Mandalgovi
Mandalgovi
Мандалговь ᠮᠠᠨᠳᠠᠯᠭᠣᠪᠢ | |
|---|---|
| Saintsagaan District Сайнцагаан сум ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠩᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
  Mandalgovi | |
| Coordinates: 45°46′0″N 106°16′11″E / 45.76667°N 106.26972°E | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Province | Dundgovi Province |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,395 m (4,577 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 12,339 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (UTC + 8) |
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.
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.
| Climate data for Mandalgovi | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
32.6 (90.7) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.8 (96.4) |
36.5 (97.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
7.5 (45.5) |
36.5 (97.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.3 (11.7) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
0.8 (33.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.5 (0.5) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
2.6 (36.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
1.2 (34.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −23.3 (−9.9) |
−20.7 (−5.3) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.2 (55.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −38.3 (−36.9) |
−34.5 (−30.1) |
−30.9 (−23.6) |
−25.4 (−13.7) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
−31.3 (−24.3) |
−35.6 (−32.1) |
−38.3 (−36.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.0 (0.16) |
1.4 (0.06) |
1.8 (0.07) |
3.3 (0.13) |
10.5 (0.41) |
24.6 (0.97) |
39.8 (1.57) |
43.0 (1.69) |
15.8 (0.62) |
4.8 (0.19) |
2.1 (0.08) |
1.1 (0.04) |
152.2 (5.99) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 23.7 |
| Source: NOAA (1961-1990) [1] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
The city is connected to Ulaanbaatar by a 300 km paved road completed in October 2013.[2]
References
- ^ "Mandalgovi Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/ci/7005
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