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Airag, Dornogovi

Coordinates: 45°47′58″N 109°18′48″E / 45.79944°N 109.31333°E / 45.79944; 109.31333
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Airag District
Айраг сум
ᠠᠶᠢᠷᠠᠭᠰᠤᠮᠤ
Airag District in Dornogovi Province
Airag District in Dornogovi Province
Airag District is located in Mongolia
Airag District
Airag District
Location in Mongolia
Coordinates: 45°47′58″N 109°18′48″E / 45.79944°N 109.31333°E / 45.79944; 109.31333
CountryMongolia
ProvinceDornogovi Province
Area
 • Total
2,873.60 sq mi (7,442.58 km2)

Airag (Mongolian: Айраг, also Khar-Airag, Hara-Ayrag, Kumis) is a sum (district) and town of Dornogovi Province in southeastern Mongolia. Airag sum center is a fluorspar mining settlement, the primary fluorspar mining and processing enterprises are at Bor-Öndör city (Khentii aimag). The railway station connecting Bor-Öndör (60 km) via Airag to Ulan Bator and Beijing is at the sum center. In 2009, its population was 3,598.[1]

Geography

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The district has a total area of 7,400 km2.[2]

Administrative divisions

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The district is divided into four bags, which are:[3]

  • Nard
  • Nuden
  • Sain-Us
  • Tsagaan Durvulj

Education

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The district has a secondary school, primary school and kindergarten. The gross enrolment ratio for secondary school is 93.8% and for primary school is 98.6%.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Statistics office of Dornogovi Aimag/ Report 2009 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b ATKINS (June 2021). "Mongolia: Choir-Sainshand Transmission Line" (PDF). Ministry of Energy Mongolia. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Resident Population in Mongolia, by Bag/Khoroo". Mongolian Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 28 February 2025.

45°47′58″N 109°18′48″E / 45.79944°N 109.31333°E / 45.79944; 109.31333