Galuut District | |
Native Name: | Галуут сум |
Native Name Lang: | mn |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Mongolia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mongolia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Bayankhongor Province |
Area Total Km2: | 5,047 |
Timezone: | UTC + 8 |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Coordinates: | 46.7017°N 100.145°W |
Galuut (Mongolian: Галуут) is a sum (district) of Bayankhongor Province in southern Mongolia. In 2006, its population was 4,012.[1]
Galuut has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc) with mild summers and severely cold winters. The average minimum temperature in January is -31.3°C, and temperatures as low as -48°C have been recorded. Most precipitation falls in the summer as rain, with some snow in the adjacent months of May and September. Winters are very dry.