Guchin-Us, Övörkhangai
Guchin-Us Soum
Гучин-Ус сум ᠭᠤᠴᠢᠨᠤᠰᠤᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
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 Guchin-Us District in Övörkhangai Province | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Province | Övörkhangai Province |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (UTC + 8) |
Guchin-Us (Mongolian: Гучин-Ус, meaning is Thirty water) is a sum (district) of Övörkhangai Province in southern Mongolia. It had an estimated 2,260 inhabitants in 2008.[1]
The town of Arguut, 104 km from the Province capital Arvaikheer, is the administrative center of the soum, but mostly it is called "Guchin Us" as well.[2]
There are several prehistoric rock paintings and buddhist inscriptions in the north-east of the town, close to the unpaved road to Arvaikheer.
Administrative divisions
[edit]The district is divided into four bags, which are:[3]
- Argalant
- Arguit
- Guchin
- Khuuvur
References
[edit]- ^ Övörkhangai Province Soums Statistics, 2009
- ^ Werner Elstner: Mongolei, p.162. Berlin 1993
- ^ "Resident Population in Mongolia, by Bag/Khoroo". Mongolian Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
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45°27′42″N 102°25′27″E / 45.46167°N 102.42417°E
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