A district (sum; Mongolian: сум, arrow, sometimes spelled soum or—from the Russian form—as somon) is a second level administrative subdivision of Mongolia. The 21 Provinces of Mongolia are divided into 331 districts.[1]
On average, each district administers a territory of 4,200 km2 (1,600 sq mi) with about 5,000 inhabitants, primarily nomadic herders. It has total revenues of 120 million Tögrög, 90% of which comes from national subsidies.
Each district is again subdivided into bags (brigades; sometimes spelled baghs[1]). Most bags are of an entirely virtual nature. Their purpose is to sort the families of nomads in the district into groups, without a permanent human settlement.
Officially, and occasionally on maps, many district seats (sum centers) bear a name different from that of the district. However, in practice the district seat (sum center) is most often referred to under the name of the district, to the point of the official name of the district seat (sum center) being unknown even to the locals.
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Arkhangai Province
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- 19 districts
Bayan-Ölgii Province
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- 14 districts
Bayankhongor Province
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- 20 districts
Bulgan Province
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16 districts
Darkhan-Uul Province
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- 4 districts
Dornod Province
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- 14 districts
Dornogovi Province
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- 14 districts
Dundgovi Province
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- 15 districts
Govi-Altai Province
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- 18 district
Govisümber Province
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- 3 districts
- Bayantal
- Shiveegovi
- Sümber (Choir)
Khentii Province
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- 17 district
Khovd Province
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- 17 districts
Khövsgöl Province
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- 24 districts
Ömnögovi Province
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- 15 districts
Orkhon Province
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- 2 districts
Övörkhangai Province
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- 19 districts
Selenge Province
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- 17 districts
Sükhbaatar Province
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- 13 districts
Töv Province
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- 27 districts
Uvs Province
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- 19 districts
Zavkhan Province
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- 24 districts