Tsetserleg (city)

Tsetserleg Цэцэрлэг ᠴᠡᠴᠡᠷᠯᠢᠭ
District
Capital of the province
Tsetserleg
Coordinates: 47°28′37″N 101°27′01″E / 47.47694°N 101.45028°E / 47.47694; 101.45028
Country	Mongolia
Province	Arkhangai Province
Founded	~1631
Area
• Total	536 km2 (207 sq mi)
Elevation	1,691 m (5,548 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	21,620
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (UTC + 8)
Area code	+976 (0)133
Vehicle registration	АР_ ( _ variable)
Website	http://erdenebulgan.ar.gov.mn/

Tsetserleg /ˈtsɛtsərlɛɡ/, also romanized as Cecerleg (Mongolian: Цэцэрлэг, pronounced [ˈt͡sit͡sɪrɮɪk]; lit. "park" or "garden") is the capital of Arkhangai Aimag (province) in Mongolia. It lies on the northeastern slopes of the Khangai Mountains, 600 kilometres (370 miles) southwest of Ulaanbaatar. It has a population of 16,553 (2000 census, with Erdenebulgan sum rural territories population was 18,519), 16,618 (2003 est.), 16,300 (2006 est.).^[1]

Tsetserleg is geographically located in the Bulgan sum in the south of the aimag. It is not to be confused with Tsetserleg sum in the north. In 1992 Tsetserleg was designated as Erdenebulgan sum, which has an area of 536 km² (207 sq mi).