Khovu-Aksy

Khovu-Aksy
Хову́-Аксы́
Other transcription(s)
  TuvanХову-Аксы
Location of Khovu-Aksy
Khovu-Aksy
Location of Khovu-Aksy
Khovu-Aksy
Khovu-Aksy (Tuva Republic)
Coordinates: 51°8′N 93°43′E / 51.133°N 93.717°E / 51.133; 93.717
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTuva
Administrative districtChedi-Kholsky District
SumonKhovu-Aksy
Population
  Total
3,672
  Capital ofChedi-Kholsky District, Khovu-Aksy Sumon
  Municipal districtChedi-Kholsky Municipal District
  Rural settlementKhovu-Aksy Sumon Rural Settlement
  Capital ofChedi-Kholsky Municipal District, Khovu-Aksy Sumon Rural Settlement
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
Postal code(s)
668330
Dialing code(s)+7 39452
OKTMO ID93657405101

Khovu-Aksy (Russian: Хову-Аксы; Tuvan: Хову-Аксы, romanized: Xovu-Aksı) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Chedi-Kholsky District of Tuva, Russia. Population: 3,672(2010 Census); 3,706(2002 Census); 5,925(1989 Soviet census).

The cobalt and nickel ore deposit at Khovu-Aksy is the type locality of five minerals: argentopentlandite, lazarenkoite, shubnikovite, smolyaninovite, and vladimirite.