Tsagaannuur, Bayan-Ölgii Explained

Tsagaannuur District
Native Name:Цагааннуур сум
Native Name Lang:mn
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Mongolia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mongolia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Mongolia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Bayan-Ölgii
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:1436
Timezone:UTC+7
Coordinates:49.5069°N 89.7314°W

Tsagaannuur (Mongolian: Цагааннуур, white lake) is a sum (district) of Bayan-Ölgii Province in western Mongolia. It is primarily inhabited by ethnic Kazakhs. As of 2014 it had a population of 1436 people.[1]

The administrative center of the Tsagaannuur sum is the starting point of a road to Russia, which is an important trade connection for the region and the Aimag capital Ölgii.

Tsagaan Nuur Free Economic Zone

The Tsagaan Nuur Free Economic Zone was established in November 2005 to catalyze the development of the western region of Mongolia. The Free Economic Zone is about 708.4 hectares in size and is on flat land covered with pebble and rocky soil. Two rivers flowing by on the west and north sides of the Free Economic Zone form the water supplies for the zone.[2] The Tsagaan Nuur Free Economic Zone has been granted the following special free trade features:

49.5069°N 89.7311°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: АЙМГИЙН ХҮН АМ, НИЙГМИЙН ЗАРИМ ҮЗҮҮЛЭЛТҮҮД. Bayan-ulgii.nso.mn. mn. 31 January 2020.
  2. Book: MONGOLIA: Trade Facilitation and Logistics Development Strategy Report. Ee Khong Kie. Max. Lee Hwee Chen. Paige. Puay Kim. Teo. Amarsaikhan. Damdinjav. Ochirbat. Dambiiyam. Asian Development Bank. December 2006. 27–29.
  3. Web site: The United Council of Free Zones' Investors. Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 23 August 2016.