What is the name of Mongolia's capital city?
Q: What is the name of Mongolia's capital city?
A: The capital and largest city of Mongolia is Ulaanbaatar.
Q: How many people live in Ulaanbaatar?
A: As of 2008, the population of Ulaanbaatar was just over 1 million.
Q: Where is Ulaanbaatar located?
A: Ulaanbaatar is located in the north central part of Mongolia, at an elevation of about 1310 m in a valley on the Tuul River.
Q: Is Ulaanbaatar part of any provinces?
A: No, Ulaanbaatar is an independent municipality not part of any provinces.
Q: What makes it the primate city in Mongolia?
A: Since it is more than 13 times bigger than the second largest city in Mongolia (Erdenet), it makes it the country's primate city.
Q: How can one get to and from Ulaanbaatar?
A: One can get to and from Ulaanbaatar by highway or rail; there are highways connecting all major towns in Mongolia, as well as access to Trans-Siberian Railway and Chinese railroad network via rail.
Q: When was Ulan Bator founded?
A:Ulan Bator was founded in 1639 as a Buddhist monastery center.
