Shargaljuut, Bayankhongor

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Shargaljuut (Mongolian: Шаргалжуут) is an urban-type settlement geographically located in the Erdenetsogt sum (district) of Bayankhongor Province in southern Mongolia. Officially Shargaljuut is a bag (commune) under Bayankhongor city jurisdiction, but situated 54 km NE from the city on Shargaljuut river in Khangai Mountains at 2136 m elevation.

Shargaljuut population is 1,444 (est.end of 2006) and is the second largest settlement of Bayankhongor Province after Bayankhongor city proper.[1]

Shargaljuut is a resort with a number of hot (up to +95°C) mineral springs, some of them with sulfur mud.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Bayankhongor Aimag Statistical Office 2006 annual report: bag population [1][permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Bayankhongor aimag official site Archived 2008-11-03 at the Wayback Machine

Coordinates: 46°19′57″N 101°13′34″E / 46.33250°N 101.22611°E / 46.33250; 101.22611


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