Baruun-Urt (; , west-long) is a town in eastern Mongolia and the capital of Sükhbaatar Province. The town with its vicinities creates a sum (district) of Sükhbaatar Province. The Baruun-Urt sum area is 59 km², population 15,549, population density 265 per km² (2008). It forms an enclave within the surrounding Sükhbaatar sum.
Tömörtiin Ovoo Zinc Mine lies about 13 km north of the town.
Population + Baruun-Urt city proper population National Statistical Office National Economy of the Mongolian People's Republic (1921 - 1981), Ulaanbaatar 1981GeoHive: Global Statistics Sukhbaatar Aimag Statistical Office 2008 Annual Report 1959 est. 1969 census 1979 census 1989 census 1994 est. 2000 census 2006 est. 2008 est. 6,000 8,000 11,600 16,10017,289 15,13312,00012,944
Transportation The Baruun-Urt Airport (UUN/ZMBU) has unpaved runway and cars. There is a charter flight connecting the city to the capital when there are passengers. Usually MIAT Mongolian Airlines, it does not fly to remote provinces especially to Sukhbaatar province but other two local airlines sometimes do. Recently some small airlines which has up to 8 seats started flying to suburban areas.
Climate
Baruun-Urt experiences a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with long, very dry, frigid winters and short, very warm summers.
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