Tsengel, Bayan-Ölgii
Tsengel District
Цэнгэл сум ᠴᠡᠩᠭᠡᠯᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
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| Country | Mongolia |
| Province | Bayan-Ölgii Province |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,463.17 km2 (2,495.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 8,744 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC + 7) |
Tsengel (Mongolian: Цэнгэл [t͡sʰé̝ŋkɪɮ]), also referred to as Ak-Sayan (Tuvan: Ак-Саян; 'white-Sayan'),[1] is a district of Bayan-Ölgii Province in western Mongolia. Its capital, Khushoot, is located in the west of the district.
Its inhabitants are mainly ethnic Tuvans (also known as Tsengel Tuvans), whereas the rest of Bayan-Ölgii Province is populated mainly by Kazakhs. As of 2014, it had a population of 8,744.[2]
Geography
The sum is located in the western most part of Bayan-Ölgii Province. It is also the western most sum of all sums in Mongolia.
Geology
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into nine bags, which are:[3]
- Borburgas
- Doloon Gadlaga
- Khar Uul
- Khushuut
- Partizan
- Shar Govi
- Tsagaan Tunge
- Ust Tokhoi
- Zagast Nuur
Economy
The district has a total of 307,000 livestock population. It has a capacity to harvest 7,700 tons of hay per year. The primary industry in the district are Shar nuur gold mining, brick factories and tourism.[4]
References
- ^ Levin, Theodor (2006). Where Rivers and Mountains Sing: Sound, Music, and Nomadism in Tuva and Beyond. Indiana University Press. p. 121. ISBN 9780253223296.
- ^ "АЙМГИЙН ХҮН АМ, НИЙГМИЙН ЗАРИМ ҮЗҮҮЛЭЛТҮҮД" (PDF) (in Mongolian). Bayan-ulgii.nso.mn. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Resident Population in Mongolia, by Bag/Khoroo". Mongolian Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "Mongolia: Human Settlements Development Program (Development Oriented Aimag Plans – Volume 1)" (PDF). Asian Development Bank. October 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
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