Zuunmod

Also known as Dsuunmod, Dzuunmod

Zuunmod ( ) is the administrative seat of Mongolia's Töv Province. 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 Ulaanbaatar. 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.

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Place details

Locality: Зуунмод ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠮᠣᠳᠤ
Region: Төв ᠲᠥᠪ
Country: Монгол улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ
Population: 16,953
Timezone: Asia/Ulaanbaatar

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Zuunmod District
Settlement.native_name: Зуунмод сум
Settlement.native_name_lang: mn
Settlement.settlement_type: District
Settlement.image_skyline: Zuunmod (2025).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Zuunmod centre
Settlement.image_map: Tov Zuunmod sum map.png
Settlement.mapsize: 220px
Settlement.map_caption: Zuunmod District in Töv Province
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mongolia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Mongolia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Töv Province
Settlement.area_total_km2: 19.18
Settlement.population_as_of: 2017
Settlement.population_total: 16953
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Population: 14660
Area: 19.18
Elevation: 1514
Image: Zuunmod (2025).jpg

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Travel guide

Understand

thumb|Zuunmod Temple Situated on the opposite side of Bogd Khan Uul Mountain from the capital, Ulaanbaatar, Zuunmod can seem like a sleepy suburb. The ruins which once housed 300 monks before it was destroyed and many were killed during religious purges in the 1930s. There is one rebuilt temple that serves as a museum.

Zuunmod is about 40 km on a well-paved road from UB. Zuunmod is the capital of the central province of Töv. It is a very quiet town with a small museum, a temple, a park. But it is a typical small Mongolian town surrounded by the free steppe and plenty of hills to walk.

See

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Zuunmod has a very relaxed atmosphere. It is worth staying for a couple of days and look at the people and walk the countryside.

Drink

While there is a limited selection of locations to find a refreshing beverage in the great city of zuunmod. An exciting coffee and tea location is opening soon. Sweetwaters coffee and tea is set to open some time in 2023. With drinks such as “the Dreamy cold Brew” “Matcha Ice dragon” and “americano with soy milk” there is sure to be a favorable selection for all travelers traversing through the area. If Sweetwaters does not meet your fancy, there is an abundance of puddles and potholes, filled with water.

Sleep

There are hotels in town, but they may be closed in winter, as are the ger-camps. But somehow you will find some very simple accommodation. One hotel marked as such is at the upper left hand corner of the central park — standing in front of the museum walk left and then along the boundary of the park uphill. The police station is also in that direction.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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