- Mörön (city)
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Mörön
Мөрөн— Sum — Mörön from south, July 2008 Location in Mongolia Coordinates: 49°38′08″N 100°09′20″E / 49.63556°N 100.15556°ECoordinates: 49°38′08″N 100°09′20″E / 49.63556°N 100.15556°E Country Mongolia
Province Khövsgöl Area – Sum 39.7 sq mi (102.9 km2) – Urban 6.2 sq mi (16.04 km2) Elevation 5,610 ft (1,710 m) Population (2007) – Sum 36,082 – Density 908.2/sq mi (350.65/km2) Time zone UTC+8 Area code(s) +976 (0)138 License plate ХӨ (_ variable) Mörön (Mongolian: Мөрөн, lit. "river"; also spelled Murun, Moron) is the administrative center of Khövsgöl Aimag (province) in northern Mongolia. Before 1933, Khatgal had been the Aimag capital.
Mörön has a hospital, a museum, a theatre, a post office, several schools and kindergartens, as well as one of the biggest outdoor markets in the country. If something is lost it usually can be found in Mörön perse (GPS 49.624973,100.181081). The town has its own power station. Additionally, it has been connected to the Mongolian central power grid in 2004.
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History
The settlement stems from the Möröngiin Khuree monastery which had been founded in 1809/11 on the banks of the Delgermörön river. By the beginning of the 20th century, the monastery had grown to a population of about 1300 lamas, but was destroyed in 1937. A small new monastery Danzadarjaa Khiid has been erected on the western edge of the town in the 1990s.
Population
Mörön population [1] [2][3] [4][5][6][7] 1959
est.1969
census1979
census1989
census1994
est.2000
census2005
est.2007
est.9,000 11,200 16,500 21,300 27,230 28,147 35,872 36,082 Most of inhabitants live in yurt quarters.
Airport
The Mörön Airport (ICAO:ZMMN, IATA: MXV) has two runways, one paved and one gravel. It is served by regular flights from and to Ulan Bator. Some flights to the western Aimags may also stop over here.
Climate
Mörön experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with long, very dry, frigid winters and short, warm summers.
Climate data for Mörön Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Average high °C (°F) −14.5
(5.9)−9.3
(15.3)0.8
(33.4)9.9
(49.8)18.2
(64.8)22.9
(73.2)23.4
(74.1)21.9
(71.4)16.7
(62.1)7.6
(45.7)−3.7
(25.3)−12.1
(10.2)6.82
(44.27)Daily mean °C (°F) −22.7
(−8.9)−18.3
(−0.9)−8
(17.6)1.4
(34.5)9.7
(49.5)15.2
(59.4)16.2
(61.2)14.4
(57.9)7.9
(46.2)−0.7
(30.7)−11.4
(11.5)−19.8
(−3.6)−1.34
(29.58)Average low °C (°F) −28.8
(−19.8)−25.8
(−14.4)−15.9
(3.4)−6.4
(20.5)1.2
(34.2)7.5
(45.5)10.1
(50.2)7.6
(45.7)0.4
(32.7)−8
(17.6)−18
(−0.4)−25.6
(−14.1)−8.48
(16.75)Precipitation mm (inches) 1.3
(0.051)1.0
(0.039)0.8
(0.031)7.0
(0.276)15.3
(0.602)42.6
(1.677)59.6
(2.346)54.1
(2.13)17.5
(0.689)5.3
(0.209)1.9
(0.075)1.4
(0.055)207.8
(8.181)Source: Hong Kong Observatory [8] Sights
- There were 60 temples and monasteries in Mörön at the end of the 19th century. Möröngiin Chüree Khiid Monastery in which about 2500 monks were living was the most important one. It was famous for its Tsam dances. In 1937, however, the monasteries and temples of Mörön were all destroyed by order of the then president Khorloogiin Choibalsan, like everywhere in Mongolia. Danzadardscha Khiid, a small new monastery, was built in a traditional style in the western part of Mörön in June 1990, and 40 monks are living there at present[9]. Several stupas and a tall Buddha statue were built around it as well.
- Further sights are to be found in the Central Square: The municipal theatre houses the Aimag Museum, founded in 1949, which shows about 4000 objects, e.g. are traditional clothes and other items of minorities living in Khövsgöl Aimag[10]. The Post Office is in the southern part of the large Central Square. Opposite, the Town Hall which was built in a typical socialist style, is worth a look as well. In the middle of the square, a tall memorial was erected to honour Davaadorj, a soldier from Mörön who, together with the Soviets, fought against the Japanese in the east of Mongolia in 1939 in the battle of Khalkhyn Gol when he was just 13. He was awarded the title of a Hero of Mongolia by president Tsedenbal later, but he died as early as in 1948.
- Another sightworthy memorial was erected in front of the airport, referring to Khainzangiin Gelenkhüü (Хайнзангийн Гэлэнхүү) (1870–1938), a buddhist monk who tried to fly with wings made of of sheep leather near the town of Jargalant in the 1930ies[11].
- The Wrestlers' Stadium is an interessting modern building in the eastern part of the town. In front of it, a memorial was erected to honour three famous wrestlers stemming from Mörön. A special park for children was laid out opposite the stadium.
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Central Square with Chingunjav Memorial
References
- ^ National Statistical Office[1]
- ^ National Economy of the Mongolian People's Republic (1921 - 1981), Ulaanbaatar 1981
- ^ , GeoHive: Global Statistics, [2]
- ^ Population Statistics: historical demography [3]
- ^ M. Nyamaa, Khövsgöl aimgiin lavlakh toli, Ulaanbaatar 2001,passim
- ^ Rural Poverty Reduction Programme: official site
- ^ Khövsgöl Aimag Statistical Yearbook 2007
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Muren". Hong Kong SAR Government. http://www.hko.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/asia/china/muren_e.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ Michael Kohn: Mongolia, p. 150. London 2008.
- ^ Marion Wisotzki: Mongolei, p. 232. Berlin 2010.
- ^ Michael Kohn: Mongolia, p. 163. London 2008.
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