FINAL REPORT
FINAL REPORT
FINAL REPORT
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on the territory of Khovd sum on fields which are located west of Buyant sum center. In this<br />
area the course of the border between Khovd and Buyant is contested.<br />
According to statistics provided by the sum and aimagadministration in 2005, 334 households<br />
from Khovd sum cultivated 759 ha or 2.27 ha on average per household. This means that 877<br />
ha lie fallow at present. According to the sum Governor there are several households in<br />
Khovd sum who intend to engage in cultivation agriculture if they gain access to irrigated<br />
land.<br />
13.2 Results of Household Survey<br />
The survey covered 59 crop farming households. Out of these, 33 were official residents from<br />
Ulaanburaa bag, 16 from Dund Us, three from Baruunsalaa, two from Bayanbulag and one<br />
from Tsagaanburgas. Two were registered in Buyant sum and one in Chandmani sum of<br />
Khovd aimag. Because of difficulties for non native residents to obtain agricultural land on<br />
the territory of Khovd sum, usually one member of households from other sums registers as<br />
resident of the sum and gets a land title on his /her name.<br />
Myangad<br />
2%<br />
Khalkh<br />
2%<br />
Torguud<br />
2%<br />
13.2.1 Socio-Ethnical Structure and<br />
Spatial Organization<br />
Kazak<br />
94%<br />
Source:Survey results, June 2006<br />
Figure 47: Ethnic Composition of Surveyed<br />
Households, Khovd sum<br />
Person<br />
200<br />
100<br />
0<br />
75 71<br />
144<br />
13<br />
< 7 8-17. 18-59 > 60<br />
Age group<br />
Source: Survey results, June 2006<br />
Figure 48: Age Composition of Surveyed<br />
Households, Khovd sum<br />
Fig. 47 shows the structure of surveyed<br />
households by nationalities and ethnic<br />
groups: 94% were Kazak and the remaining<br />
Myangad, Torguud and Khalkh.<br />
20 of these households reside all year round<br />
in the sum center and five in Ulaanburaa bag<br />
center. The others migrate within 1-15 km.<br />
They have to migrate due to the fact that<br />
they are also engaged in animal husbandry<br />
or because of the mosquito plague from end<br />
of June until end of August at Ulaanburaa.<br />
The households migrate to places north of<br />
the aimag center or to Bult, Doloogiin gazar,<br />
Khar-Us lake, Naimiin gazar and Durviin<br />
gazar. However, at least one or two family<br />
100
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