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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 8744 people.[2]
References edit
- ^ Levin, Theodor (2006). Where Rivers and Mountains Sing: Sound, Music, and Nomadism in Tuva and Beyond. Indiana University Press. p. 121. ISBN 9780253223296.
- ^ "АЙМГИЙН ХҮН АМ, НИЙГМИЙН ЗАРИМ ҮЗҮҮЛЭЛТҮҮД" (PDF) (in Mongolian). Bayan-ulgii.nso.mn. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
External links edit
48°56′27″N 89°08′18″E / 48.94083°N 89.13833°E
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