Choir, Mongolia
| Choir Чойр |
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 Choir
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| Coordinates: 46°21′38″N 108°21′54″E / 46.36056°N 108.365°ECoordinates: 46°21′38″N 108°21′54″E / 46.36056°N 108.365°E | |
| Country |  Mongolia |
| Province | Govisümber |
| Sum | Sümber |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 7,588 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 |
Choir (Mongolian: Чойр) is a city in Mongolia. It is the capital of Govisümber Province, in the east-central part of the country. Choir is a center of the Sümber sum of Govisümber Province.
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[edit] Population
In 2002 a population of Choir city was 7,588 (and 9,207 with rural parts of Sümber sum),[1] up from a population of 4,500 in 1979.[2] For the end of 2006 estimations population was 7,998.[3]
[edit] Geography
Choir lies in the Choir Depression, a lowland strip about 150 km long and 10 to 20 km wide, about 500 m lower than the surrounding upland.[4] It lies at an altitude of 1269 m.
[edit] Communications
It lies along the Trans-Mongolian Railway, 250 km to the southeast of Ulan Bator. The Asian Development Bank is considering a 430-km paved road from Choir to the Chinese border, the final stage of a north-south route through the country.[5]
[edit] History
Choir was a military base during the Soviet period. In 1989, the Soviet anti-aircraft missile units left Choir.[6] The longest runway in Mongolia, now abandoned, is located 25 km N from Choir, a relic of that period.[7] In 1992, the military cantonment passed into the jurisdiction of Govisümber Province, according to the 1992 constitution.[8] Near the railway station is a statue commemorating Mongolia's first cosmonaut, Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa.
[edit] Economy
Choir has been declared a free enterprise zone.[7] Along with Darkhan and Erdenet, it is one of three autonomous cities in Mongolia.[9] Choir has a medium-security prison with 460 prisoners.[10]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Gobisümber aimag official site
- ^ "Mongolia". citypopulation.de. http://www.citypopulation.de/Mongolia_d.html. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ^ Govisümber Aimag official site
- ^ Denison Mines (December 2006). "Annual Information Form" (pdf). p. 62. http://www.denisonmines.com/files/objects/2006%20AIF%20FINAL.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ^ "Paving the Way for Road Development in Mongolia's Southern Gobi". Asian Development Bank. http://www.adb.org/media/printer.asp?articleID=1534. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ^ Alan J. K. Sanders, "Mongolia in 1989: Year of Adjustment," Asian Survey 30:1 (January 1990), p. 62.
- ^ a b "Mongolia, Multimedia Memories, and Me". Technos Quarterly. Winter 2001. http://www.ait.net/technos/tq_10/4mongolia.php. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ^ Alan J. K. Sanders, "Mongolia's New Constitution: Blueprint for Democracy," Asian Survey 32:6 (June 1992), p. 507.
- ^ Hari D. Goyal, "A Development Perspective on Mongolia," Asian Survey 39:4 (July/August 1999), p. 634.
- ^ "Siberian Team blesses Mongolia's prisoners". Asian Outreach International. Archived from the original on 2007-09-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20070914020527/http://www.asianoutreach.org/articles.php?lng=en&pg=162. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
