhouli in Inner Mongolia, China.

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Choibalsan.
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