original site of the city was abandoned in 1961 in favour of its current-day location. The 900 families comprising more than 3500 people were relocated. Since then, the population of Bayankhongor city has increased substantially to comprise more than 33 thousand people. More than 38% of the population of Bayankhor Province lives in the capital.

Geography

Bayankhongor is located on the western bank of the Tuin river . In recent years mining in the region and climate change have had a negative

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