Züünkharaa, Selenge

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Züünkharaa Railway Station
Züünkharaa, Selenge
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic
Зүүнхараа
Mongolian scriptᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠢᠶᠠᠷ ᠢᠶᠠᠨ

Züünkharaa (

sum (district) in the province of Selenge, located in northern Mongolia. This makes it part of the biggest district in the entire country. As of 2022,[1][2] the population is estimated at 25,105 divided amongst 7,103 households. Züünkharaa is connected to the capital city of Ulaanbaatar by a railroad spanning itself and the northern city of Darkhan.

Züünkharaa contains 6 kindergartens, 1 elementary school, and 6 high schools.

Since 1943, Züünkharaa has been home to the Spirit Bal Buram factory, a vodka factory with a production capacity of 15 tonnes of vodka (approximately 140 barrels) every 24 hours.[3]

History

In 1994, residents of Tünkhel and Züünkharaa voted in a plebiscite to unify their two districts. This vote was brought before the 36th State Great Khural, which combined the two areas making Züünkharaa the center of the Mandal district, and making Mandal the largest district in Mongolia.

Location

Züünkharaa is located at the southern tip of Selenge, making it situated just north of the bordering province

Sukhbaatar
, making it closer to the national capital than its provincial one.

References

  1. ^ "ХҮН АМЫН НЯГТРАЛ, сумаар". Үндэсний Статистикийн Хороо. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  2. ^ "ӨРХИЙН ТОО, сум/дүүргээр". Үндэсний Статистикийн Хороо. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  3. ^ factory owner web site