Choir (city)
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Choir (Mongolian: Чойр) is a city in Mongolia. It is the capital of Govisümber Province, in the east-central part of the country. Choir is a center of the Sümber sum of Govisümber Province.
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[edit] Population
In 2002 a population of Choir city was 7,588 (and 9,207 with rural parts of Sümber sum),[1] up from a population of 4,500 in 1979.[2] For the end of 2006 estimations population was 7,800 [3].
[edit] Geography
Choir lies in the Choir Depression, a lowland strip about 150 km long and 10 to 20 km wide, about 500 m lower than the surrounding upland. [4] It lies at an altitude of 1269 m.
[edit] Communications
It lies along the Trans-Mongolian Railway, 250 km to the southeast of Ulan Bator. The Asian Development Bank is considering a 430-km paved road from Choir to the Chinese border, the final stage of a north-south route through the country.[5]
[edit] History
Choir was a military base during the Soviet period. In 1989, the Soviet anti-aircraft missile units left Choir.[6] The longest runway in Mongolia, now abandoned, is located 25 km N from Choir, a relic of that period.[7] In 1992, the military cantonment passed into the jurisdiction of Govisümber Province, according to the 1992 constitution.[8] Near the railway station is a statue commemorating Mongolia's first cosmonaut, Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa.
[edit] Economy
Choir has been declared a free enterprise zone.[7] Along with Darkhan and Erdenet, it is one of three autonomous cities in Mongolia.[9] Choir has a medium-security prison with 460 prisoners.[10]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Gobisümber aimag official site [1]
- ^ Mongolia. citypopulation.de. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
- ^ Ministry of Health of Mongolia. National Center for Health Development. Health Indicators 2006[2]
- ^ Denison Mines (December 2006). Annual Information Form (pdf). Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
- ^ Paving the Way for Road Development in Mongolia's Southern Gobi. Asian Development Bank. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
- ^ Alan J. K. Sanders, "Mongolia in 1989: Year of Adjustment," Asian Survey 30:1 (January 1990), p. 62.
- ^ a b Mongolia, Multimedia Memories, and Me. Technos Quarterly (Winter 2001). Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
- ^ Alan J. K. Sanders, "Mongolia's New Constitution: Blueprint for Democracy," Asian Survey 32:6 (June 1992), p. 507.
- ^ Hari D. Goyal, "A Development Perspective on Mongolia," Asian Survey 39:4 (July/August 1999), p. 634.
- ^ Siberian Team blesses Mongolia's prisoners. Asian Outreach International. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
