Nogoonnuur

District in Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nogoonnuur (Mongolian: Ногооннуур, green lake) is a sum (district) of Bayan-Ölgii Province in western Mongolia. It is primarily inhabited by ethnic Kazakhs. As of 2014 it had a population of 6003 people.[1]

CountryMongolia
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC + 7)
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Nogoonnuur District
Ногооннуур сум
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District
Interactive map of Nogoonnuur District
CountryMongolia
ProvinceBayan-Ölgii Province
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
6,003
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC + 7)
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History

The district was established in 1952.[2]

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 12 bags, which are:[3]

  • Achit nuur
  • Asgant
  • Bakhlag
  • Chikhtei
  • Khasiin ulaan
  • Khovd
  • Morin tolgoi
  • Shar govi
  • Tsagaanbuur
  • Tsagaannuur
  • Ulaan chuluu
  • Yamaat

Geology

The district consists of three protected areas, which are Selhemiin B region, Achit Lake area and Devel area.[2]

Economy

Part of the potentially valuable Asgat Ag-Sb deposit[4] is within Nogoonnuur where the Asgat mine is situated on the border with Russia. Livestock is another major economic sector in the district with total livestock amounted 230,000.[2]

Infrastructure

The district has a total of 689 water wells, in which 410 of them are for drinking.[2]

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