Khujirt District | |
Native Name: | Хужирт сум |
Native Name Lang: | mn |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Mongolia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mongolia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Övörkhangai Province |
Leader Title: | Governor |
Leader Name: | Dorji Batbayar |
Established Date: | 1931 |
Area Total Km2: | 1718 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 6,568 [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | UTC + 8 |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Coordinates: | 46.8975°N 102.7667°W |
Khujirt (mn|Хужирт) is a sum (district) of Övörkhangai Province in central Mongolia.
Established in 1931 under the name of Khaluun-Us under the jurisdiction of Arkhangai Province, it was transferred to its current province and renamed to Khujirt in 1934. Situated at around 380 km from Ulaanbaatar, the district varies in altitude from 1700m to 2360m. While there have been significant developments in both small industries and the tourism sector, 37.9% of households still rely on herding. The town also features a school, a hospital, and several kindergartens. [2]
Khujirt has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc) with mild summers and severely cold winters. Most precipitation falls in the summer as rain, with some snow in the adjacent months of May and September. Winters are very dry.