Bayangol, Ulaanbaatar

Bayangol District
Баянгол дүүрэг
ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠭᠣᠣᠯᠲᠡᠭᠦᠷᠭᠡ
Municipal district
Bayangol district
Bayangol district
Flag of Bayangol District
Coat of arms of Bayangol District
Coordinates: 47°55′N 106°55′E / 47.917°N 106.917°E / 47.917; 106.917
CountryMongolia
MunicipalityUlaanbaatar
Oktyabr raion of Ulaanbaatar1965
Reorganized as district1992
Government
  BodyCitizens' Representatives Khural of the Bayangol district
  Governor of DistrictÖ.Sumiyaabaatar, MPP
Area
  Total
29.5 km2 (11.4 sq mi)
Population
 (January 1, 2024[1])
  Total
252,979
  Density8,600/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (UTC + 8)
Websitewww.bgd.mn
Bayangol entrance sign in Ulaanbaatar

Bayangol (Mongolian: Баянгол; lit.'Rich River') is one of nine districts of Ulaanbaatar. It is divided into 23 subdistricts. It was previously called October District (Октябрийн райо) before 1992.

Bayangol has a population of 192,600.[2]

It is the headquarters of the Mongolian National Bandy Federation.[3]

Infrastructure

  • Thermal Power Plant No. 2 (Ulaanbaatar)
  • Thermal Power Plant No. 4 (Ulaanbaatar)
  • Third State Central Hospital

Tourist attractions

  • Gandantegchinlen Monastery

References

  1. "Population, by khoroo". Statistics Department of Ulaanbaatar. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. http://bgd.mn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=27%5B%5D Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  3. "Members". Federation of International Bandy. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.


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