Bayanzürkh

For the rural district, see Bayanzürkh, Khövsgöl.

Bayanzürkh (Mongolian: Баянзүрх [páɪnt͡surx]; lit. 'Rich Heart') is one of nine districts of the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar. It is subdivided into 20 subdistricts.

Bayanzürkh District Баянзүрх дүүрэг ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠵᠢᠷᠦᠬᠡᠲᠡᠭᠦᠷᠭᠡ
Municipal District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Mongolia
Municipality	Ulaanbaatar
Nairamdal raion of Ulaanbaatar	1965
Reorganized as district	1992
Government
• Body	Citizens' Representatives Khural of the Bayanzürkh district
• Governor of District	G.Jargalsaikhan
Area
• Total	1,244.1 km2 (480.3 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	436,822
Time zone	UTC+8 (UTC + 8)
Website	http://bzd.ub.gov.mn/

It is the largest district in the capital and lies in the southeast of the city. It was established in 1965. In 2023 it had an approximate population of 420,793 people in 131,902 households. A total of 23 state kindergartens and 19 secondary schools are located in the district area.

Bayanzürkh is located in the east, at the foot of one of the four mountains of Ulaanbaatar, the Bayanzürkh Uul.

Economy

The head office of Eznis Airways is located in the Shine Dul Building (Шинэ Дөл Билдинг) in Bayanzürkh. The head office moved there by 27 August 2011.^[1]

Education

• Mongolia International University

Infrastructure

• Second State Central Hospital
• Unur Bul Child Center

Tourist attractions

• International Intellectual Museum
• Manjusri Monastery
• Mongol Art Gallery
• Narantuul Market
• National Garden Park
• Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral

Notable people

• Shirnengiin Ayuush (1903–1938), composer and writer
• Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893–1924), communist leader and revolutionary