Galt () is a
sum (district) of
Khövsgöl aimag (Khövsgöl Province). The area is about 3,600 km
2. In 2000, the district had 5328 inhabitants. The center, officially named ''Ider'' (), is located 168 km south of the city of
Mörön
Mörön (; ) is the administrative center of Khövsgöl, Mongolia. Before 1933, Khatgal had been the aimag capital.
It has 12,286 families and a population of 46,918, and is considered a major city such as Ulaanbaatar, Darhan, Erdenet and ...
and 837 kilometers from the capital city,
Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in Mongolia, most populous city of Mongolia. It has a population of 1.6 million, and it is the coldest capital city in the world by average yearly temperature. The municipa ...
.
History
The Galt sum was founded, under the name Ider and as part of
Arkhangai aimag, in 1931. In 1933, it had about 2,500 inhabitants in 687 households, and about 72,000 heads of livestock. In 1942, it became part of Khövsgöl aimag, in 1956 it was joined to Chandmani sum, in 1959 it was reestablished under the name Galt. In 1963, the Zürkh sum became part of Galt. Between 1956 and around 1990, Galt was the seat of the Ideriin Undraa
negdel Negdel (, "union, association") is the common term for the agricultural cooperatives in the Mongolian People's Republic. The full name is Khödöö aj akhuin negdel ( = ''Agricultural association'').
History
Early attempts
The first attempts ...
.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into five
bags
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, which are:
* Galt
* Khujirt
* Nukht
* Rashaant
* Zurkh
Economy
In 2004, there were roughly 183,000 heads of livestock, among them 83,000
sheep
Sheep (: sheep) or domestic sheep (''Ovis aries'') are a domesticated, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock. Although the term ''sheep'' can apply to other species in the genus '' Ovis'', in everyday usage it almost always refers to d ...
, 78,000
goat
The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a species of Caprinae, goat-antelope that is mostly kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the ...
s, 10,000
cattle
Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus '' Bos''. Mature female cattle are calle ...
and
yaks, 11,000
horse
The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 mi ...
s, and 64
camels
A camel (from and () from Ancient Semitic: ''gāmāl'') is an even-toed ungulate in the genus ''Camelus'' that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provide ...
.
National Statistical Office: Livestock count 2004 (in Mongolian), p.111
Interesting Place
About 25 km south of the sum center is a warm spring known as Salbartyn Rashaan.
Notable natives
* Dambajavyn Tsend–Ayuush, judoka
Literature
M.Nyamaa, ''Khövsgöl aimgiin lavlakh toli'', Ulaanbaatar 2001, p. 45f
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Galt, Khovsgol
Districts of Khövsgöl Province