Chuluunkhoroot Чулуунхороот сум ᠴᠠᠯᠠᠭᠤᠨᠬᠣᠷᠢᠶ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠰᠤᠮᠤ
District
Chuluunkhoroot
Coordinates: 49°52′15″N 115°41′49″E / 49.87083°N 115.69694°E / 49.87083; 115.69694
Country	Mongolia
Province	Dornod Province
Area
• Total	6,539 km2 (2,525 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (UTC + 8)

Chuluunkhoroot (Mongolian: Чулуунхороот, stone corral), also Ereentsav (Эрээнцав), is a sum (district) center in the Dornod Province, Mongolia.^[1] It is located very close to the Russian-Mongolian border, and sees frequent visits from Solov'yovsk on the Russian side. In 2009, its population was 1,609.^[2]

History

It was established in the 1950s as a state farm collective, drawing settlers from other areas in the region, with tractors and large equipment mainly purchased from Russia. Due to this relatively large-scale settling, the town is an ethnic mix of Halh (60-65%), Buryat (about 30% from villages like Dashbalbar, Gurvanzagal, and Tsagaan Ovoo), and others (approx. 4-5%)^{[citation needed]}. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, much of the Russian population left, taking their equipment with them, resulting in a rapid decline of the town's economic foundation. Buildings that housed Russian border troops became ruins and a small coal plant there was dismantled. Unemployment is upwards of 60% for young men between 18 and 25 years old^{[citation needed]}, and alcoholism and domestic violence have increased^{[citation needed]}. With recent international and provincial aid efforts, the town has begun to improve its conditions.

Transport

Chuluunkhoroot is on the Choibalsan - Borzya (in Russia) rail line. There is a passenger service to Choibalsan.^[3]