Bayankhongor

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name = Bayankhongor
native_name = _mn. Баянхонгор
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category = Aimag capital
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country = Mongolia
state_type = Aimag
state = Bayankhongor
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elevation = 1874
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lat_d = 46 | lat_m = 11 | lat_s = 30 | lat_NS = N
long_d = 100 | long_m = 43 | long_s = 04 | long_EW = E
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area = 64
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population = 26252 | population_date = est 2006
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area_code = +976 (0)144
code1_type = License plate
code1 = БХ_ (_ variable)
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map_caption = Location of Bayankhongor in Mongolia
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Bayankhongor ( _mn. Баянхонгор) is the capital of the Bayankhongor Province (aimag) in Mongolia. The administration of the Bayankhongor Sum (district) is also located in the same place. The city is at an elevation of 1859 m above sea level, and has a population of 26.252 (2006).

^* city area data in referenced sources are inconsistent.

^** Shargaljuut is an urban-type settlement under Bayankhongor sum juristiction. Shargaljuut is located 54 km NE from Bayankhongor city.

Transportation

The Bayankhongor Airport (BVN/ZMBH) has two runways, one of them paved, and is served by regular flights to Ulan Bator.

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