Dornogovi Province

Dornogovi Aimag
Дорноговь аймаг
Province
Coat of arms
Country Mongolia
Coordinates
Capital Sainshand
Area 109,472.30 km2 (42,267 sq mi)
Population 57,733 (2009)
Density 0.53 / km2 (1 / sq mi)
Founded 1931
Timezone UTC+8
Area code +976 (0)152
ISO 3166-2 code MN-063
Website: dornogobi.gov.mn

Dornogovi (Mongolian: Дорноговь, East Gobi) is one of the 21 Aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. It is located in the southeast of the country.

Administrative Subdivision

Sums of Dornogovi Aimag
Sum Mongolian Population
(2000)[1]
Population
(2006)[2]
Population
(2009)[3]
Area
(km²)[4]
Density
(/km²)
Sum centre
population (2009)[3]
Airag Айраг 3,467 3,486 3,598 7,442.58 0.48 2,607
Altanshiree Алтанширээ 1,547 1,422 1,306 7,225.71 0.18 370
Dalanjargalan Даланжаргалан 2,332 2,479 2,554 4,045.90 0.63 726
Delgerekh Дэлгэрэх 1,893 1,733 1,781 4,858.10 0.37 429
Erdene Эрдэнэ 2,832 2,448 2,395 9,952.04 0.24 1,577
Ikhkhet Иххэт 2,701 2,278 2,176 4,152.52 0.52 1,270*[5]
Khatanbulag Хатанбулаг 3,362 3,082 2,985 18,669.37 0.16 603
Khövsgöl Хөвсгөл 1,720 1,461 1,531 8,376.96 0.18 385
Mandakh Мандах 1,905 1,648 1,528 12,660.61 0.12 366
Örgön Өргөн 2,028 1,922 1,816 8,689.65 0.21 871
Saikhandulaan Сайхандулаан 1,281 1,301 1,217 9,558.34 0.13 354
Sainshand Сайншанд 18,290 19,548 20,480 2,342.80 8.74 18,747**
Ulaanbadrakh Улаанбадрах 1,730 1,550 1,543 11,370.92 0.14 367
Zamyn-Üüd Замын-Үүд 5,486 9,665 12,823 486.80 26.34 12,823*

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

References