Mörön

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Mörön (Mongol: Мөрөн; also spelt Murun, Muren) is the administrative center of Hövsgöl aymag in northern Mongolia. In 2001, the population was slightly below 30.000 inhabitants, most of them living in the ger quarters. Mörön has a hospital, a museum, a theatre, a post office, several schools and kindergartens, as well as one of the biggest outdoor markets in the country. The town has its own power station. Additionally, it has been connected to the Mongolian central power grid around 2003.

The settlement stems from the Möröngiin Khuree monastery which had been founded in 1809/11 on the banks of the Delger mörön river. By the beginning of the 20th century, the monastery had grown to a population of about 1300 lamas, but was destroyed in 1937. A small new monastery has been erected on the western edge of the town in he 1990s.

The town has been the center of Hövsgöl aymag since 1933.

[edit] Airport

The Mörön airport (ICAO:ZMMN, IATA: MXV) has one paved runway. It is served by regular flights from and to Ulaanbaatar. Some flights to the western Aymags may also stop over here.