Erdenet
Erdenet
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| Bayan-Öndör District Баян-Өндөр сум ᠪᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠨᠥᠨᠳᠦᠷᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
View of Erdenet | |
| Coordinates: 49°01′40″N 104°02′40″E / 49.02778°N 104.04444°E | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Province | Orkhon Province |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Area | |
• Total | 208.0 km2 (80.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,280 m (4,200 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 97,814 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Mongolian Standard Time) |
| Area code | +976 7035 (7039) |
| Vehicle registration | OP_ ( _ variable) |
| Climate | Dwc |
| Website | www |
Erdenet (/ˈɜːrdɪnɛt/; Mongolian: Эрдэнэт [ért(ɘ)nɘtʰ], 'precious, valuable') is the third-largest city in Mongolia and the provincial capital of Orkhon. Located in the northern Mongolia, it lies in a valley between the Selenge and Orkhon rivers about 240 km (149 mi) (as the crow flies) northwest of Ulaanbaatar, Darkhan, the capital. The road length between Ulaanbaatar and Erdenet is about 370 km (230 mi). As of the 2018 census, the city had a population of 98,057.