Baruun-Urt
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Baruun-Urt District Баруун-Урт сум ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨᠤᠷᠲᠤᠰᠤᠮᠤ |
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Sükhbaatar Square Statue in Baruun-Urt
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| Country | Mongolia |
| Province | Sükhbaatar Province |
| Time zone | UTC + 8 (UTC+8) |
| Climate | BSk |
Baruun-Urt (Mongolian: Баруун-Урт; ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠤᠷᠲᠤ, west-long) is a town in eastern Mongolia and the capital of Sükhbaatar Province. The town with its vicinities creates a sum (district) of Sükhbaatar Province. The Baruun-Urt sum area is 59 km², population 15,549, population density 265 per km² (2008). It forms an enclave within the surrounding Sükhbaatar sum.
Tömörtiin Ovoo Zinc Mine lies about 13 km north of the town.
The Baruun-Urt Airport (UUN/ZMBU) has one unpaved runway. There is a regular flight connecting the city to the capital every Monday. The flight is operated by the MIAT through Sky Horse Aviation.
Baruun-Urt experiences a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with long, very dry, frigid winters and short, very warm summers.
Coordinates: 46°40′53″N 113°16′49″E / 46.68139°N 113.28028°E
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