Dornogovi Province

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Dornogovi Aimag
Дорноговь аймаг
Province
Coat of arms
Coordinates	44°53′N 110°09′E / 44.883, 110.15
Capital	Sainshand
Area	109,500 km² (42,278 sq mi)
Population	54,023 (2006)
Density	0.49 /km² (1 /sq mi)
Founded	1931
Timezone	UTC+8
Area code	+976 (0)152
ISO 3166-2 code	MN-063
Website: http://gate1.pmis.gov.mn/dornogobi/

Dornogovi Aimag (Mongolian: Дорноговь аймаг, also Dornogov' or Dornogobi) is one of the 21 Aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. It is located in the southeast of the country, at the Chinese border.

[edit] Administrative Subdivision

Sums of Dornogovi Aimag^[1]

Sum	Mongolian	Population (2006)	Area (km²)[2]	Density (/km²)	Sum centre population (2006)
Altanshiree	Алтанширээ	1,422	7,200	0.20	418
Airag	Айраг	3,486	7,400	0.47	2,376
Dalanjargalan	Даланжаргалан	2,479	4,100	0.60	1,228
Delgerekh	Дэлгэрэх	1,733	4,800	0.36	410
Erdene	Эрдэнэ	2,448	9,600	0.25	1,555
Ikhkhet	Иххэт	2,278	4,200	0.54	1,661 *
Khatanbulag	Хатанбулаг	3,082	18,700	0.16	657
Khövsgöl	Хөвсгөл	1,461	8,400	0.17	379
Mandakh	Мандах	1,648	12,700	0.13	397
Örgön	Өргөн	1,922	8,700	0.22	1,109
Saikhandulaan	Сайхандулаан	1,301	9,500	0.14	294
Ulaanbadrakh	Улаанбадрах	1,550	11,400	0.14	368
Zamyn-Üüd	Замын-Үүд	9,665	400	24.16	9,665 *
Sainshand	Сайншанд	19,548	2,300	8.50	17,631 **

^* - tosgon (urban-type settlement).
^** - The aimag capital Sainshand

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