Sainshand

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Provincial capital of Dornogovi Province, Mongolia

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::summary Provincial capital of Dornogovi Province, Mongolia ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

FieldValue
nameSainshand District
native_nameСайншанд сум

| | native_name_lang | mn | | settlement_type | District | | image_skyline | Sainshand from the north.jpg | | image_caption | Sainshand from the War Memorial, facing south (2025) | | pushpin_map | Mongolia | | subdivision_type | Country | | subdivision_name | Mongolia | | subdivision_type1 | Province | | subdivision_name1 | Dornogovi Province | | leader_title1 | | | established_title | Founded | | established_date | 1931 | | area_total_km2 | 2300 | | population_as_of | 2022 | | population_total | 28097 | | population_density_km2 | auto | | timezone | UTC + 8 | | utc_offset | +8 | | coordinates | | | elevation_footnotes | | | elevation_m | 961 | | postal_code_type | | | area_code | (+976) 1522 | ::

|name = Sainshand District |native_name = Сайншанд сум

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|postal_code = |area_code = (+976) 1522 |website = |footnotes = Sainshand () is the capital of Dornogovi Province in Mongolia. It is located in the eastern Gobi Desert steppe, on the Trans-Mongolian Railway.

Administration

The territory of Sainshand sum consists of 5 bags (communes). The first three bags make up the main part of the city, Övör (Southern), the fourth bag is the Ar (Northern) part, and the fifth bag is the remote oil production settlement Züünbayan, 46 km south from the main part of the city.

Geography

The northern and southern parts are divided by a range of hills. The main Dornogovi Province institutions are located in the southern part of the city. The district has a total area of 2,300 km2.

Population

The city has a population of 25,450 (2021 census), 19,548 (2006, est.), 19,891(2008, est.).

The population of the northern part was 4,944 at the end of 2006 and 4,822 at the end of 2008, and the population of the southern part was 12,687 at the end of 2006.

Climate

Sainshand experiences a desert climate (Köppen BWk) with long, very dry, very cold winters and short, hot summers.

|width = auto |temperature colour= |location = Sainshand, elevation 938 m, (1991–2020, extremes 1938–present) |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan record high C = 8.2 |Feb record high C = 12.9 |Mar record high C = 24.4 |Apr record high C = 31.1 |May record high C = 36.9 |Jun record high C = 40.0 |Jul record high C = 41.8 |Aug record high C = 39.0 |Sep record high C = 36.2 |Oct record high C = 30.3 |Nov record high C = 18.3 |Dec record high C = 6.2 |Jan high C = -11.4 |Feb high C = -4.4 |Mar high C = 5.5 |Apr high C = 15.4 |May high C = 22.8 |Jun high C = 28.4 |Jul high C = 30.9 |Aug high C = 28.5 |Sep high C = 22.3 |Oct high C = 12.5 |Nov high C = 0.2 |Dec high C = -9.5 |Jan mean C = -17.3 |Feb mean C = -11.6 |Mar mean C = -2.2 |Apr mean C = 7.7 |May mean C = 15.4 |Jun mean C = 21.7 |Jul mean C = 24.5 |Aug mean C = 22.1 |Sep mean C = 15.3 |Oct mean C = 5.4 |Nov mean C = -6.2 |Dec mean C = -15.1 |Jan low C = -22.1 |Feb low C = -17.6 |Mar low C = -9.0 |Apr low C = 0.5 |May low C = 8.2 |Jun low C = 15.1 |Jul low C = 18.5 |Aug low C = 16.0 |Sep low C = 8.7 |Oct low C = -0.7 |Nov low C = -11.4 |Dec low C = -19.6 |Jan record low C = −37.2 |Feb record low C = -33.9 |Mar record low C = −27.8 |Apr record low C = -17.8 |May record low C = -8.0 |Jun record low C = 0.0 |Jul record low C = 6.7 |Aug record low C = 5.9 |Sep record low C = -4.7 |Oct record low C = -17.2 |Nov record low C = −32.2 |Dec record low C = −35.0 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 0.9 |Feb precipitation mm = 1 |Mar precipitation mm = 1 |Apr precipitation mm = 4 |May precipitation mm = 10 |Jun precipitation mm = 20 |Jul precipitation mm = 28 |Aug precipitation mm = 27 |Sep precipitation mm = 12 |Oct precipitation mm = 4 |Nov precipitation mm = 2 |Dec precipitation mm = 1 |year precipitation mm = 111 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 1.4 |Feb precipitation days = 1.2 |Mar precipitation days = 1.4 |Apr precipitation days = 1.7 |May precipitation days = 2.2 |Jun precipitation days = 3.8 |Jul precipitation days = 5.0 |Aug precipitation days = 4.1 |Sep precipitation days = 2.3 |Oct precipitation days = 1.5 |Nov precipitation days = 1.7 |Dec precipitation days = 1.4 |year precipitation days = 27.8 |Jan humidity = 68.2 |Feb humidity = 58.7 |Mar humidity = 43.3 |Apr humidity = 33.9 |May humidity = 34.4 |Jun humidity = 40.6 |Jul humidity = 46.6 |Aug humidity = 48.0 |Sep humidity = 43.6 |Oct humidity = 45.8 |Nov humidity = 57.3 |Dec humidity = 66.5 |year humidity = 48.9 |source 1 =Pogoda.ru.net |source 2 =NOAA{{cite web |url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Mongolia/CSV/Sainshand_44354.csv |title = Sainshand Climate Normals 1991-2020 |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |accessdate = August 13, 2023}}}}

Infrastructure

Tourist attractions

Transport

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Sainshand_railway_station.jpg" caption="Sainshand Railway Station"] ::

The railway station on the Trans-Mongolian Railway is found in the northern part. A 7 km long section to the west contains the ruins of an abandoned Soviet military base.

References

References

  2. "Mongolia".
  3. ATKINS. (June 2021). "Mongolia: Choir-Sainshand Transmission Line".
  4. [http://202.131.5.91/webs/aimags/06/dornogovi%20bulletin(2006jiliin%20etses).XLS Dorngovi aimag statistic service annual report 2006]{{Dead link. (January 2013)
  5. [http://www.statis.mn/portal/content_files/comppmedia/cxls0x438.xls Dorngovi aimag statistic service annual report 2008]{{Dead link. (January 2013)
  6. [https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/sainshand-wind-farm/ Sainshand Wind Farm]
  7. [https://renewablesnow.com/news/mongolian-wind-farm-of-55-mw-starts-commercial-operation-644206/ Mongolian Wind Farm of 55 MW Starts Commercial Operation]

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