Provinces of Mongolia

Aimag
Аймаг
ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Aimag; Аймаг; ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ;
Category	First level administrative division of a unitary state
Location	Mongolia
Number	21 Aimags
Populations	Lowest: 18,349 (Govisümber) ; Highest: 1,677,872 (Ulaanbaatar)
Areas	Lowest: 844.0 km2 (325.9 sq mi) (Orkhon); Highest: 165,380.47 km2 (63,853.76 sq mi) (Ömnögovi)
Government	Government of Mongolia;

Mongolia is divided into 21 provinces or aimags (аймгууд, aimguud) and one provincial municipality.^[1] Each aimag is subdivided into several districts.^[2]^[3]

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

Clickable map of Mongolian provinces

Provinces (Aimags)^[4]	Name in Mongolian	Year established	Area (km²)^[5]	Population ^{2020 Census}^[6]	Density	Capital
Arkhangai	ᠠᠷᠤᠬᠠᠩᠭᠠᠢAruqaŋgai	1931	55,313.82	94,994	1.72	Tsetserleg^[7]
Bayankhongor	ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠬᠣᠩᠭᠣᠷBayanqoŋgor	1941	115,977.80	88,672	0.76	Bayankhongor^[8]
Bayan-Ölgii	ᠪᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠨ ᠥᠯᠦᠭᠡᠢBayan Ölügei	1940	45,704.89	108,530	2.37	Ölgii
Bulgan	ᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨBulagan	1938	48,733.00	62,089	1.27	Bulgan
Darkhan-Uul	ᠳᠠᠷᠬᠠᠨ ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠDarqan Agula	1994	3,275.00	107,018	33	Darkhan
Dornod	ᠳᠣᠷᠤᠨᠠᠳᠤDorunadu	1941	123,597.43	82,054	0.66	Choibalsan
Dornogovi	ᠳᠣᠷᠤᠨᠠᠭᠣᠪᠢDorunagobi	1931	109,472.30	71,014	0.65	Sainshand
Dundgobi	ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠭᠣᠪᠢDumdagobi	1942	74,690.32	47,104	0.63	Mandalgovi
Govi-Altai	ᠭᠣᠪᠢ ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢGobi Altai	1940	141,447.67	57,748	0.41	Altai City
Govisümber	ᠭᠣᠪᠢ ᠰᠦᠮᠪᠦᠷGobi Sümbür	1996	5,541.80	17,928	3.23	Choir
Khentii	ᠬᠡᠨᠲᠡᠢKentei	1930	80,325.08	77,957	0.97	Öndörkhaan
Khovd	ᠬᠣᠪᠳᠤQobdu	1931	76,060.38	89,712	1.18	Khovd
Khövsgöl	ᠬᠥᠪᠰᠦᠭᠦᠯKöbsügül	1931	100,628.82	135,095	1.34	Mörön
Orkhon	ᠣᠷᠬᠤᠨOrqun	1994	844.00	107,634	128	Erdenet
Ömnögovi	ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠭᠣᠪᠢEmünegobi	1931	165,380.47	69,187	0.42	Dalanzadgad
Övörkhangai	ᠥᠪᠦᠷᠬᠠᠩᠭ᠋ᠠᠢÖbürqaŋgai	1931	62,895.33	116,732	1.86	Arvaikheer
Selenge	ᠰᠡᠯᠡᠩᠭᠡSeleŋge	1934	41,152.63	110,110	2.68	Sükhbaatar
Sükhbaatar	ᠰᠦᠬᠡᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷSükebagatur	1943	82,287.15	63,182	0.77	Baruun-Urt
Töv	ᠲᠥᠪTöb	1931	74,042.37	94,250	1.27	Zuunmod
Uvs	ᠤᠪᠰᠤUbsu	1931	69,585.39	83,223	1.20	Ulaangom
Zavkhan	ᠵᠠᠪᠬᠠᠨJabqan	1931	82,455.66	72,823	0.88	Uliastai
Ulaanbaatar (provincial municipality)	ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷUlaganbagatur	1942	4,704.40	1,539,810	327	Ulaanbaatar

References

↑ Buyanjargal (5 April 2017). "Political system". Mongolian National News Agency. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
↑ Mongolian constitution, article 57
↑ Montsame News Agency. Mongolia. 2006, Foreign Service office of Montsame News Agency, ISBN 99929-0-627-8, p. 46
↑ "Provinces of Mongolia". InfoMongolia.com. MER. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
↑ Mongolia Landuse Annual Report 2007 ^{[dead link]}
↑ "2020 Population and Housing Census of Mongolia National Report, table 2.5". National Statistical Office of Mongolia. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
↑ "Arkhangai Aimag". InfoMongolia.com. 26 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
↑ "Bayankhonghor Aimag". InfoMongolia.com. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

External links

Provinces of Mongolia at statoids.com

[1] Buyanjargal (5 April 2017). "Political system". Mongolian National News Agency. Retrieved 10 December 2024.

[2] Mongolian constitution, article 57

[3] Montsame News Agency. Mongolia. 2006, Foreign Service office of Montsame News Agency, ISBN 99929-0-627-8, p. 46

[4] "Provinces of Mongolia". InfoMongolia.com. MER. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.

[5] Mongolia Landuse Annual Report 2007 ^{[dead link]}

[6] "2020 Population and Housing Census of Mongolia National Report, table 2.5". National Statistical Office of Mongolia. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[7] "Arkhangai Aimag". InfoMongolia.com. 26 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

[8] "Bayankhonghor Aimag". InfoMongolia.com. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

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v t e Administrative divisions of Mongolia
Aimags (provinces)	Arkhangai Bayankhongor Bayan-Ölgii Bulgan Darkhan-Uul Dornod Dornogovi Dundgobi Govi-Altai Govisümber Khentii Khovd Khövsgöl Ömnögovi Orkhon Övörkhangai Selenge Sükhbaatar Töv Uvs Zavkhan
Municipality	Ulaanbaatar

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Subdivisions	Provinces Districts Municipal districts Khoroo Bags Kheseg
Environment of Mongolia	Climate Environmental issues
Protected areas of Mongolia	National Parks

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