Sükhbaatar (city)

Sükhbaatar
Сүхбаатар
ᠰᠦᠬᠡᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ
Sükhbaatar District
Сүхбаатар сум
ᠰᠦᠬᠡᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷᠰᠤᠮᠤ
Sükhbaatar outskirts with Russian border in the background
Sükhbaatar
Location in Mongolia
Coordinates: 50°14′11″N 106°12′23″E / 50.23639°N 106.20639°E / 50.23639; 106.20639
Country Mongolia
ProvinceSelenge Province
Founded1940
Area
  Total
45.0 km2 (17.4 sq mi)
Elevation
1,124 m (3,688 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  Total
22,741
  Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
ClimateDwb

Sükhbaatar (Mongolian: Сүхбаатар [suxpá(ː)tʰər]) is the capital of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia, on the Orkhon river. As of late 2007, the city population is 19,224.