Khovd (city)

48°00′15″N 91°38′26″E / 48.00417°N 91.64056°E / 48.00417; 91.64056

Khovd
Ховд
ᠬᠣᠪᠳᠤ
District and City
Jargalant District
Жаргалант сум
ᠵᠢᠷᠭᠠᠯᠠᠩᠲᠤᠰᠤᠮᠤ
The city of Khovd
The city of Khovd
Khovd is located in Mongolia
Khovd
Khovd
Coordinates: 48°00′15″N 91°38′26″E / 48.00417°N 91.64056°E / 48.00417; 91.64056
CountryMongolia
ProvinceKhovd Province
Founded1731
Area
 • Total70.0 km2 (27.0 sq mi)
Elevation
1,395 m (4,577 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total29,800
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7
Area code+976 (0)143
ClimateBWk
Websitehttp://khovd.gov.mn/

Khovd (Mongolian: Ховд, romanized: Hovd, pronounced [ˈχɔw̜t]), formerly known as Kobdo[1] or Khobdo, is the capital of the Khovd Province of Mongolia. It is the administrative seat of the Jargalant sum.

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Kobdo" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 884.

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