Tsagaannuur, Khövsgöl
Tsagaannuur District
Цагааннуур сум ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
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Tsagaannuur District in Khövsgöl Province | |
| Coordinates: 51°21′16″N 99°21′12″E / 51.35444°N 99.35333°E | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Province | Khövsgöl |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,090 sq mi (5,410 km2) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 1,411 |
| • Density | 0.7/sq mi (0.26/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+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.