Municipality in Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Улаанбаатар Urga Municipality Official Cyrillicxa0transcription(s) •xa0Mongolian Cyrillic Улаанбаатар •xa0Transcription Ulaanbaatar Classical Mongolianxa0transcription(s) •xa0Mongolian script ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ •xa0Transcription Ulaganbagator Ulaanbaatar City Flag Coat of arms Nickname(s): УБ (UB), Нийслэл (capital), Хот (city) Ulaanbaatar Location of Ulaanbataar in Mongolia. Show map of Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Ulaanbaatar (Asia) Show map of Asia Coordinates: 47°55′13″N 106°55′02″Eufeff / ufeff47.92028°N 106.91722°Eufeff / 47.92028; 106.91722Coordinates: 47°55′13″N 106°55′02″Eufeff / ufeff47.92028°N 106.91722°Eufeff / 47.92028; 106.91722 Country Mongolia Established as Urga 1639 Current location 1778 Ulaanbaatar 1924 Government •xa0Mayor Sunduin Batbold (MPP) Area •xa0Total 4,704.4xa0km2 (1,816.3xa0sqxa0mi) Elevation 1,350xa0m (4,429xa0ft) Population (2013) •xa0Total 1,372,000[1] •xa0Density 272/km2 (704/sqxa0mi) Time zone UTC+8 (H) Postal code 210 xxx Area code(s) +976 (0)11 HDI (2014) 0.818[2]—very high License plate УБ ,УН ISO 3166-2 MN-1 Climate BSk Website www.ulaanbaatar.mn