where is the city ulan bator located at in mongolia
Ulan Bator ULAANBAATAR, formerly anglicised as ULAN BATOR /ËuËlÉËn ËbÉËtÉr/ (Mongolian : Ð£Ð»Ð°Ð°Ð½Ð±Ð°Ð°ÑÐ°Ñ, , UlaÎ³anbaÎ³atur, literally Red Hero) is Mongolia 's capital and largest city . A municipality, the city is not part of any aimag (province) , and its population as of 2014 was over 1.3 million, almost half of the country's total population. Located in north central Mongolia, the municipality lies at an elevation of about 1,300 meters (4,300 ft) in a valley on the Tuul River