Districts of Ulaanbaatar

Ulaanbaatar is divided into nine düüregs 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. Each düüreg also serves as a constituency that elects one or more representatives into the State Great Khural, the national parliament.

History

Ulaanbaatar was divided into administrative divisions for the first time in 1924. After the adoption of the third constitution in 1960, Ulaanbaatar consisted of four districts on 6 July 1960. In 1990, the city was reorganized to have six districts. On 13 January 1992, the city was reorganized again and expanded into nine districts as of today.

List by population and area

2020 population estimate from Ulaanbaatar city Agency for Statistics.

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.