{{Short description|District in Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Khatgal |native_name = Хатгал<br>{{lower|0.2em|{{MongolUnicode|ᠬᠠᠳᠭᠠᠯ}}}} |native_name_lang = mn |settlement_type = Village |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = View of Khatgal.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Khatgal in 2023 |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |pushpin_map = |pushpin_label_position = |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] |subdivision_name = [[Mongolia]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Mongolia|Province]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Khövsgöl Province]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Mongolia|District]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Alag-Erdene, Khövsgöl|Alag-Erdene]] |seat_type = |seat = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =<!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_mi2 = |timezone = [[Asia/Ulaanbaatar]] |utc_offset = +8 |latd=|latm=|lats=|latNS= |longd=|longm=|longs= |longEW= |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |website = {{URL|khatgal.khs.gov.mn}} |footnotes = }} '''Khatgal''' ({{langx|mn|Хатгал}}, {{MongolUnicode|ᠬᠠᠳᠭᠠᠯ}}) is a village in [[Mongolia]] on the southern tip of [[Lake Khövsgöl]]. It has an [[Khatgal Airport|airstrip]], a small port, a school, and a post office. There is a wooden bridge nearby over the [[Eg River]].
==History== Khatgal was founded in 1727 as a camp of the Mongolian watch post system. By 1910, a small settlement had formed, mainly through trade with Russia. In 1914 a telegraph connection was established from the [[Russia]]n border town of Mondy to [[Uliastai]] via Khatgal, and in 1921, about 150 Russian settlers lived in Khatgal.
In the same year, Khatgal became an administrative center in the region. In 1931 it became the center of the newly established [[Khövsgöl Province]], but shortly afterwards in 1933 the administration moved to [[Mörön]].
The town had about 7000 inhabitants and a power plant in 1990, but the dry-up of transport routes and the closure of a local wool factory have led to high migration rates, leaving only 3,756 inhabitants in 1994 and 2,498 inhabitants in the 2000 census. The latest official population estimate is 2,796 (December 31, 2006 [https://web.archive.org/web/20080528115803/http://www.rprpmongolia.mn/pdf/2007semi_annual_report_eng.pdf]). Khatgal also lost its status as a town and is now administratively part of the [[Alag-Erdene, Khövsgöl|Alag-Erdene Sum]]. In 2007, Khatgal was connected to the Mongolian central power grid and to cell phone services.
[[State Great Khural]] member and former health minister [[Lamjavyn Gündalai]] was born in Khatgal.
==Economy== Due to Khatgal's status as an access point to campsites along the west coast of [[Lake Khövsgöl]], tourism has become one of the largest sectors of the town's economy. This is amplified by the construction of an airport in the town in 2007.[http://owasia.ru/mongolia-pressa_2007+M500362f6468.html#1] [[MIAT Mongolian Airlines]] lists the town on its domestic schedule.
==Climate== Khatgal experiences a [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dwc'') with very long, very dry, frigid winters and short, cool, relatively wet summers. Sunshine is abundant year-round and is especially high during the winter for a location above the [[50th parallel north]].
{{Weather box |location = Khatgal, elevation {{convert|1666|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1963–present) |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan record high C = 2.0 |Feb record high C = 6.6 |Mar record high C = 15.5 |Apr record high C = 26.0 |May record high C = 29.0 |Jun record high C = 30.0 |Jul record high C = 31.8 |Aug record high C = 33.6 |Sep record high C = 27.6 |Oct record high C = 24.0 |Nov record high C = 13.0 |Dec record high C = 6.9 |Jan high C = -15.8 |Feb high C = -10.3 |Mar high C = -1.8 |Apr high C = 7.0 |May high C = 13.4 |Jun high C = 17.9 |Jul high C = 19.8 |Aug high C = 18.2 |Sep high C = 13.5 |Oct high C = 5.3 |Nov high C = -5.2 |Dec high C = -13.0
|Jan mean C = -23.3 |Feb mean C = -19.5 |Mar mean C = -10.7 |Apr mean C = 1.0 |May mean C = 5.2 |Jun mean C = 10.6 |Jul mean C = 13.2 |Aug mean C = 11.4 |Sep mean C = 5.3 |Oct mean C = -2.8 |Nov mean C = -12.4 |Dec mean C = -19.7
|Jan low C = -29.4 |Feb low C = -27.1 |Mar low C = -19.0 |Apr low C = -8.7 |May low C = -2.9 |Jun low C = 3.3 |Jul low C = 7.1 |Aug low C = 5.1 |Sep low C = -1.7 |Oct low C = -9.5 |Nov low C = -18.7 |Dec low C = -25.5
|Jan record low C = −49.0 |Feb record low C = -45.0 |Mar record low C = −40.0 |Apr record low C = -28.1 |May record low C = -19.5 |Jun record low C = -8.0 |Jul record low C = -4.7 |Aug record low C = -7.0 |Sep record low C = -22.5 |Oct record low C = -33.0 |Nov record low C = −40.0 |Dec record low C = −42.8 |year record low C = -49.0
|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 1.0 |Feb precipitation mm = 4.2 |Mar precipitation mm = 2.8 |Apr precipitation mm = 10.1 |May precipitation mm = 16.6 |Jun precipitation mm = 51.4 |Jul precipitation mm = 94.4 |Aug precipitation mm = 83.1 |Sep precipitation mm = 32.3 |Oct precipitation mm = 11.8 |Nov precipitation mm = 3.5 |Dec precipitation mm = 2.7 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 0.6 |Feb precipitation days = 0.3 |Mar precipitation days = 0.8 |Apr precipitation days = 2.0 |May precipitation days = 3.4 |Jun precipitation days = 7.5 |Jul precipitation days = 11.4 |Aug precipitation days = 9.5 |Sep precipitation days = 5.6 |Oct precipitation days = 2.4 |Nov precipitation days = 1.4 |Dec precipitation days = 0.4 |Jan sun = 184.0 |Feb sun = 204.9 |Mar sun = 269.6 |Apr sun = 277.6 |May sun = 309.9 |Jun sun = 290.6 |Jul sun = 264.5 |Aug sun = 258.7 |Sep sun = 242.6 |Oct sun = 224.0 |Nov sun = 176.5 |Dec sun = 160.7 |source 1 = Pogoda.ru.net<ref name=pogoda> {{cite web|url=http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate4.php?id=44207|script-title=ru:КЛИМАТ ХАТГАЛА|publisher=Pogoda.ru.net|language=ru|access-date=4 January 2015}}</ref> |source 2 =NOAA (precipitation days, sun 1963–1990) <ref name= NOAA>{{Cite FTP |url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/MO/44207.TXT |server = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |title = Khatgal Climate Normals 1963-1990 |accessdate = January 12, 2012}}</ref> |date=January 2011 }}
==See also== *[[Khatgal Airport]]
==References == {{reflist}}
{{Districts of Khövsgöl}} {{coord|50|26|22|N|100|09|42|E|region:MN_type:city|display=title}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Khatgal, Khovsgol}} [[Category:Khatgal, Khövsgöl| ]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1727]]