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Nalaikh (Mongolian: Налайх [naɮɛ́χ]) is one of nine districts of Ulaanbaatar.[2] It has an area of 687 square kilometres (265 sq mi)[2] and a population of 40,146 in 2026, an increase of 246 over the previous year.[3] It is well-known as a former coal-mining town; the now-closed Nalaikh Coal Mine was the first mine in the country, opening in December 1922.[4] OrganizationA settlement grew up around the mine; Nalaikh gained city status in 1961 and became a raion of Ulaanbaatar in 1965.[5] It was later established as a district of Ulaanbaatar following the 1992 reorganization of administrative divisions in Mongolia.[6] The district consists of 8 khoroos and 50 khesegs.[7] It consists of Shokhoi, Arjanchivlan, the Terelj holiday center, and other residential areas, as well as a former Soviet military cantonment, including an airfield.[8] Coal miningThe Nalaikh Coal Mine opened on 25 December 1922.[9] In July 1938, a narrow-gauge railway line was built connecting Nalaikh to Ulaanbaatar's city center to transport coal from the mine.[10][11] The mine supplied brown coal to Ulaanbaatar's thermal power plants and employed around 1,500 people.[12] Since the closure of the coal mine in December 1995, the district has had a high rate of unemployment.[8] Up to 2000 illegal, itinerant miners risk their lives to dig there from October to May with minimal or no safety measures.[13] About a dozen miners are killed annually, but they can each make up to 1.5 million tugriks ($842) a month, when the national income averages only 631,000 tugriks.[13] The government claims there were 234 mining-related deaths in a quarter century, but locals state there were hundreds more.[14] The mining company Tsagaan Shonkhoor, which is interested in reopening the mine, estimates there are still coal reserves of around 24 million tons.[13] Notable people
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