Khujirt (Mongolian: Хужирт) is a sum (district) of Övörkhangai Province in central Mongolia.
Khujirt District
Хужирт сум ᠬᠤᠵᠢᠷᠲᠤᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
|---|---|
 A view of Khujirt, August 2024. | |
  Khujirt District | |
| Coordinates: 46°53′51″N 102°46′0″E / 46.89750°N 102.76667°E | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Province | Övörkhangai Province |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Dorji Batbayar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,718 km2 (663 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 6,568 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (UTC + 8) |
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Established in 1931 under the name of Khaluun-Us under the jurisdiction of Arkhangai Province, it was transferred to its current province and renamed to Khujirt in 1934. Situated at around 380 km from Ulaanbaatar, the district varies in altitude from 1700m to 2360m. While there have been significant developments in both small industries and the tourism sector, 37.9% of households still rely on herding. The town also features a school, a hospital, and several kindergartens. [2]
Climate
editKhujirt has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc) with mild summers and severely cold winters. Most precipitation falls in the summer as rain, with some snow in the adjacent months of May and September. Winters are very dry.
| Climate data for Khujirt | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
28.0 (82.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −12.6 (9.3) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
6.3 (43.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −20.8 (−5.4) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
6.9 (44.4) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −27.7 (−17.9) |
−25.8 (−14.4) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
0.2 (32.4) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−18.1 (−0.6) |
−24.9 (−12.8) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41.3 (−42.3) |
−40.2 (−40.4) |
−35.8 (−32.4) |
−24.3 (−11.7) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−36 (−33) |
−41.8 (−43.2) |
−41.8 (−43.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.1 (0.04) |
1.8 (0.07) |
3.7 (0.15) |
9.6 (0.38) |
23.7 (0.93) |
53.8 (2.12) |
60.4 (2.38) |
64.7 (2.55) |
25.0 (0.98) |
9.0 (0.35) |
3.3 (0.13) |
2.0 (0.08) |
258.1 (10.16) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 8.8 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 51.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 196.4 | 210.7 | 261.5 | 252.9 | 283.0 | 272.8 | 260.2 | 250.0 | 250.3 | 238.5 | 196.0 | 176.3 | 2,848.6 |
| Source: NOAA (1961-1990) [3] | |||||||||||||
External links
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- Khujirt: Official Website of the Local Government (in Mongolian)
References
edit- ^ "Resident Population in Mongolia". National Statistics Office of Mongolia. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "СУМЫН ЕРӨНХИЙ ТАНИЛЦУУЛГА". Khujirt Local Government. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Khujirt Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 14, 2013.