Khatgal, Khövsgöl

Khatgal (Mongolian: Хатгал, ᠬᠠᠳᠭᠠᠯ) is a village in Mongolia on the southern tip of Lake Khövsgöl.

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.

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.

Khatgal experiences a subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc) with very long, very dry, frigid winters and short, cool, relatively wet summers.