Mörön

Mörön(Mongolian:Мөрөн;ᠮᠥᠷᠡᠨ,lit.'river'), also spelledMurun,is the administrative center ofKhövsgöl Aimag(province) in northernMongolia. Before 1933,Khatgalhad been theaimagcapital.
It has 12,286 families and a population of 46,918, and is considered a major city such asUlaanbaatar,Darhan,ErdenetandChoibalsan. In terms of administrative units, it is divided into 14khorooand covers approximately 102.9 km. Demographics are split as 51.58% females to 48.42% males. 41.25% of the population is aged between 15 and 39.
Although a poorly developed town, Mörön has a hospital, a museum, a theatre, a post office, nine schools and fifteen kindergartens. It was connected to the Mongolian central power grid in 2004. The town has had a paved road connecting it to Mongolia's capital city Ulaanbaatar since December 2014, as a part of a government effort to extend paved roads from Ulaanbaatar to all Aimag capitals.
The settlement stems from the Möröngiin Khuree monastery, which had been founded in 1809/11 on the banks of theDelgermörönriver. By the beginning of the 20th century, the monastery had grown to a population of about 1300 lamas but was destroyed in 1937. A small new monastery (Danzadarjaa Khiid) was erected on the western edge of the town in the 1990s.
Most of the inhabitants live inger districts.
Mörön has 27 organizations that are working as educational institutions. There are eight national, one private high schools, thirteen national, four private kindergartens, one vocational training center, and the university. As of 2020, there were a total of 14,865 students in the city. The first school of the local was established in 1923 under the name "Suhiin tenhim". In 2000  it was renamed "Delgermurun" and remains in use until now. 
The two main institutions are the "Delgermurun" and "Erdmiin Dalai". "Erdmiin Dalai" that is one of the top 10 national school in Mongolia was founded in 1962 with the name "Erdem".
Since 1957, theMörön Airport(ICAO: ZMMN,IATA: MXV) has two runways, one paved 2,400m long by 42m wide, and one gravel 2,000m long. It is served by regular flights from and toUlaanbaatar. Some flights to the western Aimags may stop over. It is a first class capacity of 150 passengers per hour.
Mörön experienced acontinental semi-aridclimate (KöppenBSk,TrewarthaBSbc) with ahumid continentaltemperature regime (Dwb) (formerlysubarctic(Dwc) based upon the 1991 to 2020 reference period resulting in long, very dry, frigid winters and short, warm summers.
The first department to explore the local area was established in 1949 in order to have historical and ethnographic exhibits. As a result of the collection of antique books and geological samples, the first building foundations were laid to explore the local area. In 1967, it eventually became theMuseum of Khövsgöl Provinceto research the local area and grew the collection to include approximately 1000 exhibits and artifacts. In 1987, a zoo was constructed and opened its doors next to the museum. The zoo showed people wild animals, birds, and local breeds of livestock. In 2010, the museum was reorganized and currentlyKhövsgöl province's local history museum operates with 13 employees, 3 halls, consisting of 3693 exhibits and artifacts from 1860 locations. In the museum, rare and valuable exhibits are included. For instance, 108 tomes of Ganjuur (also known as Kanjur) scripture, mammoth tusks, a meteor that weighs about 52.5 kilograms, as well as a flint gun and sword ofChingunjavwho was theKhalkhaprince ruler of theKhotogoidamong other historical and ethnographic artifacts.
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