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Mandalgovi (; ; 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.

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Place details

Locality
Мандалговь
Region
Дундговь ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠ ᠭᠣᠪᠢ
Country
Монгол улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ
Population
12,339
Timezone
Asia/Ulaanbaatar

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12.0 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.mapsize
220px
Settlement.name
Mandalgovi
Settlement.native_name
Мандалговь
Settlement.native_name_lang
mn
Settlement.settlement_type
District
Settlement.official_name
Сайнцагаан сум
Settlement.image_skyline
Mandalgovi, Dundgovi Aimag 2016 01.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
General view of Mandalgovi
Settlement.image_map
Saintsagaan, Dundgovi.png
Settlement.map_caption
Mandalgovi in Dundgovi Province
Settlement.pushpin_map
Mongolia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Mongolia
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Dundgovi Province
Settlement.area_total_km2
11
Settlement.population_as_of
2017
Settlement.population_total
12339

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Country
Mongolia
Area
11
Elevation
1395
Capital of
Saintsagaan
Image
Mandalgovi, Dundgovi Aimag 2016 01.jpg
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Commons category
Mandalgovi
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Climate
  • Administrative divisions
  • Tourist attractions
  • Infrastructure
  • Transportation
  • References
  • External links

Mandalgovi (; ; 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.

==History== Mandalgovi was originally a village when it consisted only of 40 yurts. In 1942, it was gained status as a town.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mandalgovi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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