Municipality in Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Улаанбаатар Urga Municipality Official Cyrillic transcription(s) • Mongolian Cyrillic Улаанбаатар • Transcription Ulaanbaatar Classical Mongolian transcription(s) • Mongolian script ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ • Transcription 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″E﻿ / ﻿47.92028°N 106.91722°E﻿ / 47.92028; 106.91722Coordinates: 47°55′13″N 106°55′02″E﻿ / ﻿47.92028°N 106.91722°E﻿ / 47.92028; 106.91722 Country Mongolia Established as Urga 1639 Current location 1778 Ulaanbaatar 1924 Government • Mayor Sunduin Batbold (MPP) Area • Total 4,704.4 km2 (1,816.3 sq mi) Elevation 1,350 m (4,429 ft) Population (2013) • Total 1,372,000[1] • Density 272/km2 (704/sq mi) 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