Welcome to Mörön!
Mörön is the capital of Hövsgöl and a usual stopover en route due to its central location in the province. Mörön (Mongolian: Мөрөн,ᠮᠥᠷᠡᠨ, lit. 'river'), also spelled Murun, is the administrative center of Khövsgöl Aimag (province) in northern Mongolia. Before 1933, Khatgal had been the aimag capital.
It has 12286 families and a population of 46918 inhabitants and is considered a major city such as Ulaanbaatar, Darhan, Erdenet, and Choibalsan. In terms of administrative units, it is divided into 14 khoroo and covers approximately 102.9 km2. Demographics are split from 51.58% females to 48.42% males. 41.25% of the population is aged between 15 and 39.
Although a poorly developed town, Mörön has a hospital, a museum, a theatre, a post office, 9 schools, and 15 kindergartens. It was connected to the Mongolian central power grid in 2004. The town has had a paved road connecting it to Mongolia's capital city Ulaanbaatar since December 2014, as a part of a government effort to extend paved roads from Ulaanbaatar to all Aimag capitals.