Bayangol District | |
Native Name: | Баянгол сум |
Native Name Lang: | mn |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Mongolia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mongolia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mongolia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Selenge Province |
Area Total Km2: | 1976.28 |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Total: | 5,028 |
Timezone: | UTC + 8 |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Coordinates: | 48.9147°N 106.0875°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 760 |
Elevation Ft: | 2496 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Climate |
Blank Info Sec1: | Dwb |
Bayangol (Mongolian: Баянгол, Mongolian: rich river) is a sum (district) of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia. The capital town of the district is officially named Baruunkharaa. In 2008, its population was 5,028.[2]
Bayangol has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb) with warm summers and severely cold winters. Most precipitation falls in the summer as rain, with some snow in the adjacent months of May and September. Winters are mostly dry, with occasional snowfalls.