Shargaljuut, Bayankhongor

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
  2. Bayankhongor aimag official site Archived 2008-11-03 at the Wayback Machine


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