Mandal, Selenge

District in Selenge Province, Mongolia

Mandal District Мандал сум ᠮᠠᠨᠳᠠᠯᠰᠤᠮᠤ
District
Country	Mongolia
Province	Selenge Province
Area
• Total	4,843.73 km² (1,870.17 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (UTC + 8)

Mandal (Mongolian: Мандал) is a sum (district) of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia. The Züünkharaa city is Mandal sum center. The Kherkh urban-type settlement is 5 km south from Züünkharaa city center, separated with Kharaa Gol river. The Tünkhel urban-type settlement is 44 km SE from Züünkharaa city center. The population of Mandal sum is 25,600 as of 2014.

Trans-Mongolian Railway crosses the sum's territory.

Boroo Gold Mine is 30 km southwest from Züünkharaa city. Gatsuurt Gold Mine is 30 km southeast from Züünkharaa city.

Ethnic composition

Ethnicity	Population Census 2010^[1]	Share
Khalkh	22,607	91.33%
Kazakh	380	1.54%
Bayad	374	1.51%
Dörvöd	287	1.16%
Buryad	281	1.14%
Uryankhai	222	0.90%
Zakhchin	117	0.47%
Tuva	102	0.41%
Torguud	79	0.32%
Darkhad	76	0.31%
Khoton	49	0.20%
Ööld	29	0.12%
Myangad	27	0.11%
Khotgoid	22	0.09%
Sartuul	9	0.04%
Dariganga	4	0.02%
Barga	3	0.01%
Eljigin	3	0.01%
Chantuu	2	0.01%
Khamnigan	2	0.01%
Khorchin	1	0.00%
TOTAL	24,752	100.00%