Khovd (city)

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name = Khovd
native_name = _mn. Ховд
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image_caption = The city of Khovd


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country = Mongolia
state_type = Aimag
state = Khovd
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district = Jargalant
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river = Buyant Gol
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elevation = 1402
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area = 80
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population = 30500 | population_date = 2006
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area_code = +976 (0)143
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map_caption = Location of Khovd in Mongolia
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Khovd ( _mn. Ховд), also Hovd and Kobdo in older books, is the capital of the Khovd Province of Mongolia.

Geography

It is situated at the foot of the Mongolian Altay Mountains, on the Buyant Gol river. The Khar Us Nuur (Black Water Lake) is located approximately 25 km east of Khovd, and is the location of a Strictly Protected Area (Mongolian Government designation), called the Mankhan Nature Preserve.

Khovd is known throughout the region for its watermelon harvest in the late summer, as well as the high quality of its seasonal meat products.

As a result of administrative reforms in 1992, Khovd was accorded the status of Jargalant sum. City area is 80 km².

Population

The city has a population of 26,023 (2000 census), 30,479 (2003, est.), 30,500(2006 [ Ministry of Health of Mongolia. National Center for Health Development. Health Indicators 2006 [http://www.nchd.mn/pdf/uzuulelt/2006.pdf] ] ).

In 2005, the sum had 32,351 inhabitants (6,675 households), belonging to more than ten ethnic groups and nationalities such as Ööld, Khalkh, Zakhchin, Torguud, Uriankhai, Myangad, Dörvöd, Bayad, Kazakh, Chantuu (Uzbek) and Üzemchin. [Feasibility Assessment of Sustainable Use of Land and Water in the Buyant River Delta, Khovd Aimag.National University of Mongolia. [http://162.23.39.120/dezaweb/ressources/resource_en_151664.pdf] ]

References

* Mongolia City Development Strategies for Secondary Cities [http://www.citiesalliance.org/doc/resources/cds/mongolia/mongolia-cds2-final.pdf]