Bayannuur (, Mongolian: ''rich lake'') is a ''
sum'' (district) of the
Bayan-Ölgii Aimag (province) in
Mongolia
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. It is located to the very east of the aimag capital
Ölgii and it has a border with the
Uvs Aimag. Like in Bayan-Ölgii's other sums, Bayannuur is primarily inhabited by ethnic
Kazakhs
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.
As of 2014 it had a population of 4794 people.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into five
bags
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, which are:
* Bayannuur
* Tsetsegt
* Shar sekhee
* Tsagaan aral
* Tsul ulaan
References
Districts of Bayan-Ölgii Province
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