Baganuur
{{Short description|District in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Baganuur District
|native_name = Багануур дүүрэг
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|settlement_type = Municipal District
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|image_skyline = Baganuur khot sign.jpg
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|image_caption = A sign on a road leading to Baganuur
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|mapsize1 = 130КМ
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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 Baganuur district
|leader_title = Governor of District
|leader_name = S.Davaasüren
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|established_title = Raion of Ulaanbaatar
|established_date = 1980
|established_title1 = Reorganized as district
|established_date1 = 1992
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|area_total_km2 = 620.2
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|population_total = 28,926
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|timezone = UTC + 8
|utc_offset = +8
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|elevation_m = 1349
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|area_code = +976 (0) 21
|website = http://bnd.ub.gov.mn/
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File:Baganuur coal mine, Mongolia 1970-1980s pin badge.jpg
Baganuur ({{langx|mn|Багануур}}, {{MongolUnicode|ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ}}, Little Lake) is one of nine düüregs (districts) of the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar. It is subdivided into five khoroos (subdistricts).
Baganuur is a distanced district, located as an exclave of {{convert|620|km²|sqmi|0}} on the border between the Töv and Khentii aimags. It was created as a Soviet army base for the 12th Motor Rifle Division.
Later the largest open-pit coal mine in Mongolia was built here. Baganuur city is one of the largest industrial production locations in Mongolia, especially coal mining and would rank among the country's ten largest cities. There are efforts under way to separate its administration from the capital to make it an independent city.
Transportation
Baganuur is the endpoint of a side line of the Trans-Mongolian Railway, which connects to the main line in Bagakhangai. Due to high operation cost, Mongolian Railway had stopped passenger service on the Ulaanbaatar-Baganuur-Ulaanbaatar, although freight trains still normally transport coal to Ulaanbaatar and other neighbouring towns.
Baganuur is also accessible via 138 km of paved road completed in 2004.
2008 methanol scare
On December 31, 2007, Baganuur became the center of a massive methanol poisoning case that stemmed from substandard production methods of a local vodka manufacturer. The poison killed 14 people and hospitalized dozens of others. This case led to a complete ban of vodka sales in Ulaanbaatar for several days, and also highlighted one of Mongolia's food safety problems.{{Cite web |url=http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1116&Itemid=1 |title=UBPost: 11 Dead, Dozens of Others Poisoned by Tainted Vodka |access-date=2008-01-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107204545/http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1116&Itemid=1 |archive-date=2008-01-07 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1151&Itemid=1 |title=UBPost: Illegal Vodka Production Uncovered in Police Raid |access-date=2008-01-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111215023/http://ubpost.mongolnews.mn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1151&Itemid=1 |archive-date=2008-01-11 |url-status=dead }}
Climate
Baganuur has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc).
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|location=Baganuur, 1991–2010
|Jan high C = -17.6
|Feb high C = -10.8
|Mar high C = -1.4
|Apr high C = 9.4
|May high C = 17.6
|Jun high C = 23.0
|Jul high C = 24.6
|Aug high C = 22.5
|Sep high C = 16.8
|Oct high C = 7.1
|Nov high C = -5.7
|Dec high C = -14.9
|year high C =
|Jan low C = -34.0
|Feb low C = -27.8
|Mar low C = -18.0
|Apr low C = -7.0
|May low C = 0.6
|Jun low C = 7.4
|Jul low C = 10.9
|Aug low C = 8.3
|Sep low C = 0.6
|Oct low C = -8.3
|Nov low C = -22.5
|Dec low C = -30.8
|year low C =
|Jan precipitation mm = 2.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 2.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 4.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 6.1
|May precipitation mm = 18.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 36.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 57.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 51.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 20.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 8.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 4.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 3.7
|year precipitation mm =
|Jan precipitation days = 3.8
|Feb precipitation days = 3.4
|Mar precipitation days = 4.5
|Apr precipitation days = 5.8
|May precipitation days = 7.2
|Jun precipitation days = 12.9
|Jul precipitation days = 16.5
|Aug precipitation days = 13.8
|Sep precipitation days = 7.9
|Oct precipitation days = 4.9
|Nov precipitation days = 4.4
|Dec precipitation days = 3.8
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|source 1 = World Meteorological Organization
{{cite web|url = https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=1132|title = World Weather Information Service – Baganuur district|publisher= World Meteorological Organization|access-date = November 3, 2022
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