Districts of Ulaanbaatar

Ulaanbaatar is divided into nine düüregs^[a] or municipal districts: Baganuur, Bagakhangai, Bayangol, Bayanzürkh, Chingeltei, Khan Uul, Nalaikh, Songino Khairkhan and Sükhbaatar. Each district is subdivided into khoroos, of which there are 204.^[1] Each düüreg also serves as a constituency that elects one or more representatives into the State Great Khural, the national parliament.

Map of the districts of Ulaanbaatar

History

After the adoption of the third constitution in 1960, Ulaanbaatar consisted of four districts. In 1990, the city was reorganized to have six districts.^[2]

List by population and area

2020 population estimate from Ulaanbaatar city Agency for Statistics.^[3]

Düüreg name	Mongolian	Khoroos	Population	Area	Population density
Bagakhangai	Багахангай	2	4,463	140.0 km2	31.9/km2
Baganuur	Багануур	5	29,342	620.2 km2	47.3/km2
Bayangol	Баянгол	34	231,517	29.5 km2	7848.0/km2
Bayanzürkh	Баянзүрх	43	367,679	1244.1 km2	295.5/km2
Chingeltei	Чингэлтэй	24	151,203	89.3 km2	1293.2/km2
Khan Uul	Хан Уул	25	195,927	484.7 km2	404.2/km2
Nalaikh	Налайх	8	38,690	687.6 km2	56.3/km2
Songino Khairkhan	Сонгино хайрхан	43	335,703	1200.6 km2	279.6/km2
Sükhbaatar	Сүхбаатар	20	144,616	208.4 km2	693.9/km2
Ulaanbaatar		204	1,499,140	4704.4 km2	318.7/km2

Although administratively part of Ulaanbaatar, Nalaikh and Baganuur are separate cities. Bagakhangai and Baganuur are noncontiguous exclaves, the former located within the Töv Province, the latter on the border between the Töv and Khentii provinces.

Notes

1. Mongolian: дүүрэг [túːrɘk] (PL дүүргүүд [túːrkuˑt])