Altantsögts (, Golden tsogts) is a
sum (district) of
Bayan-Ölgii Province
Bayan-Ölgii ( ) is the westernmost of the 21 Aimags of Mongolia, aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. The country's only Islam in Mongolia, Muslim and Kazakh people, Kazakh-majority aimag, it was established in August 1940. Its capital is Ölgii (cit ...
in western
Mongolia
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. It is primarily inhabited by ethnic
Kazakhs
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. As of 2014 it had a population of 2684 people.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into four
bags
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, which are:
* Bayan-bulag
* Khash
* Tsagaantunge
* Ulaankhargana
References
Districts of Bayan-Ölgii Province
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