Sükhbaatar District | |
Native Name: | Сүхбаатар дүүрэг |
Native Name Lang: | mn |
Settlement Type: | Municipal District |
Flag Size: | 150 px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mongolia |
Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name1: | Ulaanbaatar |
Governing Body: | Citizens' Representatives Khural of the Sükhbaatar district |
Leader Title: | Governor of District |
Leader Name: | Kh.Bolormaa, DP |
Established Title: | Sükhbaatar raion of Ulaanbaatar |
Established Date: | 1965 |
Established Title1: | Reorganized as district |
Established Date1: | 1992 |
Area Total Km2: | 208.4 |
Population As Of: | January 1, 2024 |
Population Total: | 141537 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | UTC + 8 |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Website: | Official website |
Sükhbaatar is one of nine Düüregs (districts) of the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar. It is subdivided into 18 Khoroos (subdistricts). The district was established in 1965 and named after Damdin Sükhbaatar, a Mongolian military leader and revolutionary hero. As of 2004, it had an approximate population of 112,533 in 24,568 households.
This district marks the center of the city. Most government, educational and cultural organizations are located here: The Mongolian Government house, The Parliament house, 13 Embassies, Government Ministries, the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the National University of Mongolia, and the University of Science and Technology.
The head office of the airline Hunnu Air (formerly Mongolian Airlines) is in the district.[1]