Districts of Ulaanbaatar

Map of the districts of Ulaanbaatar

Ulaanbaatar is divided into nine düüregs (Mongolian: Дүүрэг) or municipal districts: Baganuur, Bagakhangai, Bayangol, Bayanzürkh, Chingeltei, Khan Uul, Nalaikh, Songino Khairkhan and Sükhbaatar. Each district is subdivided into khoroos, of which there are 204.[1] Each düüreg also serves as a constituency that elects one or more representatives into the State Great Khural, the national parliament.

List by population and area

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2020 population estimate from Ulaanbaatar city Agency for Statistics.[2]

Düüreg name Mongolian Khoroos Population Area Population density
Bagakhangai Багахангай 2 4,463 140.0 km2 31.9/km2
Baganuur Багануур 5 29,342 620.2 km2 47.3/km2
Bayangol Баянгол 34 231,517 29.5 km2 7848.0/km2
Bayanzürkh Баянзүрх 43 367,679 1244.1 km2 295.5/km2
Chingeltei Чингэлтэй 24 151,203 89.3 km2 1293.2/km2
Khan Uul Хан Уул 25 195,927 484.7 km2 404.2/km2
Nalaikh Налайх 8 38,690 687.6 km2 56.3/km2
Songino Khairkhan Сонгино хайрхан 43 335,703 1200.6 km2 279.6/km2
Sükhbaatar Сүхбаатар 20 144,616 208.4 km2 693.9/km2
Ulaanbaatar 204 1,499,140 4704.4 km2 318.7/km2

Although administratively part of Ulaanbaatar, Nalaikh and Baganuur are separate cities. Bagakhangai and Baganuur are noncontiguous exclaves, the former located within the Töv Province, the latter on the border between the Töv and Khentii provinces.

References

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  1. ^ "The capital city has 204 khoroos". Montsame Mongolian National News Agency (in Mongolian). 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  2. ^ "Population by khoroo, 2020". Ulaanbaatar city Agency for Statistics. Retrieved April 6, 2024.