Khongor
soum was established in 1965, with 253.38
thousand hectares of land and 5.6 thousand
population, 1.3 thousand families, and 75 % of the population is young people up to
age of 35. It has three Administrative
units and 33.4 thousand hectares of
agriculture, state storage house, 49.6 thousand
livestock, 2 high schools of 9 and 11 years,
school dormitory, 2 kindergartens of 100 children, hospital branch, cultural center
of 200 people, private companies of trade
and industry. Khongor soum locates on the highway and railway junction. It has
good economic perspective and developed infrastructure as well as many historic
and cultural places, ancient grave mounds, rock paintings, and natural scenic
places like Khuiten, Mukhar, Mogoi, Zulzaga and Kharaa rivers basin, and rich
with trees and flora, animals, black coal, limestone, gold and iron ore. This
soum has 5 Labor Heroes of Mongolia, 2 Honored mechanics and 50 state champions.