Mörön

For other uses, see Moron.
Mörön
Мөрөн
ᠮᠥᠷᠡᠨ
District
Mörön District
Мөрөн сум
ᠮᠥᠷᠡᠨᠰᠤᠮᠤ

Mörön from south, July 2008
Mörön

Location in Mongolia

Coordinates: 49°38′08″N 100°09′20″E / 49.63556°N 100.15556°E / 49.63556; 100.15556Coordinates: 49°38′08″N 100°09′20″E / 49.63556°N 100.15556°E / 49.63556; 100.15556
Country Mongolia
Province Khövsgöl
Area
  District 39.7 sq mi (102.9 km2)
  Urban 6.19 sq mi (16.04 km2)
Elevation 5,610 ft (1,710 m)
Population (2010)
  District 35,789
Time zone UTC+8
Area code(s) +976 (0)138
License plate ХӨ (_ variable)

Mörön (Mongolian: Мөрөн, lit. "river"; also spelled Murun) is the administrative center of Khövsgöl Aimag (province) in northern Mongolia. Before 1933, Khatgal had been the Aimag capital.

Although a poorly developed town, Mörön has a hospital, a museum, a theatre, a post office, several schools and kindergartens, like any other provincial capitals of Mongolia. Additionally, it was connected to the Mongolian central power grid in 2004. As a part of the present government's effort to connect all the aimag capitals with Ulaanbatar by paved road, the town has a paved road connecting to Mongolia's capital city Ulaanbaatar since December 2014.[1]

History

The settlement stems from the Möröngiin Khuree monastery, which had been founded in 1809/11 on the banks of the Delgermörön 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 (Danzadarjaa Khiid) was erected on the western edge of the town in the 1990s.

Population

In the western part of Mörön
Mörön population [2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
1959
est.
1969
census
1979
census
1989
census
1994
est.
2000
census
2005
est.
2007
est.
2010
census
9,000 11,200 16,500 21,30027,230 28,14735,87236,08235,789

Most of inhabitants live in ger districts.

Airport

The Mörön Airport (ICAO: ZMMN, IATA: MXV) has two runways, one paved and one gravel. It is served by regular flights from and to Ulan Bator. Some flights to the western aimags may stop over.

Climate

Mörön experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with long, very dry, frigid winters and short, warm summers.

Climate data for Mörön
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 4.5
(40.1)
9.2
(48.6)
18.7
(65.7)
27.1
(80.8)
32.5
(90.5)
35.4
(95.7)
33.9
(93)
33.0
(91.4)
28.8
(83.8)
23.6
(74.5)
10.7
(51.3)
9.6
(49.3)
35.4
(95.7)
Average high °C (°F) −14.5
(5.9)
−9.3
(15.3)
0.8
(33.4)
9.9
(49.8)
18.2
(64.8)
22.9
(73.2)
23.4
(74.1)
21.9
(71.4)
16.7
(62.1)
7.6
(45.7)
−3.7
(25.3)
−12.1
(10.2)
6.82
(44.27)
Daily mean °C (°F) −22.7
(−8.9)
−18.3
(−0.9)
−8.0
(17.6)
1.4
(34.5)
9.7
(49.5)
15.2
(59.4)
16.2
(61.2)
14.4
(57.9)
7.9
(46.2)
−0.7
(30.7)
−11.4
(11.5)
−19.8
(−3.6)
−1.34
(29.59)
Average low °C (°F) −28.8
(−19.8)
−25.8
(−14.4)
−15.9
(3.4)
−6.4
(20.5)
1.2
(34.2)
7.5
(45.5)
10.1
(50.2)
7.6
(45.7)
0.4
(32.7)
−8.0
(17.6)
−18.0
(−0.4)
−25.6
(−14.1)
−8.47
(16.76)
Record low °C (°F) −45.7
(−50.3)
−44.3
(−47.7)
−34.6
(−30.3)
−22.3
(−8.1)
−11.7
(10.9)
−5.8
(21.6)
1.4
(34.5)
−1.6
(29.1)
−12.7
(9.1)
−27.3
(−17.1)
−37.9
(−36.2)
−45.8
(−50.4)
−45.8
(−50.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.3
(0.051)
1.0
(0.039)
0.8
(0.031)
7.0
(0.276)
15.3
(0.602)
42.6
(1.677)
59.6
(2.346)
54.1
(2.13)
17.5
(0.689)
5.3
(0.209)
1.9
(0.075)
1.4
(0.055)
207.8
(8.18)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.4 2.9 6.8 10.2 8.0 3.7 1.3 0.3 0.4 36.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours 168.4 199.0 252.6 250.0 294.5 291.5 274.3 274.1 249.0 224.9 168.1 154.5 2,800.9
Source: NOAA (1961-1990) [9]

Notable buildings

References

  1. "Ulaanbaatar Murun Paved Road Complete".
  2. National Statistical Office
  3. National Economy of the Mongolian People's Republic (1921 - 1981), Ulaanbaatar 1981
  4. GeoHive: Global Statistics
  5. Population Statistics: historical demography
  6. M. Nyamaa, Khövsgöl aimgiin lavlakh toli, Ulaanbaatar 2001,passim
  7. Rural Poverty Reduction Programme: official site
  8. Khövsgöl Aimag Statistical Yearbook 2007
  9. "Muren Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  10. Michael Kohn: Mongolia, p. 150. London 2008.
  11. Michael Kohn: Mongolia, p. 163. London 2008.
  12. Marion Wisotzki: Mongolei, p. 232. Berlin 2010.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Mörön.

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