List of cities in Mongolia

This is a list of cities in Mongolia.

In the table a light pink color means the number of people went down. Light green means a growth of 1 to 2 percent. Dark green means growth of more than 2 percent

List of Mongolian cities
Rank Name Mongolian Inhabitants
(1979 est.[1][2][3])
Inhabitants
(1989 est.[1][4])
Inhabitants
(2000 census[1][5])
Inhabitants
(est. 2008[1])
Change since 1979 Growth Percentage Administrative
Unit
1. Ulaanbaatar * Улаанбаатар
ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ
396,300 540,600 711,900 1,008,738 612,438 +5.2% Ulaanbaatar
2. Erdenet Эрдэнэт
ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠢᠲᠦ
29,100 - 68,310 86,866 57,766 +6.6% Orkhon
3. Darkhan Дархан
ᠳᠠᠷᠬᠠᠨ
49,100 - 65,791 74,300 25,200 +1.7% Darkhan-Uul
4. Choibalsan Чойбалсан
ᠴᠣᠶᠢᠪᠠᠯᠰᠠᠩ
28,500 37,300 40,123 38,150 9,650 +1.1% Dornod
5. Mörön Мөрөн
ᠮᠥᠷᠡᠨ
16,500 21,300 28,903 36,082 19,582 +4.0% Khövsgöl
6. Nalaikh Налайх
- - 23,600 29,115 5,515 +3.0% Ulan Bator
7. Khovd Ховд
ᠬᠣᠪᠳᠤ
17,500 24,100 25,765 28,601 11,101 +2.1% Khovd
8. Ölgii Өлгий
ᠥᠯᠦᠭᠡᠢ
18,700 27,200 25,791 27,855 9,155 +1.6% Bayan-Ölgii
9. Bayankhongor Баянхонгор
ᠪᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠩᠬᠣᠩᠭ᠋ᠤᠷ
16,300 21,200 22,066 26,252 9,952 +2.0% Bayankhongor
10. Baganuur Багануур
ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ
- - 21,100 25,877 4,777 +1.8% Ulan Bator
11. Arvaikheer Арвайхээр
ᠠᠷᠪᠠᠶᠢᠬᠡᠭᠡᠷ
12,300 16,900 19,058 25,622 13,322 +3.6% Övörkhangai
12. Ulaangom Улаангом
ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠩᠭ᠋ᠣᠮ
17,900 22,900 25,993 21,406 3,506 +0.67% Uvs
13. Sükhbaatar Сүхбаатар
ᠰᠦᠬᠡᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ
14,300 19,600 22,374 19,626 5,326 +1.2% Selenge
14. Sainshand Сайншанд
ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠩᠰᠠᠩᠳᠠ
11,100 10,300 18,290 25,210 14,110 +4.2% Dornogovi
15. Dalanzadgad Даланзадгад
ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠨᠵᠠᠳᠠᠭᠠᠳ
10,000 14,300 14,050 16,856 6,856 +2.3% Ömnögovi
16. Tsetserleg Цэцэрлэг
ᠴᠡᠴᠡᠷᠯᠢᠭ
14,700 20,300 18,519 16,300 1,600 +0.37% Arkhangai
17. Uliastai Улиастай
ᠤᠯᠢᠶ᠋ᠠᠰᠤᠲᠠᠢ
15,400 20,300 18,154 16,240 840 +0.17% Zavkhan
18. Altai Алтай
ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ
13,700 18,800 15,741 15,800 2,100 +0.5% Govi-Altai
19. Züünkharaa Зүүнхараа
11,400 - 15,000(2004) - 3,600 +1.1% Selenge
20. Öndörkhaan Өндөрхаан
ᠥᠨᠳᠦᠷᠬᠠᠨ
11,100 14,400 18,003 14,800 3,700 +1.1% Khentii
21. Zuunmod Зуунмод
ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠨᠮᠣᠳᠤ
9,800 15,800 14,837 14,568 4,768 +1.6% Töv
22. Baruun-Urt Баруун-Урт
ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠤᠷᠲᠤ
11,600 16,100 15,133 12,994 1,394 +0.4% Sükhbaatar
23. Zamyn-Üüd Замын-Үүд
ᠵᠠᠮ ᠤᠨ ᠡᠭᠦᠳᠡ
- - 5,486 11,527 6,041 +13.8% Dornogovi
24. Bulgan Булган
ᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ
11,300 12,800 12,681 11,198 -102 -0.03% Bulgan
25. Mandalgovi Мандалговь
ᠮᠠᠨᠳᠠᠯᠭᠣᠪᠢ
10,200 16,100 14,517 10,299 99 +0.03% Dundgovi
26. Kharkhorin Хархорин
ᠬᠠᠷᠠ ᠬᠣᠷᠢᠨ
- - 8,977(2003) - - n/a% Övörkhangai
27. Bor-Öndör Бор-Өндөр
- - 6,406(2001) 8,902 2,496 +3.5% Khentii
28. Choir Чойр
ᠴᠣᠶᠢᠷ
4,500 - 8,983 7,998 3,498 +2.6% Govisümber
29. Sharyngol Шарынгол
ᠱᠠᠷ᠎ᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠭᠣᠤᠯ
- - 8,902 7,798 -1,104 -2.8% Darkhan-Uul
Mongolia Монгол улс 1,538,980 1,987,274 2,365,269 2,635,000 1,096,600 +2.38% Darkhan-Uul

* - city proper, Nalaikh, Baganuur, Bagakhangai not included in this figure, they are separated in the table.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Mongolei: Provinzen, Bezirke, Städte, urbane Siedlungen - Einwohnerzahlen in Karten und Tabellen". www.citypopulation.de.
  2. Statistisches Bundesamt: Statistik des Auslands - Mongolei, 1985
  3. Encyclopedia "Cartactual," published 01/01/85
  4. http://www.nso.mn/eng/index.php Archived 2009-01-03 at the Wayback Machine National Statistical Office of Mongolia (accessed May, 2 2007)
  5. (2000) PADCO: Mongolia Urban Development and Housing Sector Strategy, Final Report, Vol. 2, published 2005.