Ömnögovi () is a
sum (district) of
Uvs Province
Uvs Province ( ) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. It is located in the west of the country, away from the national capital Ulaanbaatar. Its capital is Ulaangom which lies above sea level.
The province is named after Mongolia' ...
in western
Mongolia
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.
Part of the sum is desert, that has sand dunes.
Climate
Ömnögovi has a
semi-arid climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''BSk'') with warm summers and severely cold winters. The average minimum temperature in January is , and temperatures as low as have been recorded. Most precipitation falls in the summer as rain, with some snow in the adjacent months of May and September. Winters are very dry.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into five
bags
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, which are:
* Bayangol
* Kholboo
* Namir
* Orlogo
* Uliast
References
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Districts of Uvs Province