Zuunmod

Zuunmod District

Зуунмод сум
ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠨᠮᠣᠳᠤᠰᠤᠮᠤ
Zuunmod District Зуунмод сум; ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠨᠮᠣᠳᠤᠰᠤᠮᠤ
District
	Zuunmod centre
	Zuunmod District
	Coordinates: 47°42′25″N 106°56′58″E / 47.70694°N 106.94944°E
Country	Mongolia
Province	Töv Province
Area
• Total	19.18 km2 (7.41 sq mi)
Elevation	1,530 m (5,020 ft)
Population (2017)
• Total	16,953
• Density	880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (UTC + 8)
Area code	+976 (0) 272

Zuunmod (Mongolian: Зуунмод; ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠨᠮᠣᠳᠤ, "Hundred Trees") is the administrative seat of Mongolia's Töv Province. It has a population of 16,953 (2017) inhabitants and an area of 19.18 square kilometres.^[1] Zuunmod is located on the south side of Bogd Khan Mountain, 43 kilometres (27 mi) south of the capital city of Ulaanbaatar.

Zuunmod was established as the administrative center of Töv Province in 1942. Until that time, the administration of the aimag had been located in Ulaanbaatar.

The historically significant Battle of Jao Modo took place here in early May 1649, ending with the victory for the Qing dynasty.

Livestock

In 2004, Zuunmod officially had roughly 24,000 head of livestock, among them 8,500 goats, 12,000 sheep, 2,000 cattle, about as many horses, and no camels.^[2]

Notable residents

Mandakhnaran Ganzorig, two-time world bronze medalist; Asian Games champion; 2016 Olympian ; member of the Mongolian National team

Sukhbat Agvaansamdan, two-time Sumo world champion; Mongolian 4x time National wrestling champion; former the Mongolian National team

Ganbayar Sanjaa, two-time NCAA All-American, American University Former wrestling coach The University of Oklahoma; The University of Maryland; The American University; former the Mongolian National Team