| Erdenet (Эрдэнэт, ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠡᠲ) | ||
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| Name origin: Mongolian: Эрдэнэ, (erdene means gem) | ||
| Country | Mongolia | |
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| Aimag | Orkhon | |
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| Area | 208 km2 (80 sq mi) | |
| Population | 86,866 (2008) | |
| Density | 418 / km2 (1,083 / sq mi) | |
| Founded | 1975 | |
| Timezone | UTC+8 | |
| Area code | +976 (0)135 | |
| License plate | OP_ ( _ variable) | |
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Erdenet (Mongolian: Эрдэнэт / ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠡᠲ, literally "with treasure") is the third-largest city in Mongolia and the capital of the aimag (province) of Orkhon.
Located in the northern part of the country, it lies in a valley between the Selenge and Orkhon rivers about 150 miles (240 km) (as the bird flies) northwest of Ulan Bator, the capital. The road length between Ulan Bator and Erdenet is about 230 miles (371 km).
The city was built in 1975 to exploit Asia's largest deposit of copper ore and has the fourth largest copper mine in the world. The "Erdenet Mining Corporation" is a joint Mongolian-Russian venture, and accounts for a majority of Mongolia's hard currency income.
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| 1975 est. |
1979 census |
1981 est. |
1985 est. |
1989 census |
1994 est. |
2000 census |
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| 4,100 | 31,900 | 38,700 | 45,400 | 56,100 | 63,000 | 68,310 | 78,882 | 80,858 | 81,249 | 83,160 | 85,121 | 86,866 |
Erdenet mines 22.23 million tons of ore per year, producing 126,700 tons of copper and 1954 tons of molybdenum.[7] The mine accounts for 13.5% of Mongolia's GDP and 7% of tax revenue.[8]
Erdenet is twinned with:[9]
| City | Region | Country |
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| Fairbanks | Alaska | United States |
| Ulan Ude | Buryatia | Russia |
| Székesfehérvár | Fejér County | Hungary |