Ölgii (city)

Ölgii
Өлгий
ᠥᠯᠦᠭᠡᠢ
Ölgii District
Өлгий сум
ᠥᠯᠦᠭᠡᠢᠰᠤᠮᠤ
Official Cyrillic transcription(s)
  Mongolian CyrillicӨлгий сум
Classical Mongolian transcription(s)
  Mongolian scriptᠥᠯᠦᠭᠡᠢᠰᠤᠮᠤ
Ölgii and Khovd River
Ölgii
Location in Mongolia
Coordinates: 48°58′06″N 89°58′07″E / 48.96833°N 89.96861°E / 48.96833; 89.96861
CountryMongolia
ProvinceBayan-Ölgii
Area
  Total
101 km2 (39 sq mi)
Elevation
1,710 m (5,610 ft)
Population
 (2024)
  Total
50,126
  Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7
Area code+976 (0)142
License plateБӨ_ (_variable)
Websiteolgii.bo.gov.mn

Ölgii (Oirat: Өлгий [ølʲˈɟiː]; Kazakh: Өлке / Ölke [ɵlʲˈcʰe]) is the capital of the Bayan-Ölgii Aimag (province) of Mongolia, located in the extreme west of the country on the banks of the Khovd River. It lies on an altitude of 1,710 meters (5,610 feet). As of 2024 it had a population of 50,126 people.