Bagakhangai
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Bagakhangai District
Багахангай дүүрэг ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠬᠠᠩᠭ᠋ᠠᠢᠲᠡᠭᠦᠷᠭᠡ | |
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 Bagakhangai District in Ulaanbaatar | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Municipality | Ulaanbaatar |
| Khoroo of Ulaanbaatar | 1989 |
| Reorganized as district | 1992 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Citizens' Representatives Khural of the Bagakhangai district |
| • Governor of District | A.Sükhbold |
| Area | |
• Total | 140 km2 (54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,614 m (5,295 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 4,422 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (UTC + 8) |
| Area code | +976 (0) 22 |
| Website | Official website |
Bagakhangai (Mongolian: Багахангай, small wooded area) is one of nine düüregs (districts) of the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar.[1][2]
Bagakhangai was established as the home of a Soviet military air base. It was then established as a district of Ulaanbaatar in 1989.[3]
Geography
Bagakhangai is an exclave of 140 square kilometres (54 sq mi) southeast of the main part of the capital surrounded by Töv Province. It has a total area of 140 km2.[4]
