Bulgan (city)
Bulgan, Mongolia
Булган ᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ | |
|---|---|
| Bulgan District Булган сум ᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
High street | |
| Coordinates: 48°48′43″N 103°32′01″E / 48.81194°N 103.53361°E | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Province | Bulgan Province |
| Area | |
| 99.95 km2 (38.59 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,208 m (3,963 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| 18,494 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11,198 |
| Climate | Dwc |
Bulgan (Mongolian: Булган) is a town, administrative centre of Bulgan Province of Mongolia. Bulgan sum has a population of 11,984 (2005, town proper 10,878), 12,323 (2008), town proper has a population of 11,198 (2008). It is located at the site of the former Daichin Wangiin Khüree monastery at an elevation of 1,208 metres (3,963 ft) and 468 kilometres (291 mi) from Ulaanbaatar.