City of Ulaanbaatar
In November of 2001, after a trade mission that took him throughout Asia, former Mayor Webb returned to Denver with the intention of making Ulaanbaatar our tenth sister city.
However, for many years prior to the Mayor’s visit, people in Denver and Ulaanbaatar were working hard to make this sister city relationship a reality.
After a resolution was passed by the city council, and a visit from the Mayor of Ulaanbaatar to make everything official, Ulaanbaatar became the most recent addition to Denver’s ever growing family of sister cities.
One of the most compelling reasons for our sister city relationship with Ulaanbaatar is a fact about the City of Denver that very few residents are aware of. Outside of Mongolia itself, Denver is home to the largest Mongolian population in the U.S.
With this strong relationship and cultural exchange having been in place for many years, an official sister city relationship was the logical progression. With so much interest and participants available, the Denver-Ulaanbaatar Committee was able to start strong with many members. In the summer of 2002 a display case was dedicated to Ulaanbaatar in the City and County Building.
This case houses artifacts from Ulaanbaatar, and lets all visitors to Denver’s official “home” know that this sister city relationship exists. To further highlight this relationship, the Ulaanbaatar Committee is being approved to name one of unnamed parks of Denver as the City of Ulaanbaatar Park in Denver.
Source : Denver Governement Website
However, for many years prior to the Mayor’s visit, people in Denver and Ulaanbaatar were working hard to make this sister city relationship a reality.
After a resolution was passed by the city council, and a visit from the Mayor of Ulaanbaatar to make everything official, Ulaanbaatar became the most recent addition to Denver’s ever growing family of sister cities.
One of the most compelling reasons for our sister city relationship with Ulaanbaatar is a fact about the City of Denver that very few residents are aware of. Outside of Mongolia itself, Denver is home to the largest Mongolian population in the U.S.
With this strong relationship and cultural exchange having been in place for many years, an official sister city relationship was the logical progression. With so much interest and participants available, the Denver-Ulaanbaatar Committee was able to start strong with many members. In the summer of 2002 a display case was dedicated to Ulaanbaatar in the City and County Building.
This case houses artifacts from Ulaanbaatar, and lets all visitors to Denver’s official “home” know that this sister city relationship exists. To further highlight this relationship, the Ulaanbaatar Committee is being approved to name one of unnamed parks of Denver as the City of Ulaanbaatar Park in Denver.
Source : Denver Governement Website
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