Provinces of Mongolia

Provinces of Mongolia
Монгол Улсын аймгууд (Mongolian Alphabet)
Category Unitary state
Location Mongolia
Number 21 Provinces & 1 Municipality
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)

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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.

List of Provinces

Provinces (Aimags)[3] Population
2010 Census[4]		 Area
(km²)[5]		 Density
(/km²)		 Capital
Arkhangai 84,584 55,313.821.53 Tsetserleg
(Цэцэрлэг)
ᠴᠡᠴᠡᠷᠯᠢᠭ
Bayankhongor 76,085 115,977.800.66 Bayankhongor
(Баянхонгор)
ᠪᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠩᠬᠣᠩᠭ᠋ᠤᠷ
Bayan-Ölgii 88,056 45,704.891.93 Ölgii
(Өлгий)
ᠥᠯᠦᠭᠡᠢ
Bulgan 53,655 48,733.001.10 Bulgan
(Булган)
ᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ
Darkhan-Uul 94,625 3,275.0028.89 Darkhan
(Дархан)
ᠳᠠᠷᠬᠠᠨ
Dornod 69,552 123,597.430.56 Choibalsan
(Чойбалсан)
ᠴᠣᠶᠢᠪᠠᠯᠰᠠᠩ
Dornogovi 58,612 109,472.300.54 Sainshand
(Сайншанд)
ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠩᠰᠠᠩᠳᠠ
Dundgovi 38,821 74,690.320.52 Mandalgovi
(Мандалговь)
ᠮᠠᠨᠳᠠᠯᠭᠣᠪᠢ
Govi-Altai 53,590 141,447.670.38 Altai
(Алтай)
ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ
Govisümber 13,240 5,541.802.39 Choir
(Чойр)
ᠴᠣᠶᠢᠷ
Khentii 65,811 80,325.080.82 Öndörkhaan
(Өндөрхаан)
ᠥᠨᠳᠦᠷᠬᠠᠨ
Khovd 76,870 76,060.381.01 Khovd
(Ховд)
ᠬᠣᠪᠲᠤ
Khövsgöl 114,926 100,628.821.14 Mörön
(Мөрөн)
ᠮᠥᠷᠡᠨ
Orkhon 90,700 844.00107.46 Erdenet
(Эрдэнэт)
ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠢᠲᠦ
Selenge 97,585 41,152.632.37 Sükhbaatar
(Сүхбаатар)
ᠰᠦᠺᠡᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ
Sükhbaatar 51,334 82,287.150.62 Baruun-Urt
(Баруун-Урт)
ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠤᠷᠲᠤ
Töv 85,166 74,042.371.15 Zuunmod
(Зуунмод)
ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠨᠮᠣᠳᠤ
Ömnögovi 61,314 165,380.470.37 Dalanzadgad
(Даланзадгад)
ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠨᠵᠠᠳᠠᠭᠠᠳ
Uvs 73,323 69,585.391.05 Ulaangom
(Улаангом)
ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠩᠭ᠋ᠣᠮ
Övörkhangai 101,314 62,895.331.61 Arvaikheer
(Арвайхээр)
ᠠᠷᠪᠠᠶᠢᠬᠡᠭᠡᠷ
Zavkhan 65,481 82,455.660.79 Uliastai
(Улиастай)
ᠤᠯᠢᠶ᠋ᠠᠰᠤᠲᠠᠢ
Ulaanbaatar
(provincial municipality)		 1,240,037 4,704.40263.59 Ulaanbaatar
(Улаанбаатар)
ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ

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. ↑ "Provinces of Mongolia". InfoMongolia.com. MER. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Mongolia National Census 2010 official site. Aimags: Interactive Map. Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Mongolia Landuse Annual Report 2007 Archived May 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
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