Tüvshrüülekh

Tüvshrüülekh District
Түвшрүүлэх сум
ᠲᠦᠪᠰᠢᠷᠡᠭᠦᠯᠬᠦᠰᠤᠮᠤ
District

General view of the town
Country Mongolia
Province Arkhangai Province
Time zone UTC + 8 (UTC+8)

'Tüvshrüülekh (Mongolian: Түвшрүүлэх) is a sum (district) of Arkhangai Province in central Mongolia.

School

The Sum (1200 km²) had 3438 inhabitants in 2009, 1869 of whom lived in the town of Tüvshrüülekh which is the second largest town of the province.[1] The distance to Tsetserleg, the capital of the province, amounts to 44 km to the southeast.[2]

The town of Tüvshrüülekh is the seat of various local authorities and schools. There are some shops and a gas station as well.

Karakorum, the former capital of Mongolia, is about 30 km to the southeast.

References

  1. ↑ Arkhangai Statistical Report, Dec. 31, 2009 estimation.
  2. ↑ Werner Elstner: Mongolei. Berlin 1993, S. 161.

Coordinates: 47°22′54″N 101°54′37″E / 47.38167°N 101.91028°E / 47.38167; 101.91028

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