Tsagaannuur, Khövsgöl

Tsagaannuur District
Цагааннуур сум
ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷᠰᠤᠮᠤ
Tsagaannuur District in Khövsgöl Province
Tsagaannuur District
Location in Mongolia
Coordinates: 51°21′16″N 99°21′12″E / 51.35444°N 99.35333°E / 51.35444; 99.35333
Country Mongolia
ProvinceKhövsgöl
Area
  Total
2,090 sq mi (5,410 km2)
Population
 (2007)
  Total
1,411
  Density0.7/sq mi (0.26/km2)
Time zoneUTC+8

Tsagaannuur (Mongolian: Цагааннуур, white lake) is a sum of Khövsgöl aimag. The area is 5,410 km2. In 2000, Tsagaannuur had a population of 1,317 people, of which most identified themselves as Darkhad. There were 269 inhabitants who identified themselves as Tsaatan ethnicity. The sum center, officially named Gurvansaikhan (Mongolian: Гурвансайхан), is located at the shore of Dood Tsagaan Lake.