Mörön
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Place details
- Locality
- Мөрөн ᠮᠥᠷᠡᠨ
- Region
- Хөвсгөл ᠬᠥᠪᠰᠦᠭᠦᠯ
- Country
- Монгол улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ
- Population
- 39,404
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Mörön
- Settlement.native_name
- Мөрөн
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- mn
- Settlement.settlement_type
- District
- Settlement.official_name
- Мөрөн сум
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Moron2008.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Mörön from south, July 2008
- Settlement.image_flag
- Mörön City Flag.png
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Mongolia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Mongolia
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
Key dates
- Inception
- 1809
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district of Mongolia
- Country
- Mongolia
- Located in
- Khövsgöl Province
- Population
- +119063
- Area
- +102.9
- Elevation
- +1710
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Capital of
- Khövsgöl Province
- Image
- Murun 2006.jpg
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- P12749
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- History
- Population
- Education
- Airport
- Climate
- Notable buildings
- Museum
- References
- External links
Mörön (; ) is the administrative center of Khövsgöl, Mongolia. Before 1933, Khatgal had been the aimag capital.
It has 12,286 families and a population of 46,918, and is considered a major city such as Ulaanbaatar, Darhan, Erdenet and Choibalsan. In terms of administrative units, it is divided into 14 khoroo and covers approximately 102.9 km2. Demographics are split as 51.58% females to 48.42% males. 41.25% of the population is aged between 15 and 39.