Songino Khairkhan

Songino Khairkhan District

Сонгинохайрхан дүүрэг
ᠰᠣᠩᠭᠢᠨ᠎ᠠᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷᠬᠠᠨᠲᠡᠭᠦᠷᠭᠡ
Songino Khairkhan District Сонгинохайрхан дүүрэг; ᠰᠣᠩᠭᠢᠨ᠎ᠠᠬᠠᠶᠢᠷᠬᠠᠨᠲᠡᠭᠦᠷᠭᠡ
Municipal District
	Songino Khairkhan, 2003
	Flag Coat of arms
	Songino Khairkhan in Ulaanbaatar
	Interactive map of Songino Khairkhan District
Country	Mongolia
Municipality	Ulaanbaatar
Oktyabr raion of Ulaanbaatar	1965
Reorganized as district	1992
Government
• Body	Citizens' Representatives Khural of the Songino khairkhan district
• Governor of District	N.Altanshagai, MPP
Area
• Total	1,200.6 km2 (463.6 sq mi)
Population (January 1, 2024)
• Total	341,390
• Density	284.35/km2 (736.46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (UTC + 8)

Songino Khairkhan (Mongolian: Сонгинохайрхан [sɔ́ŋgɪɴ‿χɛ́rχəɴ]) is one of nine districts of the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar.^[2] It is divided into 43 subdistricts. It is located in Ulaanbaatar's westernmost region, and encompasses one of the city's four largest mountains — the Songinokhairkhan Uul.

Administrative divisions

The district consists of 43 khoroos.^[3]

Economy

The majority sector of employment in the district are construction (35%), wholesale and retail (22%) and manufacturing (15%).^[3]

Demographics

As of March 2022, the district recorded a population of 335,554 people living across 89,725 households.^[3]

Infrastructure

References

^ "Population, by khoroo". Statistics Department of Ulaanbaatar. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
^ Kamata, Takuya; Reichert, James; Tsevegmid, Tumentsogt; Kim, Yoonhee; Sedgewick, Brett (2010). Managing Urban Expansion in Mongolia: Best Practices in Scenario-Based Urban Planning. World Bank Publications. p. 3. ISBN 9780821383155.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Songinokhairkhan District: Rapid Assessment on Population, Migration and Needs" (PDF). DTM IOM Placement Tracking Matrix. July 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2025.

[1] "Population, by khoroo". Statistics Department of Ulaanbaatar. Retrieved 2024-06-04.

[2] Kamata, Takuya; Reichert, James; Tsevegmid, Tumentsogt; Kim, Yoonhee; Sedgewick, Brett (2010). Managing Urban Expansion in Mongolia: Best Practices in Scenario-Based Urban Planning. World Bank Publications. p. 3. ISBN 9780821383155.

[DTM_IOM_Placement_Tracking_Matrix,_July_2022-3] "Songinokhairkhan District: Rapid Assessment on Population, Migration and Needs" (PDF). DTM IOM Placement Tracking Matrix. July 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2025.

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