A khoroo (; ) is an administrative subdivision of

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, the capital of

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. The term is often translated as

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, although the latter might lead to confusion with khoroolols. A khoroo is below the level of a düüreg (district). As of 2020 there is a total of 173 ''khoroo''. Each khoroo has an identifying number within its düüreg.

List of khoroo

References

Districts of Ulaanbaatar Types of administrative division {{Mongolia-geo-stub