Töv Province

Töv Province
Төв аймаг
ᠲᠥᠪᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Province

The ruins of the Mandsushir monastery

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Coordinates: 47°30′N 106°15′E / 47.500°N 106.250°E / 47.500; 106.250Coordinates: 47°30′N 106°15′E / 47.500°N 106.250°E / 47.500; 106.250
Country Mongolia
Established 1931 (1931)
Capital Zuunmod
Area
 • Total 74,042.37 km2 (28,587.92 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 85,166
 • Density 1.2/km2 (3.0/sq mi)
  [1]
Time zone UTC+8
Area code(s) +976 (0)127
ISO 3166 code MN-047
Website tov.gov.mn

Töv (Mongolian: Төв, lit. "central") is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. The national capital Ulaanbaatar is located roughly at its center, but the city itself is administrated as an independent municipality.

Geography

The Aimag includes the western part of the Khentii Mountains, the mountains around the capital, as well as rolling steppe in the south and west. The most interesting body of water is the Tuul River, which crosses Ulaanbaatar and later joins the Orkhon River.

Population

The Töv aimag is populated primarily by Halh Mongols, major minority group of Kazakhs declined at intercensal period of massive out migration to the Kazakhstan, rest of minority groups grew off in migrations.

Ethnic groups in Töv aimag (self-identification) 1989, 2000 census[2]
Group Population
Census 1989 		Percentage
Census 1989 		Population
Census 2000 		Percentage
Census 2000
Halh 94,773 94.6%93,604 94.2%
Kazakh 2,167 2.2%1,065 1.1%
Buryat 590 0.6%856 0.9%
Do'rbet 727 0.7%770 0.8%
Bayid 317 0.3% 7450.8%
Uriankhai 420 0.4%524 0.5%
Tuvan 269 0.23%500 0.5%
Zakhchin 160 0.2% 202 0.2%
Ööled 61 0.1%171 0.2%
other 420 0.4%614 0.6%
foreigners 179 0.2% 217 0.2%
Total population 100,088 100% 99,266100%

Traffic

The central traffic node is the enclave Ulaanbaatar. The city includes the largest station of the Trans-Mongolian Railway and the Chinggis Khaan International Airport. A small airport with an unpaved runway also exists in the aimag capital Zuunmod.

Culture

Manzushir Monastery is located near Zuunmod in the Bogd Khan Mountain national park. It was founded in 1733 and used to be the home of 20 temples and 300 monks. Most of it was destroyed by the communists, yet the last temple was restored after democratisation and hosts a small museum today.

National parks

The Gorkhi-Terelj National Park was founded in 1993. It covers a part of the Khentii Mountains. It is most well known for its spectacular rock formations, including a rock that looks like a giant turtle from the right perspective. The landscape has an alpine character, with larch and pine forests, sparkling mountain rivers, and very diverse flora and fauna.

In Khustain Nuruu National Park, about 120 km south west of Ulaanbaatar, the original wild horses, Takhi of Mongolia (Przewalski horses) have been released to the wild again in a process first begun in 1993. The project has been quite successful, and has developed into an attraction for both scientists and tourists.

The Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve is a protected area founded in 2003 to conserve globally threatened species and their habitat. The IUCN red-listed species - white-naped crane, hooded crane, Siberian white crane, swan goose and argali-wild mountain sheep and many other species listed in the National Red book of Mongolia are found here.

Because it is considered sacred, the mountain Mount Bogd Khan south of Ulaanbaatar has been a protected area since 1778. During socialism, it was formally established as a national park. This stopped the urban sprawl of the capital on its southern side.

Administrative Subdivision

Sums of Töv
 The Sums of Töv Aimag [3][4]
Sum Mongolian Population
1980		 Population
1986		 Population
1992		 Population
1998		 Population
2005		 Population
2007
totalsum
center
Altanbulag Алтанбулаг2,7012,857 3,357 3,622 3,1043,0791,427
Argalant Аргалант1,5301,941 2,689 2,505 1,8921,955916
Arkhust Архуст1,4312,006 2,260 2,086 1,6711,371516
Batsümber Батсүмбэр5,3905,810 6,505 6,786 6,3586,5252,325
Bayan Баян2,8473,385 2,903 2,575 2,0622,0931,166
Bayan-Önjüül Баян-Өнжүүл2,7592,621 2,918 2,817 2,5382,560579
Bayanchandmani Баянчандмань3,2444,059 4,769 3,641 3,2683,3221,311
Bayandelger Баяндэлгэр2,5062,600 2,655 2,203 1,2261,165580
Bayanjargalan Баянжаргалан1,3771,302 1,718 1,788 1,5831,623609
Bayankhangai Баянхангай1,3572,062 2,270 1,693 1,4981,401746
Bayantsagaan Баянцагаан2,1282,236 2,683 2,737 2,3692,173988
Bayantsogt Баянцогт3,5053,575 3,987 3,406 1,8902,020958
Bornuur Борнуур3,8164,031 5,145 4,454 4,3724,6933,233
Büren Бүрэн2,7142,718 3,452 3,624 3,3033,209614
Delgerkhaan Дэлгэрхаан2,0061,867 2,294 2,499 2,0332,016635
Erdene Эрдэнэ4,5234,365 4,067 3,485 3,4243,6071,398
Erdenesant Эрдэнэсант3,4724,735 5,757 5,855 5,0115,0101,893
Jargalant Жаргалант4,2184,941 6,038 5,975 5,7985,7812,156
Lün Лүн2,6442,400 3,245 3,151 2,5952,5151,302
Möngönmorit Мөнгөнморьт2,0912,099 2,363 2,197 1,9231,902908
Öndörshireet Өндөрширээт2,1112,112 2,471 2,525 1,9272,006582
Sergelen Сэргэлэн2,4902,280 2,831 2,422 1,8551,884199
Sümber Сүмбэр1,1331,608 2,265 2,210 1,6371,646690
Tseel Цээл2,3182,728 3,605 3,988 2,5132,3521,568
Ugtaal Угтаал3,3664,003 5,007 4,139 2,3972,2741,413
Zaamar Заамар2,3543,030 4,002 5,645 5,7215,8161,494
Zuunmod Зуунмод9,64912,739 20,285 16,037 14,60014,83014,568

References

  1. ↑ Töv Aimag Population Yearbook 2008
  2. ↑ Census 2000 Töv aimag official report
  3. ↑ Töv aimag statistic office
  4. ↑ Töv Aimag Population Annual Report 2007
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