Renchinlkhümbe () is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of
Khövsgöl Province
Khövsgöl () is the northernmost of the 21 Aimags of Mongolia, aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. The name is derived from Lake Khövsgöl.
Geography and history
The round-topped Tarvagatai (Khangai), Tarvagatai, Bulnain and Erchim sub-ranges of th ...
in
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...
. Its area is approximately , of which are pasture and 35% are forest. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 4,284, most of whom belonged to the
Darkhad subgroup. The district centre is officially named ''Zöölön'' (), which is north of
Mörön
Mörön (; ) is the administrative center of Khövsgöl, Mongolia. Before 1933, Khatgal had been the aimag capital.
It has 12,286 families and a population of 46,918, and is considered a major city such as Ulaanbaatar, Darhan, Erdenet and ...
and from
Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in Mongolia, most populous city of Mongolia. It has a population of 1.6 million, and it is the coldest capital city in the world by average yearly temperature. The municipa ...
.
History
Renchinlkhümbe was founded, together with the whole Khövsgöl aimag, in 1931. In 1933, it had about 1,800 inhabitants in 544 households, and about 32,000 heads of livestock. The local Altan Tal (Golden Steppe)
negdel Negdel (, "union, association") is the common term for the agricultural cooperatives in the Mongolian People's Republic. The full name is Khödöö aj akhuin negdel ( = ''Agricultural association'').
History
Early attempts
The first attempts ...
was founded in 1956. The Zöölöngiin Khüree monastery (est. in 1750) had been located near what is now the sum center since 1771. In 1985, the sum was split into two to form the new
Tsagaannuur sum and leaving the original Renchinlkhümbe sum area to be smaller.
Climate
Renchinlkhümbe has a
subarctic climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Dwc'') with cool summers and bitterly 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. With an average temperature of Renchinlkhümbe lies in the
continuous permafrost zone.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into six
bags
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, which are:
* Dalain Zakh
* Khodon
* Khooloin Zakh
* Khundii
* Yolt
* Zuulun
Economy
In 2004, there were roughly 95,000 heads of livestock, among them 34,000
sheep
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, 30,000
goat
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s, 21,000
cattle
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and
yaks, 9,200
horse
The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 mi ...
s, and 170
camels
A camel (from and () from Ancient Semitic: ''gāmāl'') is an even-toed ungulate in the genus ''Camelus'' that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provide ...
.
National Statistical Office: Livestock count 2004 (in Mongolian), p.111
Miscellaneous
The area forms part of the Darkhad Valley, and is considered remote and relatively inaccessible even by Mongolian standards. The local Darkhad are known for their practice of Shamanism
Shamanism is a spiritual practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with the spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. The goal of this is usually to direct spirits or spiritual energies into ...
. Erdeniin Bat-Üül worked as teacher in Renchinlkhümbe for several years.
Literature
* M.Nyamaa, ''Khövsgöl aimgiin lavlakh toli'', Ulaanbaatar 2001, p. 121f
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Renchinlkhumbe, Khovsgol
Districts of Khövsgöl Province