City profile · Mongolia · Asia
Altai
Govi-Altai Province · Mongolia
City population
17,617
#20
in Mongolia
#27,994
worldwide
46.372, 96.258 · 821 km from Ulan Bator
About Altai
Altai is a city in Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia with a population of 17,617. It is the 20th largest of the 23 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mongolia, and the 27,994th largest worldwide. It lies 821 km from Ulan Bator.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Govi-Altai Province
Elevation
2,156 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Hovd
Coordinates
46.372, 96.258
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
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