Choibalsan (city)

Choibalsan Чойбалсан ᠴᠣᠶᠢᠪᠠᠯᠰᠠᠩ
District
Herlen District Хэрлэн сум ᠬᠡᠷᠦᠯᠦᠨᠰᠤᠮᠤ
Bridge over the Kherlen River in Choibalsan (taken in 1972)
Choibalsan
Coordinates: 48°04′42″N 114°32′06″E / 48.07833°N 114.53500°E / 48.07833; 114.53500
Country	Mongolia
Province	Dornod Province
Area
• Total	281 km2 (108 sq mi)
Elevation	747 m (2,451 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	44,835
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (UTC + 8)
Area code	+976 (0)158
Website	www.dornod.gov.mn

Choibalsan (Mongolian: Чойбалсан) is the fourth-largest city in Mongolia after Ulaanbaatar, Darkhan, and Erdenet. The name of the city was Bayan Tümen (Баян Түмэн) until 1941, when it was renamed after the communist leader Khorloogiin Choibalsan in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Mongolian Revolution of 1921.^[1] It is the capital of the province of Dornod. The city administrative unit's official name is Kherlen sum, with area of 281 square kilometres or 108 square miles. It is situated at the Kherlen River, at an elevation of 747 metres or 2,451 feet above sea level.