217,800 sq km (territory of Buryatia)

Location:

Ulan-Ude is situated at the junction of two rivers (Uda and Selenga) between two mountain ranges: Khamar-Daban and Ulan-Burgasy. Ulan-Ude is an important commercial and industrial center of Eastern Siberia, located on the 5,640th kilometer of the Trans-Siberian railway.

Geographic
coordinates:

51 50 N, 107 50 E

Population:

approx 353,000 (2005 est.)

Foundation:

1666

Climate:

The climate is contrast, as it's hot in the summer and very cold in the winter. The average temperature in January (the coldest month) is -27 C, in August (the warmest month) +22 C.

UTC/GMT Offset:

UTC/GMT + 8 hours

Area code:

3012

Major attractions:

Buddhist Datsan, Ethnographic Museum, the History and Nature Museums. The lake Baikal is 250 kilometers away from Ulan-Ude.