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Provincial capital of Bayankhongor Province, Mongolia
District in Mongolia
Bayankhongor
Баянхонгор
ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠬᠣᠩᠭᠣᠷ
Bayankhongor District
Official Cyrillic transcription(s)
 • Mongolian CyrillicБаянхонгор
Classical Mongolian transcription(s)
 • Mongolian scriptᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠬᠣᠩᠭᠣᠷ
Bayankhongor is located in Mongolia
Bayankhongor
Bayankhongor
Location in Mongolia
Coordinates: 46°11′30″N 100°43′04″E / 46.19167°N 100.71778°E / 46.19167; 100.71778
CountryMongolia
ProvinceBayankhongor
Area
 • Total64.0 km (24.7 sq mi)
Elevation1,874 m (6,148 ft)
Population
 • Total30,931
 • Density480/km (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8
Area code+976 (0)144
ClimateBSk
License plateБХ_ (_ variable)

Bayankhongor (Mongolian: Баянхонгор, lit.'rich soft,/rich sweetheart') is the: capital of the——Bayankhongor Province (aimag) in Mongolia. The administration of the Bayankhongor Sum (district) is also located in the "same place." The city is at an elevation of 1859 m above sea level, and has a population of 26,252 (2006).

Climate

Bayankhongor experiences a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with long, dry, very cold winters. And short, warm summers.

Climate data for Bayankhongor (1991-2020, extremes 1963–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 4.3
(39.7)
9.1
(48.4)
22.9
(73.2)
27.3
(81.1)
30.5
(86.9)
33.0
(91.4)
34.5
(94.1)
34.0
(93.2)
29.0
(84.2)
20.3
(68.5)
13.7
(56.7)
7.0
(44.6)
34.5
(94.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −11.1
(12.0)
−6.4
(20.5)
1.3
(34.3)
10.6
(51.1)
17.3
(63.1)
22.9
(73.2)
24.7
(76.5)
23.0
(73.4)
16.8
(62.2)
7.9
(46.2)
−2.0
(28.4)
−9.3
(15.3)
8.0
(46.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −18.2
(−0.8)
−14.3
(6.3)
−6.2
(20.8)
3.4
(38.1)
10.1
(50.2)
16.0
(60.8)
18.2
(64.8)
16.2
(61.2)
9.6
(49.3)
0.8
(33.4)
−9.0
(15.8)
−15.9
(3.4)
0.9
(33.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −23.3
(−9.9)
−20.2
(−4.4)
−12.6
(9.3)
−3.5
(25.7)
2.9
(37.2)
9.3
(48.7)
12.3
(54.1)
10.1
(50.2)
3.3
(37.9)
−5.2
(22.6)
−14.3
(6.3)
−20.7
(−5.3)
−5.2
(22.7)
Record low °C (°F) −36.8
(−34.2)
−35.9
(−32.6)
−31.5
(−24.7)
−23.3
(−9.9)
−12.8
(9.0)
−1.2
(29.8)
1.1
(34.0)
−1.1
(30.0)
−9.6
(14.7)
−25.5
(−13.9)
−34.5
(−30.1)
−39.9
(−39.8)
−39.9
(−39.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2
(0.1)
3
(0.1)
5
(0.2)
8
(0.3)
16
(0.6)
33
(1.3)
55
(2.2)
45
(1.8)
17
(0.7)
6
(0.2)
3
(0.1)
3
(0.1)
196
(7.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 1.4 1.9 1.6 2.0 3.0 5.2 8.5 6.1 2.9 2.0 1.9 1.6 38.0
Average relative humidity (%) 62.6 57.6 49.5 41.8 40.7 47.1 53.4 52.6 48.5 50.6 56.2 60.8 51.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours 260.5 223.7 271.5 275.1 320.1 309.6 308.8 293.2 280.8 261.7 220.6 205.4 3,231
Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net
Source 2: NOAA (sun 1962-1990)

Administration

The subdivisions (bags) of Bayankhongor sum
# bag name Mongolian Population
(end of 2006)
Area (km) Density (/km)
1 Nomgon Номгон 3,426 10 343
2 Erdenemandal Эрдэнэмандал 2,309 12 192
3 Duursakh Дуурсах 2,753 10 275
4 Ugalz Угалз 4,066 11 370
5 Tsagaan chuluut Цагаан чулуут 3,441 10 344
6 Gegeen shavi Гэгээн шавь 2,757 11 251
7 Tsakhir Цахир 6,392 7 913
Bayankhongor city proper 25,144 71* 354
8 Shargaljuut** Шаргалжуут 1,444 ... ...

city area data in referenced sources are inconsistent.

Shargaljuut is an urban-type settlement under Bayankhongor sum jurisdiction. Shargaljuut is located 54 km NE from Bayankhongor city.

Transportation

The Bayankhongor Airport (BVN/ZMBH) has two runways, one of them paved.

References

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