Tsengel, Bayan-Ölgii
District in Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tsengel (Mongolian: Цэнгэл, bright; Tuvan: Ак-Саян, white-Sayan[1]) 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.
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Tsengel District
Цэнгэл сум ᠴᠡᠩᠭᠡᠯᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
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Country | Mongolia |
Province | Bayan-Ölgii Province |
Area | |
• Total | 6,463.17 km2 (2,495.44 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 8,744 |
Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC + 7) |
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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.[2]