Bulgan, Mongolia
Булган ᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ | |
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Bulgan District Булган сум ᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
Coordinates: 48°48′43″N 103°32′01″E / 48.81194°N 103.53361°E | |
Country | Mongolia |
Province | Bulgan Province |
Area | |
• District | 99.95 km2 (38.59 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,208 m (3,963 ft) |
Population (2008) | |
• District | 18,494 |
• Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
• Urban | 11,198 |
Climate | Dwc |
Bulgan (Mongolian: Булган) is a town, administrative centre of Bulgan province of Mongolia. Bulgan sum has a population of 11,984 (2005, town proper 10,878[1]), 12,323 (2008),[2] town proper has a population of 11,198 (2008).[2] It is located at the site of the former Daichin Wangiin Khüree monastery at an elevation of 1,208 metres (3,963 ft) and 468 kilometres (291 mi) from Ulaanbaatar.