Districts of Mongolia

A district (сум,, sum, ; lit. "arrow"), is a second level administrative subdivision of Mongolia. The 21 provinces of Mongolia are divided into 330 sum.

On average, each district administers a territory of 4200 km2 with about 5,000 inhabitants, primarily nomadic herders. Its total revenue is 120 million Tögrög, 90% of which comes from national subsidies.

Each district is again subdivided into bags (brigades; sometimes spelled baghs ). 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.



Arkhangai Province

 * 19 sum


 * Battsengel
 * Bulgan
 * Chuluut
 * Erdenebulgan
 * Erdenemandal
 * Ikh-Tamir
 * Jargalant
 * Khangai
 * Khashaat
 * Khairkhan
 * Khotont
 * Ögii nuur
 * Ölziit
 * Öndör-Ulaan
 * Tariat
 * Tsakhir
 * Tsenkher
 * Tsetserleg
 * Tüvshrüülekh

Bayan-Ölgii Province

 * 14 sum


 * Altantsögts
 * Altai
 * Bayannuur
 * Bugat
 * Bulgan
 * Buyant
 * Delüün
 * Nogoonnuur
 * Ölgii
 * Sagsai
 * Tolbo
 * Tsagaannuur
 * Tsengel
 * Ulaankhus

Bayankhongor Province

 * 20 sum


 * Baatsagaan
 * Bayan-Öndör
 * Bayan-Ovoo
 * Bayanbulag
 * Bayangovi
 * Bayankhongor
 * Bayanlig
 * Bayantsagaan
 * Bogd
 * Bömbögör
 * Buutsagaan
 * Erdenetsogt
 * Galuut
 * Gurvanbulag
 * Jargalant
 * Jinst
 * Khüreemaral
 * Ölziit
 * Shinejinst
 * Zag

Bulgan Province
16 sum


 * Bayan-Agt
 * Bayanuur
 * Bugat
 * Bulgan
 * Büregkhangai
 * Dashinchilen
 * Gurvanbulag
 * Khangal
 * Khishig-Öndör
 * Khutag-Öndör
 * Mogod
 * Orkhon
 * Rashaant
 * Saikhan
 * Selenge
 * Teshig

Darkhan-Uul Province

 * 4 sum
 * Darkhan
 * Khongor
 * Orkhon
 * Sharyngol

Dornod Province

 * 14 sum


 * Bayan-Uul
 * Bayandun
 * Bayantümen
 * Bulgan
 * Choibalsan (sum)
 * Chulunkhoroot
 * Dashbalbar
 * Gurvanzagal
 * Khalkhgol
 * Kherlen
 * Khölönbuir
 * Matad
 * Sergelen
 * Tsagaan-Ovoo

Dornogovi Province

 * 14 sum


 * Altanshiree
 * Airag
 * Dalanjargalan
 * Delgerekh
 * Erdene
 * Khatanbulag
 * Khövsgöl
 * Ikhkhet
 * Mandakh
 * Örgön
 * Saikhandulaan
 * Sainshand
 * Ulaanbadrakh
 * Zamyn-Üüd

Dundgovi Province

 * 15 sum


 * Adaatsag
 * Bayanjargalan
 * Delgerkhangai
 * Delgertsogt
 * Deren
 * Erdenedalai
 * Govi-Ugtaal
 * Gurvansaikhan
 * Khuld
 * Luus
 * Ölziit
 * Öndörshil
 * Saikhan-Ovoo
 * Saintsagaan
 * Tsagaandelger

Govi-Altai Province

 * 18 sum


 * Altai
 * Bayan-Uul
 * Biger
 * Bugat
 * Chandmani
 * Darvi
 * Delger
 * Erdene
 * Khaliun
 * Khökh morit
 * Jargalan
 * Sharga
 * Taishir
 * Tögrög
 * Tonkhil
 * Tseel
 * Tsogt
 * Yesönbulag

Govisümber Province

 * 3 sum
 * Bayantal
 * Shiveegovi
 * Sümber (Choir)

Khentii Province

 * 17 sum


 * Batnorov
 * Batshireet
 * Bayan-Adarga
 * Bayankhutag
 * Bayanmönkh
 * Bayan-Ovoo
 * Binder
 * Dadal
 * Darkhan
 * Delgerkhaan
 * Galshar
 * Kherlen
 * Jargaltkhaan
 * Mörön
 * Norovlin
 * Ömöndelger
 * Tsenkhermandal

Khovd Province

 * 17 sum


 * Altai
 * Bulgan
 * Buyant
 * Chandmani
 * Darvi
 * Dörgön
 * Duut
 * Erdenebüren
 * Jargalant (Khovd city)
 * Khovd (sum)
 * Mankhan
 * Mönkhkhairkhan
 * Möst
 * Myangad
 * Tsetseg
 * Üyench
 * Zereg

Khövsgöl Province

 * 23 sum


 * Alag-Erdene
 * Arbulag
 * Bayanzürkh
 * Bürentogtokh
 * Chandmani-Öndör
 * Erdenebulgan
 * Galt
 * Khankh
 * Ikh-Uul
 * Jargalant
 * Mörön
 * Rashaant
 * Renchinlkhümbe
 * Shine-Ider
 * Tarialan
 * Tömörbulag
 * Tosontsengel
 * Tsagaan-Uul
 * Tsagaannuur
 * Tsagaan-Üür
 * Tsetserleg
 * Tünel
 * Ulaan-Uul

Ömnögovi Province

 * 15 sum


 * Bayan-Ovoo
 * Bayandalai
 * Bulgan
 * Dalanzadgad
 * Gurvan tes
 * Khanbogd
 * Khan khongor
 * Khürmen
 * Mandal-Ovoo
 * Manlai
 * Nomgon
 * Noyon
 * Sevrei
 * Tsogt-Ovoo
 * Tsogttsetsii

Orkhon Province

 * 2 sum
 * Bayan-Öndör
 * Jargalant

Övörkhangai Province

 * 19 sum


 * Arvaikheer
 * Baruun Bayan-Ulaan
 * Bat-Ölzii
 * Bayan-Öndör
 * Bayangol
 * Bogd
 * Bürd
 * Guchin-Us
 * Kharkhorin
 * Khairkhandulaan
 * Khujirt
 * Nariinteel
 * Ölziit
 * Sant
 * Taragt
 * Tögrög
 * Uyanga
 * Yesönzüil
 * Züünbayan-Ulaan

Selenge Province

 * 17 sum


 * Altanbulag
 * Baruunbüren
 * Bayangol
 * Javkhlant
 * Khüder
 * Khushaat
 * Mandal
 * Orkhon
 * Orkhontuul
 * Sant
 * Saikhan
 * Shaamar
 * Sükhbaatar
 * Tsagaannuur
 * Tüshig
 * Yeröö
 * Züünbüren

Sükhbaatar Province

 * 13 sum


 * Asgat
 * Baruun-Urt
 * Bayandelger
 * Dariganga
 * Erdenetsagaan
 * Khalzan
 * Mönkhkhaan
 * Naran
 * Ongon
 * Sükhbaatar
 * Tüvshinshiree
 * Tümentsogt
 * Uulbayan

Töv Province

 * 27 sum


 * Altanbulag
 * Argalant
 * Arkhust
 * Batsümber
 * Bayan
 * Bayan-Önjüül
 * Bayanchandmani
 * Bayandelger
 * Bayanjargalan
 * Bayankhangai
 * Bayantsagaan
 * Bayantsogt
 * Bornuur
 * Büren
 * Delgerkhaan
 * Erdene
 * Erdenesant
 * Jargalant
 * Lün
 * Möngönmort
 * Öndörshireet
 * Sergelen
 * Sümber
 * Tseel
 * Ugtaal
 * Zaamar
 * Zuunmod

Uvs Province

 * 19 sum


 * Baruunturuun
 * Bökhmörön
 * Davst
 * Khovd
 * Khyargas
 * Malchin
 * Naranbulag
 * Ölgii
 * Ömnögovi
 * Öndörkhangai
 * Sagil
 * Tarialan
 * Tes
 * Tsagaankhairkhan
 * Türgen
 * Ulaangom
 * Zavkhan
 * Züüngovi
 * Züünkhangai

Zavkhan Province

 * 24 sum


 * Aldarkhaan
 * Asgat
 * Bayankhairkhan
 * Bayantes
 * Dörvöljin
 * Erdenekhairkhan
 * Ider
 * Ikh-Uul
 * Nömrög
 * Otgon
 * Santmargats
 * Shilüüstei
 * Songino
 * Telmen
 * Tes
 * Tosontsengel
 * Tsagaanchuluut
 * Tsagaankhairkhan
 * Tsetsen-Uul
 * Tüdevtei
 * Uliastai
 * Urgamal
 * Yaruu
 * Zavkhanmandal

References and external links

 * All Mongolian sums population 2009.12.31