Provinces of Mongolia

Administrative divisions of Mongolia
First level
Province
aimag (аймаг)

Capital city
niislel (нийслэл)

Second level
District
sum (сум)

Municipal District
düüreg (дүүрэг)

Third level
Subdistrict
bag (баг)

Municipal Subdistrict
khoroo (хороо)

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Mongolia is divided into 21 Provinces (Mongolian: аймаг, often translated as aimags. Each aimag is subdivided into several districts.[1][2] The name aimag is derived from the Mongolian word for "tribe". The modern provinces have been established since 1921. The capital, Ulaanbaatar, is governed as an independent provincial municipality separate from Töv Province, inside which it is situated.

List of Provinces

Seal Provinces (Aimags)[3] Mongolian Population
2010 Census[4]		 Area
(km²)[5]		 Density
(/km²)		 Capital
Arkhangai Архангай
ᠠᠷᠤᠬᠠᠩᠭᠠᠢ		 84,584 55,313.821.53 Tsetserleg
(Цэцэрлэг)
ᠴᠡᠴᠡᠷᠯᠢᠭ
Bayankhongor Баянхонгор
ᠪᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠩᠬᠣᠩᠭ᠋ᠤᠷ		 76,085 115,977.800.66 Bayankhongor
(Баянхонгор)
ᠪᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠩᠬᠣᠩᠭ᠋ᠤᠷ
Bayan-Ölgii Баян-Өлгий
ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ ᠥᠯᠦᠭᠡᠢ		 88,056 45,704.891.93 Ölgii
(Өлгий)
ᠥᠯᠦᠭᠡᠢ
Bulgan Булган
ᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ		 53,655 48,733.001.10 Bulgan
(Булган)
ᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ
Darkhan-Uul Дархан-Уул
ᠳᠠᠷᠬᠠᠨ ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠ		 94,625 3,275.0028.89 Darkhan
(Дархан)
ᠳᠠᠷᠬᠠᠨ
Dornod Дорнод
ᠳᠣᠷᠤᠨᠠᠳᠤ		 69,552 123,597.430.56 Choibalsan
(Чойбалсан)
ᠴᠣᠶᠢᠪᠠᠯᠰᠠᠩ
Dornogovi Дорноговь
ᠳᠣᠷᠤᠨᠠᠭᠣᠪᠢ		 58,612 109,472.300.54 Sainshand
(Сайншанд)
ᠰᠠᠶᠢᠩᠰᠠᠩᠳᠠ
Dundgovi Дундговь
ᠳᠤᠮᠳᠠᠭᠣᠪᠢ		 38,821 74,690.320.52 Mandalgovi
(Мандалговь)
ᠮᠠᠨᠳᠠᠯᠭᠣᠪᠢ
Govi-Altai Говь-Алтай
ᠭᠣᠪᠢ ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ		 53,590 141,447.670.38 Altai
(Алтай)
ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ
Govisümber Говьсүмбэр
ᠭᠣᠪᠢ ᠰᠦᠮᠪᠦᠷ		 13,240 5,541.802.39 Choir
(Чойр)
ᠴᠣᠶᠢᠷ
Khentii Хэнтий
ᠺᠡᠨᠲᠡᠢ		 65,811 80,325.080.82 Öndörkhaan
(Өндөрхаан)
ᠥᠨᠳᠦᠷᠬᠠᠨ
] align="center"| Khovd Ховд
ᠬᠣᠪᠲᠤ		 76,870 76,060.381.01 Khovd
(Ховд)
ᠬᠣᠪᠲᠤ
Khövsgöl Хөвсгөл
ᠺᠥᠪᠰᠦᠭᠦᠯ		 114,926 100,628.821.14 Mörön
(Мөрөн)
ᠮᠥᠷᠡᠨ
Orkhon Орхон
ᠣᠷᠬᠣᠨ		 90,700 844.00107.46 Erdenet
(Эрдэнэт)
ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠢᠲᠦ
Selenge Сэлэнгэ
ᠰᠡᠯᠡᠩᠭᠡ		 97,585 41,152.632.37 Sükhbaatar
(Сүхбаатар)
ᠰᠦᠺᠡᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ
Sükhbaatar Сүхбаатар
ᠰᠦᠺᠡᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ		 51,334 82,287.150.62 Baruun-Urt
(Баруун-Урт)
ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠤᠷᠲᠤ
Töv Төв
ᠲᠥᠪ		 85,166 74,042.371.15 Zuunmod
(Зуунмод)
ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠨᠮᠣᠳᠤ
Ömnögovi Өмнөговь
ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠭᠣᠪᠢ		 61,314 165,380.470.37 Dalanzadgad
(Даланзадгад)
ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠨᠵᠠᠳᠠᠭᠠᠳ
Uvs Увс
ᠤᠪᠰᠤ		 73,323 69,585.391.05 Ulaangom
(Улаангом)
ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠩᠭ᠋ᠣᠮ
Övörkhangai Өвөрхангай
ᠥᠪᠦᠷᠬᠠᠩᠭᠠᠢ		 101,314 62,895.331.61 Arvaikheer
(Арвайхээр)
ᠠᠷᠪᠠᠶᠢᠬᠡᠭᠡᠷ
Zavkhan Завхан
ᠵᠠᠪᠬᠠᠨ		 65,481 82,455.660.79 Uliastai
(Улиастай)
ᠤᠯᠢᠶ᠋ᠠᠰᠤᠲᠠᠢ

Past provincial population

*- Govisümber aimag was split from Dornogovi aimag in 1994.

Province 1979-01-05
Census 		1989-01-05
Census 		2000-01-05
Census 		2009-12-31
est.[6]
Arkhangai 77,575 84,517 97,091 92,449
Bayan-Ölgii 71,41690,91191,068101,848
Bayankhongor 63,04874,57484,77985,365
Bulgan 42,39851,91061,77662,340
Darkhan-Uul 50,57285,73783,27190,050
Dornod 58,86081,07375,37373,625
Dornogovi 42,34957,10350,57558,318
Dundgovi 38,93749,32051,51747,671
Govi-Altai 55,88462,77363,67359,376
Govisümber -*-*12,23013,293
Khentii 52,78473,80470,94671,458
Khovd 62,56576,55386,83188,505
Khövsgöl 88,500101,833119,063124,108
Ömnögovi 32,92942,44546,85849,333
Orkhon 31,85156,13671,52583,145
Övörkhangai 82,50496,510111,420117,513
Selenge 65,11886,95299,950103,459
Sükhbaatar 43,22950,84656,16654,955
Töv 80,547100,08899,26888,503
Uvs 72,30283,95890,03778,801
Zavkhan 79,99088,51889,99979,320
Ulan Bator 403,000548,400760,0771,240,037

History

Mongolian Provinces (aimags) in 1932

During the Qing Dynasty, the territory of Outer Mongolia was divided (from east to west) into the Setsen Khan, Tüsheet Khan, Sain Noyon Khan, and Zasagt Khan provinces plus the Khovd area. The northern border to Russia was guarded by a watch post area. After Mongolia's second declaration of independence in 1921, the provinces were renamed in 1923, to Khaan Khentii Uulyn Province, Bogd Khan Uulyn Province, Tsetserleg Mandal Uulyn Province, and Khan Taishir Uulyn Province, respectively. The Khovd area and the Jebtsundamba Khutughtu's great shabi (personal fiefdom) turned into provinces of their own, Chandmani Uulyn Province and Delger Ikh Uulyn Province, respectively (the latter was later merged with Tsetserleg Mandal Uulyn Province). But otherwise the administrative structure was largely left unchanged until the 1930s.

An administrative reorganisation was initiated in 1931, which resulted in the Provinces Khovd, Dörvöd (later renamed Uvs), Altai (later renamed Govi-Altai), Khövsgöl, Zavkhan, Arkhangai, Övörkhangai, Ömnögovi, Tariachin (later split into parts of Bulgan and Selenge), Töv, Dornogovi, Khentii and Dornod (later renamed to Choibalsan). The Bayankhongor, Bayan-Ölgii, Bulgan, Dundgovi, Sükhbaatar, and Selenge provinces were created in the 1930s and 1940s.

The Choibalsan Province was re-renamed to Dornod Province in 1963, and the capital Ulan Bator was split from Töv Province as a separate district. The same status was given to the newly founded industrial cities of Darkhan (1961 in the Selenge Province) and Erdenet (1975 in the Bulgan Province). In 1994, two Sums of the Bulgan Province were taken to build the Orkhon Province around Erdenet, and four Sums of the Selenge Province to build the Darkhan-Uul Province around Darkhan, ending the special status of the two cities.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mongolian constitution, article 57
  2. ↑ Montsame News Agency. Mongolia. 2006, Foreign Service office of Montsame News Agency, ISBN 99929-0-627-8, p. 46
  3. ↑ "Provinces of Mongolia". InfoMongolia.com. MER. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Mongolia National Census 2010 official site. Aimags: Interactive Map.
  5. ↑ Mongolia Landuse Annual Report 2007
  6. ↑ Mongolia National Census 2010 preliminary results