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The town had about 7000 inhabitants and a power plant in 1990, but the dry-up of transport routes and the closure of a local wool factory have led to high migration rates, leaving only 3,756 inhabitants in 1994 and 2,498 inhabitants in the 2000 census. The latest official population estimate is 2,796
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Khatgal was founded in 1727 as a camp of the
Mongolian watch post system. By 1910, a small settlement had formed, mainly through trade with Russia. In 1914 a telegraph connection was established from the
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and a small port, plus a school and a post / telecom office. There is a wooden bridge nearby over the
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Khatgal, and in 1921, about 150 Russian settlers lived in Khatgal.
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Climate data for
Khatgal (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1963–present)
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19:District in Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia
16:District in Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia
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1107:Populated places established in 1727
861:"Khatgal Climate Normals 1963-1990"
179:member and former health minister
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841:(in Russian). Pogoda.ru.net
704:Average precipitation days
490:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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122:on the southern tip of
1078:50.43944°N 100.16167°E
209:Khatgal experiences a
183:was born in Khatgal.
280:Record high °C (°F)
1083:50.43944; 100.16167
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420:Daily mean °C (°F)
222:50th parallel north
166:(December 31, 2006
177:State Great Khural
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211:subarctic climate
181:Lamjavyn Gündalai
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634:mm (inches)
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1069:100°09′42″E
1034:Tsagaan-Üür
1029:Tsagaan-Uul
1024:Tsagaannuur
928:Alag-Erdene
870:January 12,
1096:Categories
1066:50°26′22″N
1039:Tsetserleg
1014:Tömörbulag
1004:Shine-Ider
938:Bayanzürkh
823:References
706:(≥ 1.0 mm)
29:Хатгал сум
1049:Ulaan-Uul
968:Jargalant
913:Districts
845:4 January
108:Mongolian
97:(UTC + 8)
90:Time zone
1009:Tarialan
994:Rashaant
978:Khatgal
917:Khövsgöl
811:See also
793:2,863.6
699:(12.36)
630:Average
625:(−56.2)
620:(−45.0)
610:(−27.4)
580:(−18.6)
570:(−49.0)
550:(−13.9)
500:(−16.8)
495:(−20.9)
149:Uliastai
132:Eg River
128:airstrip
120:Mongolia
78:Province
71:Mongolia
46:District
1102:Khatgal
963:Ikh-Uul
933:Arbulag
694:(0.11)
689:(0.14)
684:(0.46)
679:(1.27)
674:(3.27)
669:(3.72)
664:(2.02)
659:(0.65)
654:(0.40)
649:(0.11)
644:(0.17)
639:(0.04)
605:(−8.5)
600:(19.4)
595:(23.5)
590:(17.6)
585:(−3.1)
555:(12.9)
545:(−1.7)
540:(14.9)
535:(28.9)
530:(41.2)
525:(44.8)
520:(37.9)
515:(26.8)
510:(16.3)
505:(−2.2)
485:(25.8)
480:(−3.5)
470:(27.0)
465:(41.5)
460:(52.5)
455:(55.8)
450:(51.1)
445:(41.4)
440:(33.8)
435:(12.7)
430:(−3.1)
425:(−9.9)
415:(39.4)
405:(22.6)
400:(41.5)
395:(56.3)
390:(64.8)
385:(67.6)
380:(64.2)
375:(56.1)
370:(44.6)
365:(28.8)
360:(13.5)
345:(92.5)
340:(44.4)
335:(55.4)
330:(75.2)
325:(81.7)
320:(92.5)
315:(89.2)
310:(86.0)
305:(84.2)
300:(78.8)
295:(59.9)
290:(43.9)
285:(35.6)
205:Climate
187:Economy
145:Russian
138:History
104:Khatgal
66:Country
988:(city)
986:Mörön
980:(city)
973:Khankh
790:160.7
787:176.5
784:224.0
781:242.6
778:258.7
775:264.5
772:290.6
769:309.9
766:277.6
763:269.6
760:204.9
757:184.0
615:(−40)
575:(−40)
565:(−56)
475:(9.7)
410:(8.6)
355:(3.6)
236:Month
215:Köppen
116:ᠬᠠᠳᠭᠠᠯ
112:Хатгал
33:ᠬᠠᠳᠭᠠᠯ
1044:Tünel
746:45.3
728:11.4
697:313.9
623:−49.0
618:−42.8
608:−33.0
603:−22.5
583:−19.5
578:−28.1
568:−45.0
553:−10.6
548:−25.5
543:−18.7
503:−19.0
498:−27.1
493:−29.4
478:−19.7
473:−12.4
433:−10.7
428:−19.5
423:−23.3
408:−13.0
358:−10.3
353:−15.8
275:Year
160:Mörön
95:UTC+8
958:Galt
872:2012
847:2015
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740:1.4
737:2.4
734:5.6
731:9.5
725:7.5
722:3.4
719:2.0
716:0.8
713:0.3
710:0.6
682:11.8
677:32.3
672:83.1
667:94.4
662:51.4
657:16.6
652:10.1
598:−7.0
593:−4.7
588:−8.0
538:−9.5
533:−1.7
513:−2.9
508:−8.7
483:−3.5
468:−2.8
458:11.4
453:13.2
448:10.6
403:−5.2
393:13.5
388:18.2
383:19.8
378:17.9
373:13.4
363:−1.8
343:33.6
333:13.0
328:24.0
323:27.6
318:33.6
313:31.8
308:30.0
303:29.0
298:26.0
293:15.5
272:Dec
269:Nov
266:Oct
263:Sep
260:Aug
257:Jul
254:Jun
251:May
248:Apr
245:Mar
242:Feb
239:Jan
36:ᠰᠤᠮᠤ
915:of
692:2.7
687:3.5
647:2.8
642:4.2
637:1.0
613:−40
573:−40
563:−49
528:5.1
523:7.1
518:3.3
463:5.3
443:5.2
438:1.0
413:4.1
398:5.3
368:7.0
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288:6.6
283:2.0
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