Sainshand
Sainshand District
Сайншанд сум ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠨᠱᠠᠩᠳᠠᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
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UTC+8 (UTC + 8) | |
| Area code | (+976) 1522 |
Sainshand (
Administration
The territory of Sainshand
Geography
The northern and southern parts are divided by a range of hills. The main Dornogovi Province institutions are located in the southern part of the city.
Population
The city has a population of 25,450 (2021 census), 19,548 (2006, est.[1]), 19,891(2008, est.[2]).
The population of the northern part was 4,944 at the end of 2006[1] and 4,822 at the end of 2008.[2] The population of the southern part was 12,687 at the end of 2006.[1]
Sights
The restored Buddhist monastery
Climate
Sainshand experiences a desert climate (Köppen BWk) with long, very dry, very cold winters and short, hot summers.
| Climate data for Sainshand (1991-2020, extremes 1938-present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
36.9 (98.4) |
40.0 (104.0) |
41.8 (107.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
36.2 (97.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
6.2 (43.2) |
41.8 (107.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.4 (11.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.3 (0.9) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.1 (−7.8) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−19.6 (−3.3) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −37.2 (−35.0) |
−33.9 (−29.0) |
−27.8 (−18.0) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
6.7 (44.1) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−32.2 (−26.0) |
−35 (−31) |
−37.2 (−35.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.9 (0.04) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
4 (0.2) |
10 (0.4) |
20 (0.8) |
28 (1.1) |
27 (1.1) |
12 (0.5) |
4 (0.2) |
2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
111 (4.4) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 27.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
68.2 | 58.7 | 43.3 | 33.9 | 34.4 | 40.6 | 46.6 | 48.0 | 43.6 | 45.8 | 57.3 | 66.5 | 48.9 |
| Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net [5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA[6]
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Transport
The railway station on the Trans-Mongolian Railway is found in the northern part. A 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long section to the west contains the ruins of an abandoned Soviet military base.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Dorngovi aimag statistic service annual report 2006[dead link]
- ^ a b Dorngovi aimag statistic service annual report 2008[dead link]
- ^ Sainshand Wind Farm
- ^ Mongolian Wind Farm of 55 MW Starts Commercial Operation
- ^ КЛИМАТ САЙНШАНДА (in Russian). Pogoda.ru.net. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "Sainshand Climate Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
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