Tsengel, Bayan-Ölgii

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.

Tsengel District Цэнгэл сум ᠴᠡᠩᠭᠡᠯᠰᠤᠮᠤ
District
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)

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 8,744 people.^[2]

Geography

The sum is located in the western most part of Bayan-Ölgii Province. It is also the western most sum of all sums in Mongolia.

Geology

• Baga Turgen Waterfall
• Khoton Lake

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into nine bags, which are:^[3]

• Borburgas
• Doloon Gadlaga
• Khar Uul
• Khushuut
• Partizan
• Shar Govi
• Tsagaan Tunge
• Ust Tokhoi
• Zagast Nuur

Economy

The district has a total of 307,000 livestock population. It has a capacity to harvest 7,700 tons of hay per year. The primary industry in the district are Shar nuur gold mining, brick factories and tourism.^[4]