Choir, Mongolia
Capital of Govisümber Province, Mongolia
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Choir (/ˈtʃɔɪr/; Mongolian: Чойр, [ˈt͡ɕœe̯r]) is a city in east-central Mongolia. It is the capital of Govisümber Province. Choir is officially known as Sümber sum.
Choir
Чойр ᠴᠣᠶᠢᠷ | |
|---|---|
| Sümber District Сүмбэр сум ᠰᠦᠮᠪᠦᠷᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
Train station of Choir, Mongolia, 2013 | |
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  Choir Location in Mongolia | |
| Coordinates: 46°21′38″N 108°21′54″E | |
| Country |  Mongolia |
| Province |  Govisümber |
| Sum | Sümber |
| Area | |
• Total | 916 km2 (354 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,279 m (4,196 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 10,434 |
| • Density | 11.4/km2 (29.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 |
| Area code | (+976) 154 |
| Climate | BSk |
History
Choir was a military base during the Soviet period. In 1989, the Soviet anti-aircraft missile units left Choir.[1] The longest runway in Mongolia, now abandoned, is located 25 km N from Choir, a relic of that period.[2] In 1992, the military cantonment passed into the jurisdiction of Govisümber Province, according to the 1992 constitution.[3] 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.[4] 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.
| Climate data for Choir, elevation 1,286 m (4,219 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
29.6 (85.3) |
36.0 (96.8) |
39.9 (103.8) |
39.6 (103.3) |
40.5 (104.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −13.4 (7.9) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −19.2 (−2.6) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
4.6 (40.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
2.0 (35.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −23.8 (−10.8) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
4.6 (40.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−22.1 (−7.8) |
−4.0 (24.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −39.5 (−39.1) |
−38.0 (−36.4) |
−34 (−29) |
−22.0 (−7.6) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
−31.6 (−24.9) |
−36.2 (−33.2) |
−39.5 (−39.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.9 (0.04) |
1.5 (0.06) |
1.9 (0.07) |
3.8 (0.15) |
8.0 (0.31) |
24.8 (0.98) |
47.0 (1.85) |
34.6 (1.36) |
14.8 (0.58) |
4.5 (0.18) |
2.5 (0.10) |
1.9 (0.07) |
146.4 (5.76) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 34.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78.9 | 72.1 | 55.9 | 43.0 | 41.1 | 47.7 | 54.1 | 55.9 | 50.5 | 53.7 | 67.1 | 77.5 | 58.1 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | −22.9 (−9.2) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.9 (49.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−7.2 (19.1) |
| Source 1: NOAA[5][6]Starlings Roost Weather[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[8] | |||||||||||||
Population
Economy
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.[14]
