What is Darkhan (city)?
[[File:Darkhan.jpg|thumb|Darkhan]] '''Darkhan''' (Mongolian: Дархан) is a city in [[Mongolia]]. It is in a province with the same name. It is the third largest city in the country. In 2010, the population was 74,738. ==Name== Darkhan means blacksmith in Mongolian. ==Economy== The city's economy is mostly industrial. Education is also an important sector of the city's economy. ==History== Darkhan is a new city. It was begun on October 17, 1961. ==Climate== Darkhan has a borderline humid continental climate (Dwb), close to the more typical subarctic climate (Dwc) of northern Mongolia, which is found in higher areas near the city, and only marginally wet enough to avoid qualifying as a semi-arid climate (BSk). This area has extremely cold and dry winters; however the summers are warmer and more humid. {{Weather box |location = Darkhan |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan high C = &minus;16 |Feb high C = &minus;12 |Mar high C = 1 |Apr high C = 11 |May high C = 19 |Jun high C = 24 |Jul high C = 26 |Aug high C = 24 |Sep high C = 18 |Oct high C = 9 |Nov high C = &minus;3 |Dec high C = &minus;13 |year high C = 7.3 |Jan low C = &minus;28 |Feb low C = &minus;26 |Mar low C = &minus;15 |Apr low C = &minus;4 |May low C = 3 |Jun low C = 10 |Jul low C = 13 |Aug low C = 12 |Sep low C = 3 |Oct low C = &minus;5 |Nov low C = &minus;16 |Dec low C = &minus;25 |year low C = &minus;6.5 |precipitation colour=green |Jan precipitation mm = 5 |Feb precipitation mm = 4 |Mar precipitation mm = 6 |Apr precipitation mm = 13 |May precipitation mm = 22 |Jun precipitation mm = 63 |Jul precipitation mm = 92 |Aug precipitation mm = 82 |Sep precipitation mm = 41 |Oct precipitation mm = 15 |Nov precipitation mm = 8 |Dec precipitation mm = 6 |year precipitation mm = 357 |Jan precipitation days = 4 |Feb precipitation days = 3 |Mar precipitation days = 4 |Apr precipitation days = 6 |May precipitation days = 8 |Jun precipitation days = 12 |Jul precipitation days = 15 |Aug precipitation days = 15 |Sep precipitation days = 9 |Oct prec