Bayankhongor Province

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Bayankhongor Aimag
Баянхонгор аймаг

Founded	1941
Capital	Bayankhongor
Area	115,977.5 km²
Population  • Total (2006.01.01)  • Density	82,088 0.71/km²
Predial code	+976 (0)144
License Plate
ISO 3166-2	MN-069
Web site	gate1.pmis.gov.mn/bayankhongor/

Bayankhongor aimag (Mongolian: Баянхонгор аймаг) is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia. It is located in the south of the country. Its capital is Bayankhongor.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Transportation 3 Administrative Subdivision 4 References

[edit] Geography

The Bayankhongor aimag includes very diverse geographic areas. The north covers the southern slopes of the Khangai Mountains. The wide valley south of that contains several salt lakes. Next comes a section of the Gobi-Altai mountain range. And the southern end down to the chinese border is part of the Trans-Altai Gobi.

In the Khangai there are many hot mineral springs, with water temperatures up to 50°C. The most popular ones are located near Shargalchuut, about 60 km north of the aimag capital.

Most of the lakes are found in the central plane. This valley has no drain, so that the lakes contain salt water. The largest are the Orog nuur and the Böön tsagaan nuur.

The tallest mountain of the aimag is the Ikhee Bogd in the Gobi-Altai. Other than in the forested Khangai, the Altai range suffers from an arid desert climate. Similar to the adjacent Gobi it is only sparsely populated.

[edit] Transportation

The Bayankhongor Airport (BVN/ZMBH) has two runways, one of them paved, and is served by regular flights to Ulan Bator.

[edit] Administrative Subdivision

The sums of Bayankhongor aimag^[1]

Sum	Mongolian	Population (2006.01.01)	Area (km2)	Density (/km2)
Baatsagaan	Баацагаан	3,485	7,447	0.47
Bayan-Ovoo	Баян-Овоо	2,826	3,244	0.87
Bayan-Öndör	Баян-Өндөр	2,643	16,891	0.16
Bayanbulag	Баянбулаг	2,132	3,170	0.67
Bayangovi	Баянговь	2,695	4,662	0.58
Bayankhongor*	Баянхонгор	26,252	64	410.32
Bayanlig	Баянлиг	3,298	11,918	0.28
Bayantsagaan	Баянцагаан	3,623	5,395	0.67
Bogd	Богд	2,971	3,983	0.75
Bömbögör	Бөмбөгөр	2,524	3,044	0.83
Buutsagaan	Бууцагаан	3,393	5,840	0.58
Erdenetsogt	Эрдэнэцогт	4,384	4,100	1.07
Galuut	Галуут	4,225	5,047	0.84
Gurvanbulag	Гурванбулаг	2,575	4,442	0.58
Jargalant	Жаргалант	3,208	4,175	0.77
Jinst	Жинст	2,044	5,313	0.38
Khüreemaral	Хүрээмарал	2,067	4,328	0.48
Ölziit	Өлзийт	3,229	3,853	0.84
Shinejinst	Шинэжинст	2,262	16,501	0.14
Zag	Заг	2,252	2,561	0.88

^* - The aimag capital Bayankhongor

[edit] References

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