Mörön (city)
| Mörön Мөрөн |
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 Mörön
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| Coordinates: 49°38′08″N 100°09′20″E / 49.63556°N 100.15556°ECoordinates: 49°38′08″N 100°09′20″E / 49.63556°N 100.15556°E | |
| Country |  Mongolia |
| Province | Khövsgöl |
| Area | |
| • Sum | 39.7 sq mi (102.9 km2) |
| • Urban | 6.19 sq mi (16.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,610 ft (1,710 m) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Sum | 36,082 |
| • Density | 908.2/sq mi (350.65/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 |
| Area code(s) | +976 (0)138 |
| License plate | ХӨ (_ variable) |
Mörön (Mongolian: Мөрөн, lit. "river"; also spelled Murun, Moron) is the administrative center of Khövsgöl Aimag (province) in northern Mongolia. Before 1933, Khatgal had been the Aimag capital.
Mörön has a hospital, a museum, a theatre, a post office, several schools and kindergartens, as well as one of the biggest outdoor markets in the country. The town has its own power station. Additionally, it has been connected to the Mongolian central power grid in 2004.
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[edit] History
The settlement stems from the Möröngiin Khuree monastery which had been founded in 1809/11 on the banks of the Delgermörön river. By the beginning of the 20th century, the monastery had grown to a population of about 1300 lamas, but was destroyed in 1937. A small new monastery Danzadarjaa Khiid has been erected on the western edge of the town in the 1990s.
[edit] Population
| 1959 est. |
1969 census |
1979 census |
1989 census |
1994 est. |
2000 census |
2005 est. |
2007 est. |
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| 9,000 | 11,200 | 16,500 | 21,300 | 27,230 | 28,147 | 35,872 | 36,082 |
Most of inhabitants live in yurt quarters.
[edit] Airport
The Mörön Airport (ICAO:ZMMN, IATA: MXV) has two runways, one paved and one gravel. It is served by regular flights from and to Ulan Bator. Some flights to the western Aimags may also stop over here.
[edit] Climate
Mörön experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with long, very dry, frigid winters and short, warm summers.
| Climate data for Mörön | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −14.5 (5.9) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
0.8 (33.4) |
9.9 (49.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
7.6 (45.7) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
6.82 (44.27) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −22.7 (−8.9) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−8 (17.6) |
1.4 (34.5) |
9.7 (49.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−19.8 (−3.6) |
−1.34 (29.58) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −28.8 (−19.8) |
−25.8 (−14.4) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
1.2 (34.2) |
7.5 (45.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
7.6 (45.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−8 (17.6) |
−18 (−0.4) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
−8.48 (16.75) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 1.3 (0.051) |
1.0 (0.039) |
0.8 (0.031) |
7.0 (0.276) |
15.3 (0.602) |
42.6 (1.677) |
59.6 (2.346) |
54.1 (2.13) |
17.5 (0.689) |
5.3 (0.209) |
1.9 (0.075) |
1.4 (0.055) |
207.8 (8.181) |
| Source: Hong Kong Observatory [8] | |||||||||||||
[edit] Notable Buildings
- There were 60 temples and monasteries in Mörön at the end of the 19th century. Möröngiin Chüree Khiid Monastery in which about 2500 monks were living was the most important one. It was famous for its Tsam dances. In 1937, however, the monasteries and temples of Mörön were all destroyed by order of the then president Khorloogiin Choibalsan, like everywhere in Mongolia. Danzadardscha Khiid, a small new monastery, was built in a traditional style in the western part of Mörön in June 1990, and 40 monks are living there at present.[9] Several stupas and a tall Buddha statue were built around it as well.
- Further notable buildings are to be found in the Central Square: The municipal theatre and the Post Office are on the southern and southwestern edges of the large Central Square. Opposite, the Town Hall which was built in a typical socialist style, is worth a look as well. In the middle of the square, an equestrian statue was erected as a monument for Chingunjav, the leader of a local rebellion against the Qing dynasty, in 2010. This equestrian statue replaced an older monument for Davaadorj (see below).
- The monument for Davaadorj, a Mongolian border guard from Khövsgöl that was killed in a skirmish on the Khovd/Xinjiang border in 1948, has been moved to the compound of the border troops, around 300 m northeast of the central square.
- Another sightworthy memorial was erected in front of the airport, referring to Khainzangiin Gelenkhüü (Хайнзангийн Гэлэнхүү) (1870–1938), a buddhist monk who tried to fly with wings made of of sheep leather near the town of Jargalant in the 1930s.[10]
- The Aimag Museum, founded in 1949, is located half-way between the Central Square and the Wrestlers' Stadium. It shows about 4000 objects, e.g. are traditional clothes and other items of minorities living in Khövsgöl Aimag.[11]
- The Wrestlers' Stadium is an interessting modern building in the eastern part of the town. In front of it, a memorial was erected to honour three famous wrestlers stemming from Mörön. A special park for children was laid out opposite the stadium.
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Airport
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Gelenkhüü Memorial in front of the airport
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Central Square with Chingunjav Memorial
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Museum
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Town Hall
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Post Office
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Danzadardscha Khiid Monastery
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Buddha statue at the monastery
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Wrestlers' Stadium
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Wrestlers' Memorial
[edit] References
- ^ National Statistical Office
- ^ National Economy of the Mongolian People's Republic (1921 - 1981), Ulaanbaatar 1981
- ^ , GeoHive: Global Statistics
- ^ Population Statistics: historical demography
- ^ M. Nyamaa, Khövsgöl aimgiin lavlakh toli, Ulaanbaatar 2001,passim
- ^ Rural Poverty Reduction Programme: official site
- ^ Khövsgöl Aimag Statistical Yearbook 2007
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Muren". Hong Kong SAR Government. http://www.hko.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/asia/china/muren_e.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ Michael Kohn: Mongolia, p. 150. London 2008.
- ^ Michael Kohn: Mongolia, p. 163. London 2008.
- ^ Marion Wisotzki: Mongolei, p. 232. Berlin 2010.
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