Choir, Mongolia

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Capital of Govisümber Province, Mongolia

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::summary Capital of Govisümber Province, Mongolia ::

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FieldValue
nameChoir
native_nameЧойр

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|name = Choir |native_name = Чойр

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Choir (; , ) is a city in east-central Mongolia. It is the capital of Govisümber Province. Choir is officially known as Sümber sum.

History

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Choir was a military base during the Soviet period. In 1989, the Soviet anti-aircraft missile units left Choir. The longest runway in Mongolia, now abandoned, is located 25 km N from Choir, a relic of that period. In 1992, the military cantonment passed into the jurisdiction of Govisümber Province, according to the 1992 constitution. Near the railway station is a statue commemorating Mongolia's first cosmonaut, Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa.

Geography

Location

Choir lies in the Choir Depression, a lowland strip about 150 km long and 10 to 20 km wide, about 500 m lower than the surrounding upland. It lies at an altitude of 1269 m.

Climate

Choir has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk) with warm summers and severely cold winters. Most precipitation falls in the summer as rain, with some snow in the adjacent months of May and September. Winters are very dry.

|location = Choir, elevation 1286 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–present) |metric first = Y |single line = Y |width = auto |Jan record high C = 0.5 |Feb record high C = 9.8 |Mar record high C = 24.0 |Apr record high C = 29.6 |May record high C = 36.0 |Jun record high C = 39.9 |Jul record high C = 39.6 |Aug record high C = 40.5 |Sep record high C = 31.5 |Oct record high C = 25.8 |Nov record high C = 12.8 |Dec record high C = 7.8 |Jan high C = -13.4 |Feb high C = -8.3 |Mar high C = 2.3 |Apr high C = 12.0 |May high C = 19.3 |Jun high C = 25.2 |Jul high C = 27.5 |Aug high C = 25.4 |Sep high C = 19.1 |Oct high C = 9.6 |Nov high C = -3.0 |Dec high C = -12.4 | year high C = |Jan mean C = -19.2 |Feb mean C = -15.0 |Mar mean C = -5.1 |Apr mean C = 4.6 |May mean C = 11.9 |Jun mean C = 18.5 |Jul mean C = 21.1 |Aug mean C = 18.8 |Sep mean C = 12.5 |Oct mean C = 2.5 |Nov mean C = -9.2 |Dec mean C = -17.7 | year mean C = |Jan low C = -23.8 |Feb low C = -21.0 |Mar low C = -11.8 |Apr low C = -2.4 |May low C = 4.6 |Jun low C = 12.0 |Jul low C = 15.1 |Aug low C = 13.1 |Sep low C = 5.9 |Oct low C = -3.0 |Nov low C = -14.2 |Dec low C = -22.1 | year low C = |Jan record low C = −39.5 |Feb record low C = -38.0 |Mar record low C = −34.0 |Apr record low C = -22.0 |May record low C = -14.9 |Jun record low C = -2.5 |Jul record low C = -2.2 |Aug record low C = -1.7 |Sep record low C = -9.6 |Oct record low C = -22.3 |Nov record low C = −31.6 |Dec record low C = −36.2 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 0.9 |Feb precipitation mm = 1.5 |Mar precipitation mm = 1.9 |Apr precipitation mm = 3.8 |May precipitation mm = 8.0 |Jun precipitation mm = 24.8 |Jul precipitation mm = 47.0 |Aug precipitation mm = 34.6 |Sep precipitation mm = 14.8 |Oct precipitation mm = 4.5 |Nov precipitation mm = 2.5 |Dec precipitation mm = 1.9 |year precipitation mm = 146.4 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 1.1 |Feb precipitation days = 1.5 |Mar precipitation days = 1.3 |Apr precipitation days = 3.1 |May precipitation days = 2.1 |Jun precipitation days = 4.3 |Jul precipitation days = 6.8 |Aug precipitation days = 6.1 |Sep precipitation days = 2.7 |Oct precipitation days = 1.7 |Nov precipitation days = 2.2 |Dec precipitation days = 1.4 |year precipitation days = 34.2 | Jan humidity =78.9 | Feb humidity =72.1 | Mar humidity =55.9 | Apr humidity =43.0 | May humidity =41.1 | Jun humidity =47.7 | Jul humidity =54.1 | Aug humidity =55.9 | Sep humidity =50.5 | Oct humidity =53.7 | Nov humidity =67.1 | Dec humidity =77.5 | Jan dew point C =-22.9 | Feb dew point C =-19.3 | Mar dew point C =-14.0 | Apr dew point C =-8.8 | May dew point C =-2.5 | Jun dew point C =5.5 | Jul dew point C =9.9 | Aug dew point C =8.3 | Sep dew point C =0.8 | Oct dew point C =-7.1 | Nov dew point C =-14.9 | Dec dew point C =-21.0

|source 1 =NOAA{{cite web |url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Mongolia/CSV/Choir_44298.csv |title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = January 20, 2024}}{{Cite FTP |url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/MO/44298.TXT |server = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = Choir Climate Normals 1961-1990 |accessdate = January 14, 2013}}Starlings Roost Weather{{cite web |url=http://starlingsroost.ddns.net/weather/worldclimate/graphs.php?climate=9120&code=44298 |title= CHOIR Climate: 1991–2020 |publisher=Starlings Roost Weather |access-date= 3 January 2025}} |source 2 =Meteo Climat (record highs and lows) | url = http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/station-1795-1955-2023.php | title = Station Choir | publisher = Meteo Climat | language = fr | access-date = 10 October 2018}} |date=August 2014}}

Population

In 2002, a population of Choir city was 7,588 (and 9,207 with rural parts of Sümber sum), up from a population of 4,500 in 1979. For the end of 2006 estimations population was 7,998.

Economy

Choir has been declared a free enterprise zone. Along with Darkhan and Erdenet, it is one of three autonomous cities in Mongolia. Choir has a medium-security prison which can house 460 prisoners.

Transport

It lies along the Trans-Mongolian Railway, 250 km to the southeast of Ulaanbaatar. The Asian Development Bank is considering a 430-km paved road from Choir to the Chinese border, the final stage of a north-south route through the country.

References

References

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