Erdenet

Erdenet
Эрдэнэт (Mongolian)
ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠢᠲᠦ
Bayan-Öndör District
Баян-Өндөр сум
ᠪᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠨᠥᠨᠳᠦᠷᠰᠤᠮᠤ
View of Erdenet
View of Erdenet
Official seal of Erdenet
Erdenet is located in Mongolia
Erdenet
Erdenet
Coordinates: 49°01′40″N 104°02′40″E / 49.02778°N 104.04444°E / 49.02778; 104.04444
CountryMongolia
ProvinceOrkhon Province
Founded1974
Area
 • Total208.0 km2 (80.3 sq mi)
Elevation
1,280 m (4,200 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total97,814
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (Mongolian Standard Time)
Area code+976 7035 (7039)
Vehicle registrationOP_ ( _ variable)
ClimateDwc
Websitewww.erdenet.mn

Erdenet (/ˈɜːrdɪnɛt/; Mongolian: Эрдэнэт [ˈirtn̩tʰ]) is the second-largest city in Mongolia, with a 2018 population of 98,057, and the capital of the aimag (province) of Orkhon. Located in the northern part of the country, it lies in a valley between the Selenge and Orkhon rivers about 240 km (149 mi) (as the crow flies) northwest of Ulaanbaatar, Darkhan, the capital. The road length between Ulaanbaatar and Erdenet is about 370 km (230 mi).