Sükhbaatar (city)
Sükhbaatar
Сүхбаатар ᠰᠦᠬᠡᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ | |
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| Sükhbaatar District Сүхбаатар сум ᠰᠦᠬᠡᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
Sükhbaatar outskirts with Russian border in the background | |
| Coordinates: 50°14′11″N 106°12′23″E / 50.23639°N 106.20639°E | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Province | Selenge Province |
| Founded | 1940 |
| Area | |
• Total | 45.0 km2 (17.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,124 m (3,688 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 22,741 |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Climate | Dwb |
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.