A district (,, sum, ; lit. "arrow"), is a second level administrative subdivision of Mongolia. The 21 provinces of Mongolia are divided into 330 sum. On average, each district administers a territory of 4200 km2 with about 5,000 inhabitants, primarily nomadic herders. Its total revenue is 120 million Tögrög, 90% of which comes from national subsidies. Each district is again subdivided into bags (brigades; sometimes spelled baghs ). Most bags are of an entirely virtual nature. Their purpose is to sort the families of nomads in the district into groups, without a permanent human settlement. Officially, and occasionally on maps, many district seats (sum centers) bear a name different from that of the district. However, in practice the district seat (sum center) is most often referred to under the name of the district, to the point of the official name of the district seat (sum center) being unknown even to the locals.

Arkhangai Province

Bayan-Ölgii Province

Bayankhongor Province

Bulgan Province

16 sum

Darkhan-Uul Province

Dornod Province

Dornogovi Province

Dundgovi Province

Govi-Altai Province

Govisümber Province

Khentii Province

Khovd Province

Khövsgöl Province

Ömnögovi Province

Orkhon Province

Övörkhangai Province

Selenge Province

Sükhbaatar Province

Töv Province

Uvs Province

Zavkhan Province

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