Ikh-Uul ( mn, Их-Уул, ''literally "big mountain"'') is a
sum
Sum most commonly means the total of two or more numbers added together; see addition.
Sum can also refer to:
Mathematics
* Sum (category theory), the generic concept of summation in mathematics
* Sum, the result of summation, the additio ...
of
Khövsgöl aimag Khövsgöl may refer to several locations in Mongolia:
*Lake Khövsgöl
*Khövsgöl Province
Khövsgöl ( mn, Хөвсгөл) is the northernmost of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. The name is derived from Lake Khövsgöl.
Geography and ...
. The area is about 2,020 km², of which 1,350 km² are pasture and about 11 km² are farmland. In 2000, the sum had 3959 inhabitants, mainly
Khalkha and
Khotgoid
Khotogoid ( Mongolian: Хотгойд, transliteration: ) is a subgroup of Mongol people in northwestern Mongolia. The Khotogoid people live roughly between Uvs Lake to the west and the Delgermörön river to the east. The Khotogoids belong to ...
. The center, officially named ''Selenge'' ( mn, Сэлэнгэ), is situated close to the
Selenge river, 112 km east of
Mörön and 589 kilometers from
Ulaanbaatar.
History
The Ikh-Uul sum was founded, together with the whole Khövsgöl aimag, in 1931. In 1933, it had about 2,700 inhabitants in 718 households, and about 68,000 heads of livestock. In 1956 it was united with
Tarialan, but became separated again in 1959. The local
negdel Negdel ( mn, Нэгдэл, "union, association") is the common term for the agricultural cooperatives in the Mongolian People's Republic. The full name is Khödöö aj akhuin negdel ( mn, Хөдөө аж ахуйн нэгдэл = ''Agricultural as ...
, called Saruul-Amidral and something of a model negdel, was founded in 1958.
Economy
In 2004, there were roughly 140,000 heads of livestock, among them 49,000
sheep, 73,000
goats, 10,000
cattle and
yak
The domestic yak (''Bos grunniens''), also known as the Tartary ox, grunting ox or hairy cattle, is a species of long-haired domesticated cattle found throughout the Himalayan region of the Indian subcontinent, the Tibetan Plateau, Kachin Sta ...
s, 8,800
horses, and 46
camels.
National Statistical Office: Livestock count 2004 (in Mongolian), p.111
In 1997, the sum center was connected to the Mongolian central power grid.
Literature
M.Nyamaa, ''Khövsgöl aimgiin lavlakh toli'', Ulaanbaatar 2001, p. 90f
References
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Districts of Khövsgöl Province