Dalanzadgad (Mongolian: Даланзадгад) is the capital of Ömnögovi Aimag in Mongolia. It is located 540 kilometers (340 mi) south of the national capital Ulaanbaatar. The altitude of the city center is 1,470 meters (4,823 feet).
As of 2006, its population is 14,000.[1]
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The Dalanzadgad Airport (ZMDZ/DLZ) is served by regular domestic flights from and to Ulaanbaatar. There are summer and winter timetables. Flights are made by MIAT and other smaller companies. As Dalanzadgad is on the tourist route to Gobi, there will be chartered flights from Ulan Bator, but not necessarily back, because the people continue to travel in off-road vehicles.
In 2007 the Mongolian Civil Aviation Authority built a new airport with a paved runway. The runway is second longest in the country after Chinggis Khaan International Airport. Before that, the airport had only one unpaved runway.
Dalanzadgad experiences a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk) with cold winters and hot summers.
| Climate data for Dalanzadgad | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −7.6 (18.3) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
11.38 (52.48) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.7 (5.5) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−3 (26.6) |
6.1 (43.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
4.26 (39.66) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −21.1 (−6.0) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
12.4 (54.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
6.9 (44.4) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−2.1 (28.22) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 1.4 (0.055) |
1.1 (0.043) |
3.3 (0.13) |
5.3 (0.209) |
11.8 (0.465) |
18.1 (0.713) |
32.8 (1.291) |
32.1 (1.264) |
13.1 (0.516) |
4.4 (0.173) |
2.0 (0.079) |
1.0 (0.039) |
126.4 (4.976) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 22.9 |
| Source: Hong Kong Observatory [2] | |||||||||||||
There is GSM coverage in the city the same as in other major locations - the coverage is good for about a mile out of the city. Usually, the city is also supplied with electric power 24 hours a day. Near Dalanzadgad, at 43°31′54.38″N 104°24′4.16″E, there is a longwave broadcasting station working on 209 kHz with 75 kW.
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