Provinces of Mongolia

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Provinces of Mongolia
Монгол Улсын аймгууд (Mongolian Alphabet)
Category Unitary state
Location Mongolia
Number 21 Provinces & 1 Municipality
Populations 13,240 (Govisümber) – 114,926 (Khövsgöl)
Areas 840 km2 (326 sq mi) (Orkhon) – 165,380.5 km2 (63,853.76 sq mi) (Ömnögovi)
Subdivisions Sum, Düüreg
Administrative divisions of Mongolia
First level
Province
aimag (аймаг)

Capital city
niislel (нийслэл)

Second level
District
sum (сум)


Municipal District
düüreg (дүүрэг)

Third level
Subdistrict
bag (баг)


Municipal Subdistrict
khoroo (хороо)

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mongolia is divided into 21 Provinces (Mongolian: аймаг, often translated as aimags and one provincial municipality. Each aimag is subdivided into several districts.[1][2] The modern provinces have been established since 1921. The capital, Ulaanbaatar, is governed as an independent provincial municipality separate from Töv Province, inside which it is situated.[citation needed]

List of Provinces and provincial municipality

Seal[citation needed] Provinces (Aimags)[3] Mongolian[citation needed] Population
2010 Census[4]
Area
(km²)[5]
Density
(/km²)
Capital
50x50px Arkhangai Архангай
ᠠᠷᠤᠬᠠᠩᠭᠠᠢ
84,584 55,313.82 1.53 Tsetserleg
(Цэцэрлэг)
ᠴᠡᠴᠡᠷᠯᠢᠭ
50x50px Bayankhongor Баянхонгор
ᠪᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠩᠬᠣᠩᠭ᠋ᠤᠷ
76,085 115,977.80 0.66 Bayankhongor
(Баянхонгор)
ᠪᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠩᠬᠣᠩᠭ᠋ᠤᠷ
50x50px Bayan-Ölgii Баян-Өлгий
ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ ᠥᠯᠦᠭᠡᠢ
88,056 45,704.89 1.93 Ölgii
(Өлгий)
ᠥᠯᠦᠭᠡᠢ
Bulgan.png Bulgan Булган
ᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ
53,655 48,733.00 1.10 Bulgan
(Булган)
ᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ
50x50px Darkhan-Uul Дархан-Уул
ᠳᠠᠷᠬᠠᠨ ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠ
94,625 3,275.00 28.89 Darkhan
(Дархан)
ᠳᠠᠷᠬᠠᠨ
50x50px Dornod Дорнод
ᠳᠣᠷᠤᠨᠠᠳᠤ
69,552 123,597.43 0.56 Choibalsan
(Чойбалсан)
ᠴᠣᠶᠢᠪᠠᠯᠰᠠᠩ
50x50px Dornogovi Дорноговь
ᠳᠣᠷᠤᠨᠠᠭᠣᠪᠢ
58,612 109,472.30 0.54 Sainshand
(Сайншанд)
ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠩᠰᠠᠩᠳᠠ
50x50px Dundgovi Дундговь
ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠭᠣᠪᠢ
38,821 74,690.32 0.52 Mandalgovi
(Мандалговь)
ᠮᠠᠨᠳᠠᠯᠭᠣᠪᠢ
50x50px Govi-Altai Говь-Алтай
ᠭᠣᠪᠢ ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ
53,590 141,447.67 0.38 Altai
(Алтай)
ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ
50x50px Govisümber Говьсүмбэр
ᠭᠣᠪᠢ ᠰᠦᠮᠪᠦᠷ
13,240 5,541.80 2.39 Choir
(Чойр)
ᠴᠣᠶᠢᠷ
50x50px Khentii Хэнтий
ᠺᠡᠨᠲᠡᠢ
65,811 80,325.08 0.82 Öndörkhaan
(Өндөрхаан)
ᠥᠨᠳᠦᠷᠬᠠᠨ
50x50px Khovd Ховд
ᠬᠣᠪᠲᠤ
76,870 76,060.38 1.01 Khovd
(Ховд)
ᠬᠣᠪᠲᠤ
50x50px Khövsgöl Хөвсгөл
ᠺᠥᠪᠰᠦᠭᠦᠯ
114,926 100,628.82 1.14 Mörön
(Мөрөн)
ᠮᠥᠷᠡᠨ
50x50px Orkhon Орхон
ᠣᠷᠬᠣᠨ
90,700 844.00 107.46 Erdenet
(Эрдэнэт)
ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠢᠲᠦ
50x50px Selenge Сэлэнгэ
ᠰᠡᠯᠡᠩᠭᠡ
97,585 41,152.63 2.37 Sükhbaatar
(Сүхбаатар)
ᠰᠦᠺᠡᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ
50x50px Sükhbaatar Сүхбаатар
ᠰᠦᠺᠡᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ
51,334 82,287.15 0.62 Baruun-Urt
(Баруун-Урт)
ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠤᠷᠲᠤ
50x50px Töv Төв
ᠲᠥᠪ
85,166 74,042.37 1.15 Zuunmod
(Зуунмод)
ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠨᠮᠣᠳᠤ
50x50px Ömnögovi Өмнөговь
ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠭᠣᠪᠢ
61,314 165,380.47 0.37 Dalanzadgad
(Даланзадгад)
ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠨᠵᠠᠳᠠᠭᠠᠳ
50x50px Uvs Увс
ᠤᠪᠰᠤ
73,323 69,585.39 1.05 Ulaangom
(Улаангом)
ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠩᠭ᠋ᠣᠮ
Mn coa uvurkhangay aymag.png Övörkhangai Өвөрхангай
ᠥᠪᠦᠷᠬᠠᠩᠭᠠᠢ
101,314 62,895.33 1.61 Arvaikheer
(Арвайхээр)
ᠠᠷᠪᠠᠶᠢᠬᠡᠭᠡᠷ
Zavchan.gif Zavkhan Завхан
ᠵᠠᠪᠬᠠᠨ
65,481 82,455.66 0.79 Uliastai
(Улиастай)
ᠤᠯᠢᠶ᠋ᠠᠰᠤᠲᠠᠢ
Mn coa ulaanbaatar.png Ulaanbaatar
(provincial municipality)
Улаанбаатар
ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ
1,240,037 4,704.40 263.59 Ulaanbaatar
(Улаанбаатар)
ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ

Past provincial population

*- Govisümber aimag was split from Dornogovi aimag in 1994.

Province 1979-01-05
Census[citation needed]
1989-01-05
Census[citation needed]
2000-01-05
Census[citation needed]
2009-12-31
est.[6]
Arkhangai 77,575 84,517 97,091 92,449
Bayan-Ölgii 71,416 90,911 91,068 101,848
Bayankhongor 63,048 74,574 84,779 85,365
Bulgan 42,398 51,910 61,776 62,340
Darkhan-Uul 50,572 85,737 83,271 90,050
Dornod 58,860 81,073 75,373 73,625
Dornogovi 42,349 57,103 50,575 58,318
Dundgovi 38,937 49,320 51,517 47,671
Govi-Altai 55,884 62,773 63,673 59,376
Govisümber -* -* 12,230 13,293
Khentii 52,784 73,804 70,946 71,458
Khovd 62,565 76,553 86,831 88,505
Khövsgöl 88,500 101,833 119,063 124,108
Ömnögovi 32,929 42,445 46,858 49,333
Orkhon 31,851 56,136 71,525 83,145
Övörkhangai 82,504 96,510 111,420 117,513
Selenge 65,118 86,952 99,950 103,459
Sükhbaatar 43,229 50,846 56,166 54,955
Töv 80,547 100,088 99,268 88,503
Uvs 72,302 83,958 90,037 78,801
Zavkhan 79,990 88,518 89,999 79,320
Ulaanbaatar 403,000 548,400 760,077 1,240,037
Mongolian Provinces (aimags) in 1932

See also

References

  1. Mongolian constitution, article 57
  2. Montsame News Agency. Mongolia. 2006, Foreign Service office of Montsame News Agency, ISBN 99929-0-627-8, p. 46
  3. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. Mongolia National Census 2010 official site. Aimags: Interactive Map.[dead link]
  5. Mongolia Landuse Annual Report 2007[dead link]
  6. Mongolia National Census 2010 preliminary results[dead link]

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