Bayangol District
Баянгол дүүрэг
ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠭᠣᠣᠯᠲᠡᠭᠦᠷᠭᠡ
Bayangol district
Bayangol district
Coordinates: 47°55′N 106°55′E / 47.917°N 106.917°E / 47.917; 106.917
CountryMongolia
MunicipalityUlaanbaatar
Oktyabri1965
Bayangol1992
Government
Area
  Total29.5 km2 (11.4 sq mi)
Population
  Total192,614
  Density6,596/km2 (17,080/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (UTC + 8)
Websitewww.bgd.mn
Bayangol entrance sign in Ulaanbaatar

Bayangol (Mongolian: Баянгол, Mongolian: rich river) is one of nine düüregs (districts) of the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar. It is divided into 23 khoroos (sub-districts). It was previously called October District (Октябрийн райо) before 1992.

Bayangol has a population of 192,600.[1]

It is the headquarters of Mongolian National Bandy Federation.[2]

References

  1. http://bgd.mn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=27%5B%5D Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  2. "Federation of International Bandy | Federation of International Bandy". Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.


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