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.
Zuunmod District
Зуунмод сум ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠨᠮᠣᠳᠤᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
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.jpg) Zuunmod centre | |
 Zuunmod District in Töv Province | |
  Zuunmod District | |
| Coordinates: 47°42′25″N 106°56′58″E / 47.70694°N 106.94944°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
editLivestock
editClimate
editZuunmod has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc).
| Climate data for Zuunmod, 1981–2010 | |||||||||||||
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| 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
editNotable residents
edit- Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran, Mongolian wrestler
Gallery
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Zuunmod Town Hall
Zuunmod church
Notes
edit- ↑ Mongolian: Зуунмод [t͡sʊ́ːɴmɔ̽t]; lit. 'A Hundred Trees'
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zuunmod.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Zuunmod.
- ↑ "Төв аймгийн төв Зуунмод хот нь 1918 га газартай": Töv aimag official site[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Resident Population in Mongolia, by Bag/Khoroo". Mongolian Statistical Information Service. Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ↑ National Statistical Office: Livestock count 2004 (in Mongolian), p.109 Archived June 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "World Weather Information Service – Zuunmod". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved November 12, 2022.