Mandalgovi
Mandalgovi
Мандалговь ᠮᠠᠨᠳᠠᠯᠭᠣᠪᠢ | |
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| Saintsagaan District Сайнцагаан сум ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠩᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
General view of Mandalgovi | |
Mandalgovi in Dundgovi Province | |
| Coordinates: 45°46′0″N 106°16′11″E / 45.76667°N 106.26972°E | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Province | Dundgovi Province |
| Area | |
• Total | 11 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,395 m (4,577 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 12,339 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (UTC + 8) |
Mandalgovi (Mongolian: Мандалговь; ᠮᠠᠨᠳᠠᠯᠭᠣᠪᠢ; also Mandalgov' or Mandalgobi) is the capital of the Dundgovi Province of Mongolia, about 300 km south of Ulaanbaatar on the border of the Gobi Desert. It has 10,506 inhabitants (2005), 10,299 (2007). The city administrative unit's official name is Saintsagaan sum.