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Ulaanbaatar
47.92° N, 106.91° E
- Population
- 885,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 3
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 3 cities of Mongolia in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Mongolia, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Asia/Ulaanbaatar
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Overview
Name
Meaning "red hero" in Mongolian, the name honors national hero Damdin Sukhbaatar, leader of the partisan army that, with Soviet help, liberated Mongolia from Chinese occupation.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person
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