Mandal, Selenge Explained

Mandal District
Native Name:Мандал сум
Native Name Lang:mn
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Mongolia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Selenge Province
Area Total Km2:4843.73
Timezone:UTC + 8
Utc Offset:+8

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.

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

EthnicityPopulation
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%
2 0.01%
Khamnigan 2 0.01%
Khorchin 1 0.00%
TOTAL 24,752 100.00%

Sister cities

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ebrd.com/documents/environment/esia-47987-int-her-mon.pdf СЭЛЭНГЭ АЙМГИЙН МАНДАЛ СУМЫН НУТАГ ДАХЬ ГАЦУУРТЫН ОРД, ТҮҮНИЙ ОРЧНЫ БҮСЭД ХИЙСЭН УГСААТНЫ ЗҮЙН ХЭЭРИЙН СУДАЛГААНЫ АЖЛЫН ТАЙЛАН