Sergelen () is a
sum (district) of
Dornod Province
Dornod (, ; ) is the easternmost of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. Its capital is Choibalsan.
Population
Halh are the ethnic majority of the Dornod aimag. The Buryat ethnic group makes up 22.8% of the total population (17,196 in 20 ...
in eastern
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...
. In 2009, its population was 2,198.
History
Khogne District, founded in 1931, and
Kherlenbayan District, founded in 1946, were merged in 1961 to form
Sergelen District, centered on the slopes of
Sergelen Kharat Sergelen may refer to:
People
* Sergelen Otgonbaatar (born 1989), Mongolian basketball player
Places
It is the name of two sums (districts) in Mongolia:
* Sergelen, Dornod
* Sergelen, Töv
Sergelen ( ) is a district of Töv Province in Mong ...
Mountain.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into five
bags
A bag, also known regionally as a sack, is a common tool in the form of a floppy container, typically made of cloth, leather, bamboo, paper, or plastic. The use of bags predates recorded history, with the earliest bags being lengths of animal s ...
, which are:
* Arkhooloi
* Barchin
* Bayan
* Galiin gol
* Ochir khuree
Tourist attractions
*
Yakhi Lake
Yakhi Lake (, zh, 亚黑湖) is a lake located in the district of Choibalsan and Sergelen, in Dornod Province, Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. ...
References
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