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.
Tsengel District
Цэнгэл сум ᠴᠡᠩᠭᠡᠯᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
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 Interactive map of Tsengel District | |
| 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) |
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
editThe 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
editAdministrative divisions
editEconomy
editThe 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
edit- ↑ 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.