Districts of Mongolia

This article is about the administrative subdivisions of Mongolia. For other uses, see Sum (country subdivision).

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A sum (Mongolian: сум, arrow, sometimes rendered as soum or—from the Russian form—as somon, or translated as district) is a second level administrative subdivision of Mongolia. The 21 aimags of Mongolia are divided into 329 sums.^[1]

On average, each sum administers a territory of 4,200 km² with about 5,000 inhabitants, primarily nomadic herders. It has total revenues of 120 million Tögrög, 90% of which comes from national subsidies.

Each sum is again subdivided into bags (sometimes rendered as baghs^[1]). Most bags are of an entirely virtual nature. Their purpose is to sort the families of nomads in the sum into groups, without a permanent human settlement.

Officially, and occasionally on maps, many sum centers bear a name different from that of the sum. However, in practice the sum center is most often referred to under the name of the sum, to the point of the official name of the center being unknown even to the locals.

Sum map of Mongolia

Arkhangai aimag

Sums of Arkhangai

Battsengel Bulgan Chuluut Erdenebulgan Erdenemandal Ikh-Tamir Jargalant Khangai Khashaat Khairkhan

Khotont Ögii nuur Ölziit Öndör-Ulaan Tariat Tsakhir Tsenkher Tsetserleg Tüvshrüülekh

Bayan-Ölgii aimag

Sums of Bayan-Ölgii

Altantsögts Altai Bayannuur Bugat Bulgan Buyant Delüün

Nogoonnuur Ölgii Sagsai Tolbo Tsagaannuur Tsengel Ulaankhus

Bayankhongor aimag

Sums of Bayankhongor

Baatsagaan Bayan-Öndör Bayan-Ovoo Bayanbulag Bayangovi Bayanhongor Bayanlig Bayantsgaan Bogd Bömbögör

Buutsagaan Erdenetsogt Galuut Gurvanbulag Khüreemaral Jargalant Jinst Ölziit Shinejinst Zag

Bulgan aimag

Sums of Bulgan

Bayan-Agt Bayanuur Bugat Bulgan Büregkhangai Dashinchilen Gurvanbulag Khangal

Khishig-Öndör Khutag-Öndör Mogod Orkhon Rashaant Saikhan Selenge Teshig

Darkhan-Uul aimag

Sums of Darkhan-Uul

• Darkhan
• Khongor
• Orkhon
• Sharyngol

Dornod aimag

Sums of Dornod

Bayan-Uul Bayandun Bayantümen Bulgan Choibalsan (sum) Chulunkhoroot Dashbalbar

Gurvanzagal Khalkhgol Kherlen Khölönbuir Matad Sergelen Tsagaan-Ovoo

Dornogovi aimag

Sums of Dornogovi

Altanshiree Airag Dalanjargalan Delgerekh Erdene Khatanbulag Khövsgöl

Ikhkhet Mandakh Örgön Saikhandulaan Sainshand Ulaanbadrakh Zamyn-Üüd

Dundgovi aimag

Sums of Dundgovi

Adaatsag Bayanjargalan Delgerkhangai Delgertsogt Deren Erdenedalai Govi-Ugtaal Gurvansaikhan

Khuld Luus Ölziit Öndörshil Saikhan-Ovoo Saintsagaan Tsagaandelger

Govi-Altai aimag

Sums of Govi-Altai

Altai Bayan-Uul Biger Bugat Chandmani Darvi Delger Erdene Khaliun

Khökh morit Jargalan Sharga Taishir Tögrög Tonkhil Tseel Tsogt Yesönbulag

Govisümber aimag

Sums of Govisümber

• Bayantal
• Shiveegovi
• Sümber

Khentii aimag

Sums of Khentii

Batnorov Batshireet Bayan-Adarga Bayankhutag Bayanmönkh Bayan-Ovoo Binder Dadal

Darkhan Delgerkhaan Galshar Kherlen Jargaltkhaan Mörön Norovlin Ömöndelger Tsenkhermandal

Khovd aimag

Sums of Khovd

Altai Bulgan Buyant Chandmani Darvi Dörgön Duut Erdenebüren Jargalant (Khovd city)

Khovd (sum) Mankhan Mönkhkhairkhan Möst Myangad Tsetseg Üyench Zereg

Khövsgöl aimag

Sums of Khövsgöl

Alag-Erdene Arbulag Bayanzürkh Bürentogtokh Chandmani-Öndör Erdenebulgan Galt Khankh Khatgal Ikh-Uul Jargalant Mörön

Rashaant Renchinlkhümbe Shine-Ider Tarialan Tömörbulag Tosontsengel Tsagaan-Uul Tsagaannuur Tsagaan-Üür Tsetserleg Tünel Ulaan-Uul

Ömnögovi aimag

Sums of Ömnögovi

Bayan-Ovoo Bayandalai Bulgan Dalanzadgad Gurvan tes Khanbogd Khan khongor

Khürmen Mandal-Ovoo Manlai Nomgon Noyon Sevrei Tsogt-Ovoo Tsogttsetsii

Orkhon aimag

Sums of Orkhon

• Bayan-Öndör
• Jargalant

Övörkhangai aimag

Sums of Övörkhangai

Arvaikheer Baruun Bayan-Ulaan Bat-Ölzii Bayan-Öndör Bayangol Bogd Bürd Guchin-Us Kharkhorin Khairkhandulaan

Khujirt Nariinteel Ölziit Sant Taragt Tögrög Uyanga Yesönzüil Züünbayan-Ulaan

Selenge aimag

Sums of Selenge

Altanbulag Baruunbüren Bayangol Javkhlant Khüder Khushaat Mandal Orkhon Orkhontuul

Sant Saikhan Shaamar Sükhbaatar Tsagaannuur Tüshig Yeröö Züünbüren

Sükhbaatar aimag

Sums of Sükhbaatar

Asgat Baruun-Urt Bayandelger Dariganga Erdenetsagaan Khalzan Mönkhkhaan

Naran Ongon Sükhbaatar Tüvshinshiree Tümentsogt Uulbayan

Töv aimag

Sums of Töv

Altanbulag Argalant Arkhust Batsümber Bayan Bayan-Önjüül Bayanchandmani Bayandelger Bayanjargalan Bayankhangai Töv Bayantsogt Bornuur Büren

Delgerkhaan Erdene Erdenesant Jargalant Lün Möngönmort Öndörshireet Sergelen Sümber Tseel Ugtaal Zaamar Zuunmod

Uvs aimag

Sums of Uvs

Baruunturuun Böhmörön Davst Hovd Hyargas Malchin Naranbulag Ölgiy Ömnögovi Öndörhangay

Sagil Tarialan Tes Tsagaankhairkhan Türgen Ulaangom Zavhan Züüngovi Züünhangay

Zavkhan aimag

Sums of Zavkhan

Aldarkhaan Asgat Bayankhairkhan Bayantes Dörvöljin Erdenekhairkhan Ider Ikh-Uul Nömrög Otgon Santmargats Shilüüstei

Songino Telmen Tes Tosontsengel Tsagaanchuluut Tsagaankhairkhan Tsetsen-Uul Tüdevtei Uliastai Urgamal Yaruu Zavkhanmandal

See also

• Aimags of Mongolia

References and external links

1. ^ ^{a b} Montsame News Agency. Mongolia. 2006, Foreign Service office of Montsame News Agency, ISBN 9992906278, p. 46

• All Mongolian sums population 2009.12.31