Provinces of Mongolia

Provinces of Mongolia Монгол Улсын аймгууд (Mongolian Alphabet)
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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)

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	55,313.82	1.53	Tsetserleg (Erdenebulgan)[6]
Bayankhongor	76,085	115,977.80	0.66	Bayankhongor[7]
Bayan-Ölgii	88,056	45,704.89	1.93	Ölgii
Bulgan	53,655	48,733.00	1.10	Bulgan
Darkhan-Uul	94,625	3,275.00	28.89	Darkhan
Dornod	69,552	123,597.43	0.56	Choibalsan
Dornogovi	58,612	109,472.30	0.54	Sainshand (Сайншанд)
Dundgovi	38,821	74,690.32	0.52	Mandalgovi (Мандалговь)
Govi-Altai	53,590	141,447.67	0.38	Altai (Алтай
Govisümber	13,240	5,541.80	2.39	Choir (Чойр)
Khentii	65,811	80,325.08	0.82	Öndörkhaan (Өндөрхаан)
Khovd	76,870	76,060.38	1.01	Khovd (Ховд)
Khövsgöl	114,926	100,628.82	1.14	Mörön (Мөрөн)
Orkhon	90,700	844.00	107.46	Erdenet (Эрдэнэт)
Selenge	97,585	41,152.63	2.37	Sükhbaatar (Сүхбаатар)
Sükhbaatar	51,334	82,287.15	0.62	Baruun-Urt (Баруун-Урт)
Töv	85,166	74,042.37	1.15	Zuunmod (Зуунмод)
Ömnögovi	61,314	165,380.47	0.37	Dalanzadgad (Даланзадгад)
Uvs	73,323	69,585.39	1.05	Ulaangom (Улаангом)
Övörkhangai	101,314	62,895.33	1.61	Arvaikheer (Арвайхээр)
Zavkhan	65,481	82,455.66	0.79	Uliastai (Улиастай)
Ulaanbaatar (provincial municipality)	1,240,037	4,704.40	263.59	Ulaanbaatar (Улаанбаатар)

See also

• ISO 3166-2 codes for Mongolia
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area

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.
5. Mongolia Landuse Annual Report 2007
6. "Arkhangai Aimag". InfoMongolia.com. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
7. "Bayankhonghor Aimag". InfoMongolia.com. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2016.