Tsengel, Bayan-Ölgii

Tsengel (Mongolian: Цэнгэл) is a sum (district) of Bayan-Ölgii Province in western Mongolia. The capital (sum center) of Tsengel is Khushoot, located in the west of the sum.

Tsengel District

Цэнгэл сум
ᠴᠡᠩᠭᠡᠯᠰᠤᠮᠤ
CountryMongolia
ProvinceBayan-Ölgii Province
Population
 (2014)
  Total8,744
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC + 7)

The inhabitants are mainly Tuvans, known as Tsengel Tuvans, whereas the rest of Bayan-Ölgii is populated mainly by Kazakhs. As of 2014 it had a population of 8744 people.[1]

References

  1. "АЙМГИЙН ХҮН АМ, НИЙГМИЙН ЗАРИМ ҮЗҮҮЛЭЛТҮҮД" (PDF) (in Mongolian). Bayan-ulgii.nso.mn. Retrieved 31 January 2020.


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