Dornod Province
| Dornod Province Дорнод аймаг ᠳᠣᠷᠤᠨᠠᠳᠤᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ | |||
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| Coordinates: 48°04′N 114°30′E / 48.067°N 114.500°ECoordinates: 48°04′N 114°30′E / 48.067°N 114.500°E | |||
| Country | Mongolia | ||
| Established | 1941 | ||
| Capital | Choibalsan | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 123,597.43 km2 (47,721.23 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 69,552 | ||
| • Density | 0.56/km2 (1.5/sq mi) | ||
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| Time zone | UTC+8 | ||
| Area code(s) | +976 (0)158 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | MN-061 | ||
| Website | dornod.gov.mn | ||
Dornod (Mongolian: Дорнод, literally "the East") is the easternmost of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. Its capital is Choibalsan.
Population
Halh are the ethnic majority of the Dornod aimag, but Buryat ethnic group is 22.8% of population total (17,196 in 2000, census) concentrated in the north-eastern sums of Dashbalbar, Tsagaan-Ovoo, Bayan-Uul, Bayandun and aimag capital Choibalsan. There are several small ethnic groups: Barga (populates Gurvanzagal and Hölönbuir sums), Uzemchin (are present in Sergelen, Bayantümen, Bulgan, Chuluunhoroot sums and Choibalsan city), Hamnigan ethnic group (Bayan-Uul and Tsagaan-Ovoo sums).[2]
History
The aimag was created during the administrative reorganisation of 1941 with the name of Choibalsan, after the communist leader Khorloogiin Choibalsan. The capital, which previously had been called Bayan Tümen, also received the name Choibalsan. In 1963, the aimag was given the current name Dornod.
Transportation
The Choibalsan Airport (COQ/ZMCD) has one paved runway, and is served by regular flights to Ulan Bator.
Administrative subdivision
| Sum | Mongolian | Area (km²)[3] | Population (2005)[4] |
Population (2009)[5] |
Density (/km²) |
Sum centre population |
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| Bayandun | Баяндун | 6,237 | 2,906 | 2,936 | 0.47 | 1,231 |
| Bayantümen | Баянтүмэн | 8,321 | 1,945 | 2,006 | 0.24 | 840 |
| Bayan-Uul | Баян-Уул | 5,623 | 4,737 | 4,451 | 0.79 | 2,553 |
| Bulgan | Булган | 7,111 | 1,860 | 1,775 | 0.25 | 815 |
| Choibalsan | Чойбалсан | 10,152 | 2,844 | 2,691 | 0.27 | 1,305 |
| Chuluunhoroot (Ereentsav) | Чулуунхороот (Эрээнцав) | 6,539 | 1,518 | 1,609 | 0.25 | 696 |
| Dashbalbar | Дашбалбар | 8,713 | 3,347 | 3,246 | 0.37 | 1,461 |
| Gurvanzagal | Гурванзагал | 5,252 | 1,386 | 1,338 | 0.25 | 441 |
| Halhgol | Халхгол | 28,093 | 2,863 | 3,203 | 0.11 | 1,756 |
| Herlen (Sümber) * | Хэрлэн (Сүмбэр) | 281 | 40,667 | 40,439 | 143.91 | 40,439 |
| Hölönbuir | Хөлөнбуйр | 3,773 | 1,847 | 1,776 | 0.47 | 804 |
| Matad | Матад | 22,831 | 2,274 | 2,526 | 0.11 | 834 |
| Sergelen | Сэргэлэн | 4,169 | 2,194 | 2,198 | 0.53 | 577 |
| Tsagaan-Ovoo | Цагаан-Овоо | 6,502 | 3,393 | 3,696 | 0.57 | 1,488 |
* - aimag capital Choibalsan(Чойбалсан )
References
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