Altai City

Altai
Алтай
ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ
Yesönbulag District
Есөнбулаг сум
ᠶ᠋ᠢᠰᠦᠨᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠰᠤᠮᠤ
Altai
Location in Mongolia
Coordinates: 46°22′22″N 96°15′26″E / 46.37278°N 96.25722°E / 46.37278; 96.25722
CountryMongolia
Province (aimag)Govi-Altai
District (sum)Yesönbulag
Area
  Total
2,161 km2 (834 sq mi)
Elevation
2,213 m (7,260 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  Total
17,617
  Density8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Area code+976 (0) 148
Vehicle registrationГА
ClimateBSk

Altai (Mongolian: Алтай хот, romanized: Altai hot, pronounced [aɬˈtʰæˑ χɔʰt]) is the capital of the Govi-Altai province in western Mongolia. As of 2008, its population is 15,800.