Baatsagaan
Baatsagaan District
Баацагаан сум ᠪᠠ ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
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Baatsagaan District in Bayankhongor Province | |
Baatsagaan District Location in Mongolia | |
| Coordinates: 45°33′15″N 99°26′08″E / 45.55417°N 99.43556°E | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Province | Bayankhongor Province |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,875 sq mi (7,447 km2) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 3,568 |
| • Density | 1.2/sq mi (0.48/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 |
Baatsagaan (Mongolian: Баацагаан, Baa white) is a sum (district) of Bayankhongor Province in southern Mongolia. Its area is 7,447 km2, and its population was 3,568 people in 2006.
The center of Baatsagaan is Bayansair village, located 125 km from the administrative center of the province (aimak), the city of Bayankhongor and 625 km from the national capital Ulaanbaatar. The climate is sharply continental.[1]
Geology
The Böön Tsagaan Lake seated at the center of the district.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into seven bags, which are:[2]
- Bayanbulag
- Bayansair
- Builsan
- Mogoi
- Oroin Buuts
- Tovgor
- Zuunkhayaa
Notable natives
- Gombojavyn Zandanshatar, prime minister of Mongolia
References
- ^ "Юрий Кручкин «Монголия. Географическая энциклопедия», Улан-Батор, 2009". Archived from the original on 2015-07-11. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
- ^ "Resident Population in Mongolia, by Bag/Khoroo". Mongolian Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
45°33′15″N 99°26′08″E / 45.55417°N 99.43556°E