Bagakhangai
{{Short description|District in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Bagakhangai District
|native_name = Багахангай дүүрэг
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|native_name_lang = mn
|settlement_type = Municipal District
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|map_caption = Bagakhangai District in Ulaanbaatar
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Mongolia
|subdivision_type1 = Municipality
|subdivision_name1 = Ulaanbaatar
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|governing_body = Citizens' Representatives Khural of the Bagakhangai district
|leader_title = Governor of District
|leader_name = A.Sükhbold
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|established_title = Khoroo of Ulaanbaatar
|established_date = 1989
|established_title1 = Reorganized as district
|established_date1 = 1992
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|area_total_km2 = 140
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|population_total = 4,422
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|timezone = UTC + 8
|utc_offset = +8
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|elevation_m = 1614
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|area_code = +976 (0) 22
|website = [https://www.bagakhangai.ub.gov.mn/ Official website]
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Bagakhangai ({{langx|mn|Багахангай}}, small wooded area) is one of nine düüregs (districts) of the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar.{{Cite book |last=Sanders |first=Alan J. K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5JN83EDDLl4C |title=Historical Dictionary of Mongolia |date=2010-05-20 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-7452-7 |pages=80 |language=en}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VsfehNpL3JkC |title=The Report: Mongolia 2012 |date=2012 |publisher=Oxford Business Group |isbn=978-1-907065-53-8 |pages=172 |language=en}}
History
Bagakhangai was established as the home of a Soviet military air base.
Geography
Bagakhangai is an exclave of {{convert|140|sqkm|sqmi}} southeast of the main part of the capital surrounded by Töv Province. It is subdivided into two khoroos (subdistricts), #1 ({{langx|mn|Нэгдүгээр}}) khoroo and #2 ({{langx|mn|Хоёрдугаар}}) khoroo. It has a total area of 140 km2.{{cite web|url=https://mongolia-guide.com/destination/ulaanbaatar/bagakhangai|title=Bagakhangai|website=Mongolia Guide|access-date=22 December 2024}}
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Bagakhangai (Maanti), elevation {{convert|1430|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 2002–2023)
|Jan record high C = 1.5
|Feb record high C = 8.2
|Mar record high C = 19.3
|Apr record high C = 28.4
|May record high C = 34.4
|Jun record high C = 35.9
|Jul record high C = 36.8
|Aug record high C = 36.2
|Sep record high C = 30.1
|Oct record high C = 22.2
|Nov record high C = 12.6
|Dec record high C = 2.3
|Jan record low C = -44.5
|Feb record low C = -40.4
|Mar record low C = -38.2
|Apr record low C = -29.7
|May record low C = -13.4
|Jun record low C = -5.6
|Jul record low C = 2.6
|Aug record low C = -4.1
|Sep record low C = -13.3
|Oct record low C = -25.4
|Nov record low C = -39.1
|Dec record low C = -42.7
|Jan high C = -13.7
|Feb high C = -9.8
|Mar high C = 0.5
|Apr high C = 10.4
|May high C = 17.7
|Jun high C = 23.4
|Jul high C = 25.3
|Aug high C = 23.6
|Sep high C = 17.8
|Oct high C = 8.3
|Nov high C = -4.7
|Dec high C = -12.9
| year high C =
|Jan mean C = -22.0
|Feb mean C = -18.5
|Mar mean C = -8.3
|Apr mean C = 2.1
|May mean C = 9.5
|Jun mean C = 16.3
|Jul mean C = 18.6
|Aug mean C = 16.1
|Sep mean C = 9.3
|Oct mean C = -0.5
|Nov mean C = -12.6
|Dec mean C = -20.6
| year mean C =
|Jan low C = -29.3
|Feb low C = -26.9
|Mar low C = -16.8
|Apr low C = -6.4
|May low C = 1.2
|Jun low C = 8.8
|Jul low C = 11.7
|Aug low C = 9.1
|Sep low C = 1.2
|Oct low C = -8.3
|Nov low C = -20.0
|Dec low C = -27.3
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|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 1.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 1.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 3.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 6.2
|May precipitation mm = 23.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 42.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 66.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 49.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 17.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 6.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 4.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 1.5
|year precipitation mm =
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 0.4
| Feb precipitation days = 0.9
| Mar precipitation days = 1.3
| Apr precipitation days = 1.5
| May precipitation days = 3.3
| Jun precipitation days = 6.2
| Jul precipitation days = 9.4
| Aug precipitation days = 6.9
| Sep precipitation days = 4.0
| Oct precipitation days = 1.6
| Nov precipitation days = 1.5
| Dec precipitation days = 0.6
| year precipitation days =
|source 1 =Starlings Roost Weather{{cite web |url=http://starlingsroost.ddns.net/weather/worldclimate/graphs.php?climate=9120&code=44294
|title= MAANTI Climate: 1991–2020
|publisher=Starlings Roost Weather
|access-date= 3 January 2025}}
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Transportation
The district is connected to the main Ulaanbaatar by 90 km of paved road.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.mn/en/organization/bagakhangai|title=Bagakhangai|website=Gov.mn|access-date=22 December 2024}}
References
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{{Districts of Ulan Bator}}
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Category:Districts of Ulaanbaatar
Category:Enclaves and exclaves
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