Bayanzürkh, Khövsgöl

For the district of Ulaanbaatar, see Bayanzürkh.

Bayanzürkh District Баянзүрх сум ᠪᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠨᠵᠢᠷᠦᠭᠡᠰᠤᠮᠤ
District
Country	Mongolia
Province	Khövsgöl Province
Time zone	UTC + 8 (UTC+8)

Bayanzürkh (Mongolian: Баянзүрх, lit. "rich heart") is a sum (district) of Khövsgöl aimag (province) in Mongolia. The area is about 4,300 km², of which 2,600 km² are pasture.. In 2000, the sum had 4202 inhabitants, mainly Darkhad. The center, officially named Altraga (Mongolian: Алтрага), is located at the confluence of the Altraga and Beltes rivers, near the Delgermörön river, 127 km northwest of Mörön and 798 kilometers from Ulaanbaatar.

History

A Bayanzürkh sum was founded, together with the whole aimag, in 1931. In 1933, the bigger part of that sum became Ulaan-Uul sum. In the same year, Bayanzürkh had about 1,100 inhabitants in 499 households, and about 49,000 heads of livestock. Between 1952 and 1990, Bayanzürkh was the seat of the Soyol negdel.

Economy

In 2004, there were roughly 110,000 heads of livestock, among them 55,000 sheep, 36,000 goats, 13,000 cattle and yaks, 6,000 horses, and 280 camels.^[1]

Literature

M.Nyamaa, Khövsgöl aimgiin lavlakh toli, Ulaanbaatar 2001, p. 29f

References

↑ National Statistical Office: Livestock count 2004 (in Mongolian), p.111

Districts of Khövsgöl

Alag-Erdene Arbulag Bayanzürkh Bürentogtokh Chandmani-Öndör Erdenebulgan Galt Ikh-Uul Jargalant Khankh Khatgal (city) Mörön (city) Rashaant Renchinlkhümbe Shine-Ider Tarialan Tömörbulag Tosontsengel Tsagaannuur Tsagaan-Uul Tsagaan-Üür Tsetserleg Tünel Ulaan-Uul

Coordinates: 50°10′36″N 98°58′28″E / 50.17667°N 98.97444°E / 50.17667; 98.97444

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