Zuunmod ( ; ) is the administrative seat of

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. As of the 2017 census, it had a population of 16,953 and an area of 19.18 km². Zuunmod is located on the south side of Bogd Khan Mountain, south of the capital city of

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. Zuunmod was established as the administrative center of Töv Province in 1942. Until that time, the administration of the aimag had been located in Ulaanbaatar. The significant Battle of Jao Modo took place here in early May 1649, ending with the victory for the

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Administrative divisions

The district is divided into six

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, which are: * Baruun Zuunmod * Bayankhoshuu * Lans * Natsagdorj * Nomt * Zuundelger

Livestock

In 2004, Zuunmod officially had roughly 24,000 head of livestock, among them 8,500

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s, 12,000

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, 2,000

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, about as many

horse The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 mi ...

s, and no

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.National Statistical Office: Livestock count 2004 (in Mongolian), p.109

Climate

Zuunmod has a dry-winter

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''Dwc'').

Notable residents

* Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran - Mongolian wrestler

Gallery

File:ZuunmodTownHall.jpg, Zuunmod Town Hall File:Togchin temple ruins - Zuunmod (Mongolia).jpg, Togchin Temple ruins File:ZuunmodChurch.jpg, Zuunmod church

References

Төв аймаг - Зуунмод
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