Tsakhir

District in Arkhangai Province, Mongolia

Tsakhir District Цахир сум ᠴᠠᠬᠢᠷᠰᠤᠮᠤ
District
Country	Mongolia
Province	Arkhangai Province
Area
• Total	3,398 km² (1,312 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (UTC + 8)

Tsakhir (Mongolian: Цахир) is a sum (district) of Arkhangai Province in central Mongolia. In 2009, its population was 2,143.^[1]

Tsakhir sum lies on the extreme western edge of the aimag. On the east, it borders the sums Tariat to the north and the Khangai to the south. The western border is adjacent to Zavkhan Aimag. To the north is the Khövsgöl Aimag, and to the south the Bayankhongor Aimag.

Notable people

Radnaasümbereliin Gonchigdorj (born 1953) - Mongolian Social Democratic Party politician.^[2]

References

^ Dec. 31 2009 estimation. Arkhangai Aimag Statistical Service Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Mongol Ulsyn Ikh Khural, 1996-2000". Montsame. p. 18.