Sant

Sant

Province: Uvurkhangai Province
Centre of sum: Sant , 100 km located from Arvaikheer.
Population: 3'349
Area: 2564 km2

Sant is a sum (district) of Uvurkhangai Province in southern Mongolia. Sant sum  was established in 1931 and is formerly known as Ilden Beel of the Sain Noyon Khan Province. 3349 people live in 1043 households. Total land area is 256406 hectares.
In the south-west of Uvurkhangai province:

  • 350 km from Ulaanbaatar
  • 100 km from the province center.

It is bordered by Bayangol, Zuunbayan-Ulaan, Ulziit, Jezebel, Bayan-Undur and Erdenedalai and Saikhan-Ovoo sums of Dundgovi province.
Physical geography is located in the Central Eastern Steppes.

Dry, hot summer, wintertime periods are very cold. The average temperature in the sum is -30 ° C in winter and average in summer + 30 ° C.

  • Average January temperature-7-15,8 ° C
  • The average temperature in July is + 11.8- + 19.8 ° C