- Sainshand
Sainshand (Mongolian: Сайншанд) is the capital of
Dornogovi Province inMongolia . It is located in the easternGobi desert steppe, on theTrans-Mongolian Railway . The city has a population of 25,210 (2000 census), 19,548 (2006, est.Dorngovi aimag statistic service annual report [http://202.131.5.91/webs/aimags/06/dornogovi%20bulletin(2006jiliin%20etses).XLS] ] ).Sainshand sum territory consisits of 5 "bag"(communes). "Bags" ##1,2,3 are creating city main part "Övör" (Southern), "bag" #4 is "Ar" (Northern) part, "bag" #5 is remote (46 km S from city main part) settlement Züünbayan.
Northern part population is 4,944 (end of 2006). The railway station on the
Trans-Mongolian Railway is here. 7 km long territory to the W is filled with the ruins of abandoned Soviet military base.Northern and Southern parts are divided with a hills set.
Southern part population is 12,687 (end of 2006). Main
Dornogovi Province institutions are located in this city part.Züünbayan in fact is an oil production settlement under Sainshand city administrative jurisdiction. Its population is 1,917 (end of 2006). The railway line connects it to the Sainshand station on the
Trans-Mongolian Railway .References
External links
* [http://www.young-0.com/php/index.php?pageid=sainshand Saynshand at young-0.com]
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