Bayankhongor

Bayankhongor (Mongolian: Баянхонгор, lit. 'rich soft, or 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).

Bayankhongor Баянхонгор ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠬᠣᠩᠭᠣᠷ
District
Bayankhongor District
Official Cyrillic transcription(s)
• Mongolian Cyrillic	Баянхонгор
Classical Mongolian transcription(s)
• Mongolian script	ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠬᠣᠩᠭᠣᠷ
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Bayankhongor Location in Mongolia
Coordinates: 46°11′30″N 100°43′04″E
Country	Mongolia
Province	Bayankhongor
Area
• Total	64.0 km2 (24.7 sq mi)
Elevation	1,874 m (6,148 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	30,931
• Density	480/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8
Area code	+976 (0)144
Climate	BSk
License plate	БХ_ (_ variable)

Climate

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

Climate data for Bayankhongor, elevation 1,858 m (6,096 ft), (1991–2020 normals, 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
Mean daily sunshine hours	8.4	7.9	8.8	9.2	10.3	10.3	10.0	9.5	9.4	8.4	7.4	6.6	8.9
Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net[1]
Source 2: NOAA (sun 1962-1990),[2][3] Deutscher Wetterdienst (daily sun 1962-1990)[4]

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into ten bags, which are:^[5]

• Duursakh
• Erdenemandal
• Gegeen shavi
• Nomgon
• Rashaant
• Shargaljuut*
• Tsagaanchuluut
• Tsakhir
• Ugalz
• Yesunbulag

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

Transportation

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