- Arbulag, Khövsgöl
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Arbulag ( _mn. Арбулаг) is a sum of Khövsgöl aimag. The area is about 3,360 km², of which 3,120 km² are pasture. In 2000, the sum had 4478 inhabitants, mainly
Khotgoid andDarkhad . The center, officially named "Mandal" ( _mn. "Мандал") is located 75 km northwest of Mörön and 742 kilometers from Ulaanbaatar.History
The Arbulag sum was founded, together with the whole Khövsgöl aimag, in 1931. In 1933, it had about 3,200 inhabitants in 911 households, and about 106,000 heads of livestock. In 1959, areas from Arbulag and Alag-Erdene sum were joined the new Sümber sum, but this sum soon was joined to Arbulag again. The local
negdel was founded in 1939, under the name Sörtiin negdel. Later the name was changed to Mandal.Economy
In 2004, there were roughly 135,000 heads of livestock, among them 58,000
sheep , 58,000goat s, 9,700cattle andyak s, 9,300horse s, and 200 camels. [ [http://202.131.5.91/mal_tool/livestock2004.pdf National Statistical Office: Livestock count 2004 (in Mongolian), p.111] ] There are somephosphorite andbauxite reserves in the area.Interesting Places
In 1953/56, remains of a palace and a stele from the time of Mönkh Khaan were discovered near the border to Bürentogtokh. About 10 km east of the sum center is a large
Ovoo known as Tsagaan chuluutyn ovoo that, according to local folkore, might be the grave ofChingünjav .Literature
M.Nyamaa, "Khövsgöl aimgiin lavlakh toli", Ulaanbaatar 2001, p.18f
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