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Also known as Choybalsan, Bayan Tümen

city in Mongolia

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Choibalsan is a city located in eastern Mongolia that serves as the capital of Khövsgöl Province. It is the third-largest city in Mongolia and functions as an important regional center for commerce and administration in that part of the country.

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Place details

Locality
Чойбалсан ᠴᠣᠶᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠰᠠᠩ
Region
Дорнод ᠳᠣᠷᠤᠨᠠᠳᠤ
Country
Монгол улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ
Population
44,835
Timezone
Asia/Ulaanbaatar

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Key facts

Country
Mongolia
Province
Dornod Province
Total
281 km (108 sq mi)
Elevation
747 m (2,451 ft)
Density
137/km (355/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+8 (UTC + 8)
Area code
+976 (0)158
Website
www .dornod .gov .mn

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Чойбалсан
Population
39500
Area
281
Elevation
747
Official website
www.dornod.gov.mn
Image
Kerulen.jpg
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native label
ᠴᠣᠶᠢᠪᠠᠯᠰᠠᠩ
P12749
Tambov
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Travel guide

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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 20th 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.

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Choibalsan is said to have the only Chinatown in Mongolia.

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Onon-Balj National Park. This wide park is home to Delüün Boldog, the alleged birthplace of Genghis Khan. You can also travel to the city of Hailar in Inner Mongolia, China, which is more than 400 km east of Choibalsan.

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Article

Choibalsan (Mongolian: Чойбалсан) is the fourth-largest city in Mongolia after Ulaanbaatar, Darkhan, and Erdenet. The name of the city was Bayan Tümen (Баян Түмэн) until 1941, when it was renamed after the communist leader Khorloogiin Choibalsan in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Mongolian Revolution of 1921. It is the capital of the province of Dornod with the city's administrative unit named as Kherlen sum, enclosing an area of 281 square kilometres or 108 square miles. It is situated at the Kherlen River, at an elevation of 747 metres or 2,451 feet above sea level.

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