Baganuur

Baganuur District
Багануур дүүрэг
ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷᠲᠡᠭᠦᠷᠭᠡ
A sign on a road leading to Baganuur
A sign on a road leading to Baganuur
Flag of Baganuur District
Coat of arms of Baganuur District
Baganuur District is located in Mongolia
Baganuur District
Baganuur District
Coordinates: 47°47′02″N 108°22′20″E / 47.78389°N 108.37222°E / 47.78389; 108.37222
CountryMongolia
MunicipalityUlaanbaatar
Raion of Ulaanbaatar1980
Reorganized as district1992
Government
 • BodyCitizens' Representatives Khural of the Baganuur district
 • Governor of DistrictS.Davaasüren
Area
 • Total620.2 km2 (239.5 sq mi)
Elevation
1,349 m (4,426 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total28,926
Time zoneUTC+8 (UTC + 8)
Area code+976 (0) 21
Websitehttp://bnd.ub.gov.mn/
Baganuur coal mine 1970-1980s pin badge.

Baganuur (Mongolian: Багануур, 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 620 square kilometres (239 sq mi) 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

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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

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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.[1][2]

Climate

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Baganuur has a dry-winter subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc).

Climate data for Baganuur, 1991–2010
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −17.6
(0.3)
−10.8
(12.6)
−1.4
(29.5)
9.4
(48.9)
17.6
(63.7)
23.0
(73.4)
24.6
(76.3)
22.5
(72.5)
16.8
(62.2)
7.1
(44.8)
−5.7
(21.7)
−14.9
(5.2)
5.9
(42.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −34.0
(−29.2)
−27.8
(−18.0)
−18.0
(−0.4)
−7.0
(19.4)
0.6
(33.1)
7.4
(45.3)
10.9
(51.6)
8.3
(46.9)
0.6
(33.1)
−8.3
(17.1)
−22.5
(−8.5)
−30.8
(−23.4)
−10.0
(13.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.5
(0.10)
2.3
(0.09)
4.0
(0.16)
6.1
(0.24)
18.3
(0.72)
36.4
(1.43)
57.2
(2.25)
51.1
(2.01)
20.9
(0.82)
8.6
(0.34)
4.0
(0.16)
3.7
(0.15)
215.1
(8.47)
Average precipitation days 3.8 3.4 4.5 5.8 7.2 12.9 16.5 13.8 7.9 4.9 4.4 3.8 88.9
Source: World Meteorological Organization[3]

References

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  1. ^ "UBPost: 11 Dead, Dozens of Others Poisoned by Tainted Vodka". Archived from the original on 2008-01-07. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
  2. ^ "UBPost: Illegal Vodka Production Uncovered in Police Raid". Archived from the original on 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
  3. ^ "World Weather Information Service – Baganuur district". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved November 3, 2022.