Khentii Province

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Coordinates: 47°19′N 110°39′E / 47.317, 110.65
Khentii Aimag
Хэнтий аймаг
Province
Coat of arms
Coordinates 47°19′N 110°39′E / 47.317, 110.65
Capital Öndörkhaan
Area 80,311 km² (31,008 sq mi)
Population 66,762 (2005)
Density 0.83 /km² (2 /sq mi)
Founded 1930
Timezone UTC+8
Area code +976 (0)156
License plate ХЭ_ (_ variable)
ISO 3166-2 code MN-039
Website: http://gate1.pmis.gov.mn/khentii/

Khentii Aimag (Mongolian: Хэнтий аймаг) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the east of the country. Its capital is Öndörkhaan.

The Great Khan of the Mongols Genghis Khan, creator and leader of the Mongol Empire is claimed to have been born and grown up in the Khentii aimag.

[edit] Geography

The aimag borders with Russia in the north. The neighbouring aimags are Darkhan-Uul in the northwest, Töv in the west, Govisümber in the southwest, Dornogovi in the south, Sükhbaatar in the southeast, and Dornod in the east. The border to Töv is divided by the city of Baganuur, an administrative exclave of Ulan Bator.

The northwest of the aimag is covered by the eastern part of the Khentii Mountains, towards the southeast the landscape changes into the eastern Mongolian steppe plains. The mountain Burkhan Khaldun in the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area is considered sacred, and assumed to be the birthplace of Genghis Khan.

South of Burkhan Khaldun the Kherlen River originates, which crosses the south of the aimag in eastern direction after a detour through Töv. A little further east is the spring of the Onon River. The Balj-Onon National Park is located in the northeast of the aimag.

[edit] Administrative Subdivision

Sums of Khentii aimag
Sums of Khentii aimag
The Cities of Khentii aimag
City Mongolian Sum Population (1994)[1] Population (2001)[2] Population (2006)[3]
Berkh Бэрх Batnorov 4,517 3,871 3,890
Bor-Öndör Бор-Өндөр Darkhan 2,695 6,406 8,510
Öndörkhaan (capital) Өндөрхаан Kherlen 14,409 ~12,000 ~14,800
The Sums of Khentii aimag
Sum Mongolian Population (1994)[1] Population (2001)[2] Population (2005)[4] Area (km²) Density (/km²)
Batnorov Батноров 3,169 2,986 6739* 4,968 1.36
Batshireet Батширээт 2,591 2,196 2,009 7,018 0.29
Bayan-Adarga Баян-Адарга 2,493 2,333 2,413 3,021 0.80
Bayankhutag Баянхутаг 2,130 2,280 2,090 6,029 0.35
Bayanmönkh Баянмөнх 1,646 1,790 1,693 2,540 0.67
Bayan-Ovoo Баян-Овоо 1,917 1,697 1,701 3,381 0.50
Binder Биндэр 4,184 3,615 3,537 5,386 0.66
Dadal Дадал 2,826 2,387 2,534 4,727 0.54
Darkhan Дархан 1,949 1,904 9,462** 4,455 2.12
Delgerkhaan Дэлгэрхаан 3,029 2,902 2,339 3,986 0.59
Galshar Галшар 2,575 2,906 2,468 6,676 0.37
Jargaltkhaan Жаргалтхаан 1,863 2,073 1,848 2,752 0.67
Kherlen *** Хэрлэн 20,172 16,578 16,783 3,788 4.43
Mörön Мөрөн 2,444 2,264 2,026 2,196 0.92
Norovlin Норовлин 2,713 2,777 2,255 5,334 0.42
Ömnödelger Өмнөдэлгэр 3,895 5,739 5,208 10,877 0.48
Tsenkhermandal Цэнхэрмандал 2,361 1,791 1,661 3,177 0.52
* - Berkh including.
** - Bor-Öndör including.
*** - The aimag capital Öndörkhaan including.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b http://www.reliefweb.int/library/documents/oxfamannex1-4.pdf
  2. ^ a b The Khentii aimag official site[1]
  3. ^ Rural Poverty Reduction Programme:semi-annual report 2007 [2]
  4. ^ Rural Poverty Reduction Programme official site [3]


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