Khalkhgol ( mn, Халхгол, meaning ''Khalkha river'') is a
sum (district) of
Dornod Province
Dornod ( mn, Дорнод, ; "East") is the easternmost of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. Its capital is Choibalsan.
Population
Halh are the ethnic majority of the Dornod aimag, but Buryat ethnic group is 22.8% of population total ...
in eastern
Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...
. There are 3,203 people in the sum, including 1,756 in the sum center. The area of the sum is 28,093 km², with a population density of 0.11 people/km².
The largest district in Mongolia by land area.
Climate
Khalkhgol has a
continental climate
Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm summers and cold winters). They tend to occur in the middle latitudes (40 to 55 north), within large landmasses where prevailing winds blow overland bringing som ...
(
Köppen climate classification
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''Dwb'') with warm summers and severely cold winters. Most precipitation falls in the summer as rain, with some snow in autumn and spring. Winters are quite dry, with occasional light snow.
Maps
File:Txu-oclc-6614368-nl50-2.jpg, Tamsag Bulag (1955)
File:Txu-oclc-6614368-nl50-3.jpg, Lamaiin Süme (1955)
File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-6612004-sangiin-dalay-nuur.jpg, Sangiin Dalay Nurr (1955)
File:Txu-oclc-6614368-nl50-6.jpg, Sabha Horoo (1950)
References
{{Districts of Dornod
Districts of Dornod Province