Sainshand
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Sainshand District
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| Country | Mongolia |
| Province | Dornogovi Province |
| Founded | 1931 |
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Sainshand (Template:Langx) is the capital of Dornogovi Province in Mongolia. It is located in the eastern Gobi Desert steppe, on the Trans-Mongolian Railway.
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Administration
The territory of Sainshand sum consists of 5 bags (communes).[1] The first three bags make up the main part of the city, Övör (Southern), the fourth bag is the Ar (Northern) part, and the fifth bag is the remote oil production settlement Züünbayan, 46 kilometres (29 mi) south from the main part of the city.
Geography
The northern and southern parts are divided by a range of hills. The main Dornogovi Province institutions are located in the southern part of the city. The district has a total area of 2,300 km2.[2]
Population
The city has a population of 25,450 (2021 census), 19,548 (2006, est.[3]), 19,891(2008, est.[4]).
The population of the northern part was 4,944 at the end of 2006[3] and 4,822 at the end of 2008,[4] and the population of the southern part was 12,687 at the end of 2006.[3]
Climate
Sainshand experiences a desert climate (Köppen BWk) with long, very dry, very cold winters and short, hot summers.
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Infrastructure
Tourist attractions
- Central Library of Dornogovi Province
- Danzanravjaa Museum, a museum dedicated to the 19th century monastic and literary figure Danzanravjaa, a prominent leader of the Nyingma (Red Hat) school of Tibetan Buddhism
- Khamar Monastery
Transport

The railway station on the Trans-Mongolian Railway is found in the northern part. A 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long section to the west contains the ruins of an abandoned Soviet military base.
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mongolia" (PDF). Alliance Healthy Cities. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.ATKINS (June 2021). "Mongolia: Choir-Sainshand Transmission Line" (PDF). Ministry of Energy Mongolia. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ a b c Dorngovi aimag statistic service annual report 2006[dead link]
- ^ a b Dorngovi aimag statistic service annual report 2008[dead link]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.КЛИМАТ САЙНШАНДА (in русский). Pogoda.ru.net. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sainshand Climate Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ Sainshand Wind Farm
- ^ Mongolian Wind Farm of 55 MW Starts Commercial Operation
External links
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