Zuunmod
Town in Töv Province, Mongolia
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Zuunmod (/ˈzuːnmɒd/ ZOON-mod)[a] is the administrative seat of Mongolia's Töv Province. As of the 2017 census, it had a population of 16,953 and an area of 19.18 km².[1] Zuunmod is located on the south side of Bogd Khan Mountain, 43 kilometres (27 mi) south of the capital city of Ulaanbaatar. Zuunmod was established as the administrative center of Töv Province in 1942. Until that time, the administration of the aimag had been located in Ulaanbaatar.
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Zuunmod District
Зуунмод сум ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠨᠮᠣᠳᠤᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
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Zuunmod centre | |
 Zuunmod District in Töv Province | |
  Zuunmod District | |
| Coordinates: 47°42′25″N 106°56′58″E | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Province | Töv Province |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.18 km2 (7.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,530 m (5,020 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 16,953 |
| • Density | 883.9/km2 (2,289/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (UTC + 8) |
| Area code | +976 (0) 272 |
The significant Battle of Jao Modo took place here in early May 1649, ending with the victory for the Qing dynasty.
Administrative divisions
Livestock
Climate
Zuunmod has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc).
| Climate data for Zuunmod, 1981–2010 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −14.2 (6.4) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
7.9 (46.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
5.5 (41.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −24.9 (−12.8) |
−21.8 (−7.2) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
2.2 (36.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−22.4 (−8.3) |
−6.4 (20.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.5 (0.10) |
2.5 (0.10) |
4.4 (0.17) |
7.0 (0.28) |
18.9 (0.74) |
49.0 (1.93) |
73.4 (2.89) |
74.3 (2.93) |
26.1 (1.03) |
9.4 (0.37) |
5.7 (0.22) |
2.8 (0.11) |
276 (10.87) |
| Average precipitation days | 6.0 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 13.9 | 17.0 | 15.3 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 115.2 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[4] | |||||||||||||
Tourist attractions
Notable residents
- Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran, Mongolian wrestler
Gallery
Zuunmod Town Hall
Zuunmod church
Notes
- Mongolian: Зуунмод [t͡sʊ́ːɴmɔ̽t]; lit. 'A Hundred Trees'
