Mandal (Mongolian: Мандал) is a sum (district) of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia. The Züünkharaa city is Mandal sum center. The Kherkh urban-type settlement is 5 km south from Züünkharaa city center, separated with Kharaa Gol river. The Tünkhel urban-type settlement is 44 km SE from Züünkharaa city center. The population of Mandal sum is 25,600 as of 2014.
Mandal District
Мандал сум ᠮᠠᠨᠳᠠᠯᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mongolia |
| Province | Selenge Province |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,843.73 km2 (1,870.17 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (UTC + 8) |
Trans-Mongolian Railway crosses the sum's territory.
Boroo Gold Mine is 30 km southwest from Züünkharaa city. Gatsuurt Gold Mine is 30 km southeast from Züünkharaa city.
Ethnic composition edit
| Ethnicity | Population Census 2010[1] |
Share |
|---|---|---|
| Khalkh | 22,607 | 91.33% |
| Kazakh | 380 | 1.54% |
| Bayad | 374 | 1.51% |
| Dörvöd | 287 | 1.16% |
| Buryad | 281 | 1.14% |
| Uryankhai | 222 | 0.90% |
| Zakhchin | 117 | 0.47% |
| Tuva | 102 | 0.41% |
| Torguud | 79 | 0.32% |
| Darkhad | 76 | 0.31% |
| Khoton | 49 | 0.20% |
| Ööld | 29 | 0.12% |
| Myangad | 27 | 0.11% |
| Khotgoid | 22 | 0.09% |
| Sartuul | 9 | 0.04% |
| Dariganga | 4 | 0.02% |
| Barga | 3 | 0.01% |
| Eljigin | 3 | 0.01% |
| Chantuu | 2 | 0.01% |
| Khamnigan | 2 | 0.01% |
| Khorchin | 1 | 0.00% |
| TOTAL | 24,752 | 100.00% |
Sister cities edit
References edit
48°49′16″N 106°29′47″E / 48.821°N 106.4963°E
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