Khyalganat ( mn, Хялганат) is an urban-type settlement or village ( mn, тосгон) in
Khangal
Khangal ( mn, Хангал) is a sum (district) of Bulgan Province in northern Mongolia. The urban-type settlement (village) Khyalganat is located approximately north from Khangal sum center. In 2009, its population was 4,700.sum (district) of
Bulgan Province
Bulgan ( mn, Булган) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in northern Mongolia. Its capital is also named Bulgan.
Geography
The aimag is surrounded by Russia (Buryatia) in the north, the aimags Khövsgöl in the no ...
in northern
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, ...
.
Khyalganat population is 3,100 (end of 2006),Rural Poverty Redaction Programme: semi-annual report 2007 3,264 (end of 2008).
Geography
Khyalganat is placed on
Selenge river
The Selenga or Selenge ( ; bua, Сэлэнгэ гол / Сэлэнгэ мүрэн, translit=Selenge gol / Selenge müren; russian: Селенга́, ) is a major river in Mongolia and Buryatia, Russia. Originating from its headwater tributaries, ...
left bank, 25 km North from
Khangal
Khangal ( mn, Хангал) is a sum (district) of Bulgan Province in northern Mongolia. The urban-type settlement (village) Khyalganat is located approximately north from Khangal sum center. In 2009, its population was 4,700.sum center and
25 km East from Selengesum center.
Erdenet
Erdenet ( mn, Эрдэнэт, literally "with treasure") is the third-largest city in Mongolia, with a 2018 population of 98,045, and the capital of the aimag (province) of Orkhon. Located in the northern part of the country, it lies in a valley ...
city is 60 km South from Khyalganat (via
Khangal
Khangal ( mn, Хангал) is a sum (district) of Bulgan Province in northern Mongolia. The urban-type settlement (village) Khyalganat is located approximately north from Khangal sum center. In 2009, its population was 4,700.sum center).
Economy
"Khyalganat" factory was set up in 1972 for the forest logging and sawmilling operations.Invest Mongolia site /ref>
In the last few years, that industry has not been working to full capacity, thus, the unemployment has increased greatly.
There is a factory in Khyalganat that produces "ECO Lumber Briquettes". These are made from the sawdust waste from the sawmill. These burn longer than standard chopped wood and produce less harmful byproducts than burning coal.