Aymguud of Mongolia
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Aymguud (sing. aymag; mongolian - Аймаг) is a word from the Mongolian and Turkic languages with the original meaning of "tribe". In Mongolia it is the name of the top-level administrative divisions. Each Aymag is subdivided into several somon (sing. sum). The capital Ulaanbaatar is administrated separately as a federal district.
Aymguud of Mongolia
[edit] List of aymguud
| Aymag | Mongolian | Capital | Mongolian |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arhangay | Архангай | Tsetserleg | Цэцэрлэг |
| Bayan-Ölgiy | Баян-Өлгий | Ölgiy | Өлгий |
| Bayanhongor | Баянхонгор | Bayanhongor | Баянхонгор |
| Bulgan | Булган | Bulgan | Булган |
| Darhan-Uul | Дархан-Уул | Darhan | Дархан |
| Dornod | Дорнод | Choybalsan | Чойбалсан |
| Dornogovĭ | Дорноговь | Saynshand | Сайншанд |
| Dundgovĭ | Дундговь | Mandalgovĭ | Мандал-Говь |
| Govĭ-Altay | Говь-Алтай | Altay | Алтай |
| Govĭsümber | Говь-Сүмбэр | Choyr | Чойр |
| Hentiy | Хэнтий | Öndörhaan | Өндөрхаан |
| Hovd | Ховд | Hovd | Ховд |
| Hövsgöl | Хөвсгөл | Mörön | Мөрөн |
| Ömnögovĭ | Өмнөговь | Dalanzadgad | Даланзадгад |
| Orhon | Орхон | Erdenet | Эрдэнэт |
| Övörhangay | Өвөрхангай | Arvayheer | Арвайхээр |
| Selenge | Сэлэнгэ | Sühbaatar | Сүхбаатар |
| Sühbaatar | Сүхбаатар | Baruun-Urt | Баруун-Урт |
| Töv | Төв | Zuunmod | Зуунмод |
| Uvs | Увс | Ulaangom | Улаангом |
| Zavhan | Завхан | Uliastay | Улиастай |
[edit] History
Towards the end of the Qing Dynasty of the Manchu in China, the territory of Outer Mongolia was divided into the khanates Khowd, Jassaktu, Sain-Noin, Tushetu, and Tsetsen. After the Mongolian declaration of independence of 1921, the provinces of Ala-Shan, Ordos, Silin Gol, and Chearim remained with China, and Tannu Tuva became the independent Urjanchai Republic (today the autonomous Tuva Republic in Russia). The new People's Republic of Mongolia left the existing administrative subdivisions in place at first.
After the end of the Soviet-Japanese Border Wars (1938-1939) an administrative reorganisation was initiated in 1941, which resulted in the Aymags Arhangay, Choibalsan, Dornogovi, Zavhan, Hentiy, Hovd, Hövsgöl, Ömnögovi, Övörhangay, Töv, and Uvs. A long strip of the southern Govi fell back to China in 1954. The subdivision of the remaining Mongolia was then refined, creating the Aymags Bayanhongor, Bayan-Ölgiy, Bulgan, Dundgovi, Govi-Altay, and Sühbaatar. The Selenge Aymag was split from Töv Aymag two years later.
The Choibalsan Aymag was renamed to Dornod Aymag in 1963 and the capital Ulaanbaatar was split from Töv Aymag as a federal district. The same status was given to the newly founded industrial cities of Darhan (1961 in the Selenge Aymag) and Erdenet (1975 in the Bulgan Aymag). In 1994, two Somon of the Bulgan Aymag were taken to build the Orhon Aymag around Erdenet, and four Somon of the Selenge Aymag to build the Darhan-Uul Aymag around Darhan, ending the special status of the two cities. The Govisümber Aymag was split from the Dornogovi Aymag in 1996.
