Uliastai
Sign in to saveUliastai (; ), also spelled Uliyasutai or Oulia-Sontai, and sometimes known as Javkhlant, is a city in Mongolia located in the western part of the country and from the capital Ulaanbaatar. Uliastai is the capital of Zavkhan Province and was the 10th most populous city in the country with a population of 24,276 (2000 census). However, recent estimates have the city's population at 16,240 (.) making it the 16th most populous city in Mongolia.
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Place details
- Locality
- Улиастай ᠤᠯᠢᠶᠠᠰᠤᠲᠠᠢ
- Region
- Завхан ᠵᠠᠪᠬᠠᠨ
- Country
- Монгол улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ
- Population
- 16,265
- Timezone
- Asia/Hovd
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Uliastai
- Settlement.native_name
- Улиастай
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- mn
- Settlement.settlement_type
- District
- Settlement.official_name
- Улиастай сум
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Manchu Marking Stone - Uliastai, Zavkhan, Mongolia.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Manchurian Stone near Chigestei Gol. The Chinese characters translate to, "Azure Dragon Bridge"
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Zavkhan Province
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1733
Key dates
- Inception
- 1733
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district of Mongolia
- Country
- Mongolia
- Located in
- Zavkhan Province
- Population
- +22006
- Area
- +32.04
- Elevation
- +1753
- Capital of
- Zavkhan Province
- Image
- Manchu Marking Stone - Uliastai, Zavkhan, Mongolia.JPG
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Uliastai (; ), also spelled Uliyasutai or Oulia-Sontai, and sometimes known as Javkhlant, is a city in Mongolia located in the western part of the country and from the capital Ulaanbaatar. Uliastai is the capital of Zavkhan Province and was the 10th most populous city in the country with a population of 24,276 (2000 census). However, recent estimates have the city's population at 16,240 (.) making it the 16th most populous city in Mongolia.
Uliastai is located in a river valley where the Chigestai and Bogdiin Gol rivers meet, and is surrounded by mountains on all sides. It is one of the most remote aimag capitals in Mongolia. Uliastai city has sum (district) status and forms an enclave within the surrounding Aldarkhaan sum.