Bürd, Övörkhangai

Bürd District

Бүрд сум
ᠪᠦᠷᠢᠳᠦᠰᠤᠮᠤ
Bürd District Бүрд сум; ᠪᠦᠷᠢᠳᠦᠰᠤᠮᠤ
District
	Bürd District in Övörkhangai Province
Country	Mongolia
Province	Övörkhangai Province
Time zone	UTC+8 (UTC + 8)

Bürd (Mongolian: Бүрд) is a sum (district) of Övörkhangai Province in southern Mongolia. In 2008, its population was 3,135.^[1]

Bürd sum was where what would become the modern Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar was founded. It was established near Shireet Tsagaan Nuur, a lake in the north of the sum in 1639, to be the seat of Zanabazar.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into five bags, which are:^[2]

Ar Jargalant
Ar Khushuut
Dongit
Ikh Borigdoi
Ongon

References

^ "Övörkhangai Aimag Sums Statistics, 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
^ "Resident Population in Mongolia, by Bag/Khoroo". Mongolian Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 28 February 2025.

46°58′56″N 103°47′11″E / 46.98222°N 103.78639°E / 46.98222; 103.78639

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[1] "Övörkhangai Aimag Sums Statistics, 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2021-03-18.

[2] "Resident Population in Mongolia, by Bag/Khoroo". Mongolian Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 28 February 2025.

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