Bayankhongor
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| Bayankhongor Баянхонгор |
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| — Sum and town — | |
 Bayankhongor
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| Coordinates: 46°11′30″N 100°43′04″E / 46.19167°N 100.71778°ECoordinates: 46°11′30″N 100°43′04″E / 46.19167°N 100.71778°E | |
| Country |  Mongolia |
| Province | Bayankhongor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64 km2 (25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,874 m (6,148 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 26,252 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 |
| Area code(s) | +976 (0)144 |
| License plate | БХ_ (_ variable) |
Bayankhongor (Mongolian: Баянхонгор) 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).
| # | bag name | Mongolian | Population (end of 2006) |
Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
[edit] Climate
Bayankhongor experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with long, dry, very cold winters and short, warm summers.
| Climate data for Bayankhongor | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −11.4 (11.5) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
7.01 (44.61) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.3 (−0.9) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
0.9 (33.6) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−17 (1.4) |
−0.53 (31.06) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −23.7 (−10.7) |
−22.4 (−8.3) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−22.1 (−7.8) |
−6.69 (19.95) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 2.0 (0.079) |
2.8 (0.11) |
4.1 (0.161) |
8.6 (0.339) |
14.4 (0.567) |
33.3 (1.311) |
56.2 (2.213) |
48.2 (1.898) |
18.3 (0.72) |
7.0 (0.276) |
2.7 (0.106) |
1.8 (0.071) |
199.4 (7.85) |
| Source: Hong Kong Observatory [2] | |||||||||||||
[edit] Transportation
The Bayankhongor Airport (BVN/ZMBH) has two runways, one of them paved, and is served by regular flights to Ulan Bator.
[edit] References
- ^ Bayankhongor Aimag Statistical Office 2006 annual report: bag population[1]
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Bayankhongor". Hong Kong SAR Government. http://www.hko.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/asia/china/bayankhongor_e.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
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