Chinggis City


Chinggis City is a town in Mongolia located 290 km east of Ulaanbaatar. On 18 November 2013, the city was renamed to Chinggis City from its former name of Öndörkhaan in honor of Genghis Khan, who was born and possibly buried in the same province north of the city. Chinggis City serves as the capital of the province Khentii Aimag.

History

On 13 September 1971, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party Lin Biao died when a Hawker Siddeley Trident he was aboard crashed in Öndörkhaan.

Geography and climate

Geography

Chinggis City shares its location with the Kherlen sum and is the most populous part of the Khentii province.

Climate

Chinggis City experiences a semi-arid climate with long, dry, frigid winters and short, very warm summers. It borders the Kherlen River and is located on a broad flat unprotected plain. In winter, when the river freezes over and the winds howl across the open steppe it can easily reach without the subtraction of wind chill.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into eight bags, which are:
  • Bayanmunkh
  • Bulag
  • Ishgen Tolgoi
  • Kherlen
  • Nomgon
  • Sarig
  • Tsogt-Undur
  • Undurkhaan

    Economy

Coal mining is important to the economy of the town and Chandgana Tal coalfield is located 53 km W from Chinggis City.
There exists a major United Nations Development Programme Networking and Cluster Development project stationed in Chinggis City specializing in the strengthen of urban, peri-urban and rural business associations and networks so as to reduce the very high unemployment rates.

Transportation

The Öndörkhaan Airport has one unpaved runway and was serviced by regular flights from and to Ulaanbaatar, before the paved highway was completed.
The town serves as a transportation hub, linking Ulaanbaatar and Choibalsan.

Sister city