Orkhon, Bulgan Explained

Orkhon District
Native Name:Орхон сум
Native Name Lang:mn
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Mongolia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Bulgan Province
Timezone:UTC + 8
Utc Offset:+8

Orkhon (Mongolian: Орхон) is a sum (district) of Bulgan Province in northern Mongolia. The former Soviet Army military base area (10 km long from west to east, 2.5 km from north to south) is 6 km southwest of the sum center.[1] In 2009, its population was 3,012.[2]

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48.6314°N 103.5369°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wikimapia . Wikimapia.
  2. http://www.statis.mn/portal/content_files/comppmedia/cswf0x1584.swf Bulgan Aimag Statistical Office: Annual Report 2009