Bagakhangai
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 (50 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]
History
[edit]Bagakhangai was established as the home of a Soviet military air base.
Geography
[edit]Bagakhangai is an exclave of 140 square kilometres (54 sq mi) southeast of the main part of the capital surrounded by Töv Province. It is subdivided into two khoroos (subdistricts), #1 (Mongolian: Нэгдүгээр) khoroo and #2 (Mongolian: Хоёрдугаар) khoroo. It has a total area of 140 km2.[3]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Bagakhangai (Maanti), elevation 1,430 m (4,690 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 2002–2023) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.9 (96.6) |
36.8 (98.2) |
36.2 (97.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
2.3 (36.1) |
36.8 (98.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −13.7 (7.3) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
0.5 (32.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
7.2 (44.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −22.0 (−7.6) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
2.1 (35.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.3 (48.7) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −29.3 (−20.7) |
−26.9 (−16.4) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
1.2 (34.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
−27.3 (−17.1) |
−8.6 (16.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −44.5 (−48.1) |
−40.4 (−40.7) |
−38.2 (−36.8) |
−29.7 (−21.5) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−25.4 (−13.7) |
−39.1 (−38.4) |
−42.7 (−44.9) |
−44.5 (−48.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.2 (0.05) |
1.9 (0.07) |
3.2 (0.13) |
6.2 (0.24) |
23.0 (0.91) |
42.1 (1.66) |
66.4 (2.61) |
49.6 (1.95) |
17.0 (0.67) |
6.3 (0.25) |
4.1 (0.16) |
1.5 (0.06) |
222.5 (8.76) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 9.4 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 37.6 |
| Source: Starlings Roost Weather[4] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
[edit]The district is connected to the main Ulaanbaatar by 90 km of paved road.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Sanders, Alan J. K. (2010-05-20). Historical Dictionary of Mongolia. Scarecrow Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-8108-7452-7.
- ^ The Report: Mongolia 2012. Oxford Business Group. 2012. p. 172. ISBN 978-1-907065-53-8.
- ^ "Bagakhangai". Mongolia Guide. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "MAANTI Climate: 1991–2020". Starlings Roost Weather. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Bagakhangai". Gov.mn. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
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