48°00′15″N 91°38′26″E / 48.00417°N 91.64056°E
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Khovd
Ховд ᠬᠣᠪᠳᠤ | |
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District and City | |
| Jargalant District Жаргалант сум ᠵᠢᠷᠭᠠᠯᠠᠩᠲᠤᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Khovd_Main_Square.jpg) The city of Khovd | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Khovd_Jargalant_sum_map.PNG) Khovd City in Khovd Province | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Mongolia_location_map_2.svg)  Khovd | |
| Coordinates: 48°00′15″N 91°38′26″E / 48.00417°N 91.64056°E | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Province | Khovd Province |
| Founded | 1731 |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.0 km2 (27.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,395 m (4,577 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 29,800 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 |
| Area code | +976 (0)143 |
| Climate | BWk |
| Website | http://khovd.gov.mn/ |
Khovd (Mongolian: Ховд [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.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 884.