Bulgan is a town, administrative centre of Bulgan

Bulgan Province

Bulgan is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia, located in northern Mongolia. Its capital is also named Bulgan.- Geography :The aimag is surrounded by the aimags Khövsgöl in the northwest, Arkhangai in the southwest, Övörkhangai in the south, Töv in the southeast, and Selenge in the northeast...

 province of Mongolia

Mongolia

Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...

. Bulgan sum has a population of 11,984 (2005, town proper 10,878), 12,323(2008), town proper has a population of 11,198 (2008). It is located at the site of the former Daichin Wangiin Khüree monastery at an elevation of 1208 metres (3,963 ft) and 468 kilometres (291 mi) from Ulan Bator.

Sights

A former military point in the south of Bulgan, which was founded in 1921, was transformed into a museum. One of its buildings, which was used as a shop before 1921, dates from 1668.

There is another sightworthy museum in the center of town. Its most interessting part is a display on Mongolia's first man in space, J. Gurragchaa, who was born in Bulgan Aimag in 1947.

The mausoleum of Khatanbaatar Magsarjav, a national hero who liberated the mongolian town of Khovd

Khovd

Khovd can refer to:* Hovd River, a river in the west of Mongolia* Khovd , the capital of Khovd aimag* Hovd Territory, a historical area in Mongolia during the Qing Dynasty.* Khovd Province, an aimag in Mongolia...

 from the Chinese in 1912, can be seen on a hill in the southwest of Bulgan.

Dashchoinkhorlon Khiid is a monastery rebuilt in 1992. The former monastery, Bangiin Khuree which had been inhabited by about 1000 monks, was destroyed by order of Khorloogiin Choibalsan in 1937.

Nature Reserve

Uran Togoo Tulga Nature Reserve (1600 hectare), about 60km west of Bulgan, is famous for its extinct volcanoes, e.g. Uran Uul.

Transportation

The Bulgan Airport

Bulgan Airport

Bulgan Airport is a public airport located in Bulgan, the capital of Bulgan Province in Mongolia.- Airlines :*MIAT Mongolian Airlines - External links :* Bulgan airport...

 (UGA/ZMBN) has one unpaved runway and is served by regular flights to Ulan Bator, Khovd, and Mörön.

Bulgan is linked to Erdenet

Erdenet

Erdenet is the third-largest city in Mongolia and the capital of the aimag of Orkhon.Located in the northern part of the country, it lies in a valley between the Selenge and Orkhon rivers about 150 miles northwest of Ulan Bator, the capital...

 and to Ulan Bator by a paved road.

Climate

Bulgan experiences a subarctic climate

Subarctic climate

The subarctic climate is a climate characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers. It is found on large landmasses, away from the moderating effects of an ocean, generally at latitudes from 50° to 70°N poleward of the humid continental climates...

 (Köppen

Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...

Dwc) with long, dry, very cold winters and short, warm summers.