Sharga, Govi-Altai Explained

Sharga District
Native Name:Шарга сум
Native Name Lang:mn
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Mongolia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Govi-Altai Province
Area Total Km2:5,566
Timezone:UTC + 8
Utc Offset:+8

Sharga (Mongolian: Шарга) is a sum (district) of Govi-Altai Province in western Mongolia. The area has one of the last two populations of the Mongolian saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica mongolica), which is protected in Sharga Nature Reserve. In 2009, its population was 1,921.[1]

References

  1. http://www.statis.mn/portal/content_files/comppmedia/cxls0x1666.xls Govi-Altai aimag statistical office annual report 2009

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