Bagakhangai
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Bagakhangai is one of nine düüreg
s (districts) of the Mongolia
n capital of Ulan Bator. It is subdivided into two khoroo
s (subdistricts), Ondor Tolgoi (tall head) khoroo and Bagakhangai khoroo.
Bagakhangai is an exclave of 140 km2 in Töv Province
, southeast of the capital. It was established there as the home of a Soviet military air base.
Düüreg
A düüreg is a municipal district in the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar. Each of the nine düüregs is subdivided into khoroos.Each düüreg also serves as a constituency that elects one or more representatives into the State Great Khural, the national parliament.Although administratively part of...
s (districts) of the Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
n capital of Ulan Bator. It is subdivided into two khoroo
Khoroo
A khoroo is an administrative subdivision of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. The term is often translated as subdistrict or microdistrict, although the latter might lead to confusion with khoroolols. A khoroo is below the level of a düüreg .There were 121 khoroo until 2007, when the number...
s (subdistricts), Ondor Tolgoi (tall head) khoroo and Bagakhangai khoroo.
Bagakhangai is an exclave of 140 km2 in Töv Province
Töv Province
Töv is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia. The national capital Ulaanbaatar is located roughly at its center, but the city itself is administrated as an independent municipality.- Geography :...
, southeast of the capital. It was established there as the home of a Soviet military air base.