Map of Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator), Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator) is the capital of Mongolia, with a population of about 844,818. It lies at 47.9077°N, 106.8832°E. The nearest city on our map is Darhan, 189 km to the north.

Ulaanbaatar at a glance

Where is Ulaanbaatar?

• The largest city in Mongolia by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 23 min on the shortest day to 16 h 02 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

• Darhan — 189 km north
• Erdenet — 241 km northwest
• Ulan-Ude — 439 km north, Russia
• Shelekhov — 518 km north, Russia
• Irkutsk — 522 km north, Russia
• Mörön — 528 km northwest
• Angarsk — 557 km north, Russia
• Usol’ye-Sibirskoye — 585 km north, Russia
• Cheremkhovo — 643 km northwest, Russia
• Zima — 749 km northwest, Russia

Largest cities in Mongolia

• Erdenet — 97,814
• Darhan — 83,883
• Choibalsan — 44,835
• Mörön — 39,404

Map of Mongolia and all its cities →

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.