Matad ( ) is a

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Dornod Province Dornod (, ; ) is the easternmost of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. Its capital is Choibalsan. Population Halh are the ethnic majority of the Dornod aimag. The Buryat ethnic group makes up 22.8% of the total population (17,196 in 20 ...

in eastern

Mongolia Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...

. As of the 2009 census, its population was 2,526, of whom 834 live in the center. The district covers an area of 22,831 km² with a population density of 0.11 people/km². Txu-oclc-6614368-nl50-1

Geography

Matad is the second largest district in Dornod Province after Khalkhgol District.

Climate

Matad has a

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Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

''BSk'') with warm summers and severely cold winters. Most precipitation falls in the summer as rain, with some snow in autumn and spring. Winters are very dry.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into six

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, which are: * Bayankhangai * Buyan-Undur * Erdenebadrakh * Jargalant * Menen * Tumenkhaan

References

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