Dornogovi Province

Dornogovi Province
Дорноговь аймаг
ᠳᠣᠷᠤᠨᠠᠭᠣᠪᠢᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Province

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Coordinates: 44°53′N 110°09′E / 44.883°N 110.150°E / 44.883; 110.150Coordinates: 44°53′N 110°09′E / 44.883°N 110.150°E / 44.883; 110.150
Country Mongolia
Established 1931 (1931)
Capital Sainshand
Area
 • Total 109,472.30 km2 (42,267.49 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 58,612
 • Density 0.54/km2 (1.4/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8
Area code(s) +976 (0)152
ISO 3166 code MN-063
Vehicle registration ДГ_
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, bordering PR China's autonomous region of Inner Mongolia.

Dornogovi is located in the Gobi desert and frequent sand- and snow storms amplify the hard weather conditions of Mongolia. Temperatures can range from -40 °C to +40 °C with ground temperatures as high as 60 °C.

Dornogovi has ample reservers of groundwater, but no lakes or rivers.[1]

Administrative Subdivision

Sums of Dornogovi Aimag
Sums of Dornogovi Aimag
Sum Mongolian Population
(2000)[2]		 Population
(2006)[3]		 Population
(2009)[4]		 Area
(km²)[5]		 Density
(/km²)		 Sum centre
population (2009)[4]
Airag Айраг3,4673,4863,5987,442.580.482,607
Altanshiree Алтанширээ1,5471,4221,3067,225.710.18370
Dalanjargalan Даланжаргалан2,3322,4792,5544,045.900.63726
Delgerekh Дэлгэрэх1,8931,7331,7814,858.100.37429
Erdene Эрдэнэ2,8322,4482,3959,952.040.241,577
Ikhkhet Иххэт2,7012,2782,1764,152.520.521,270*[6]
Khatanbulag Хатанбулаг3,3623,0822,98518,669.370.16603
Khövsgöl Хөвсгөл1,7201,4611,5318,376.960.18385
Mandakh Мандах1,9051,6481,52812,660.610.12366
Örgön Өргөн2,0281,9221,8168,689.650.21871
Saikhandulaan Сайхандулаан1,2811,3011,2179,558.340.13354
Sainshand Сайншанд18,29019,54820,4802,342.808.7418,747**
Ulaanbadrakh Улаанбадрах1,7301,5501,54311,370.920.14367
Zamyn-Üüd Замын-Үүд5,4869,66512,823486.8026.3412,823*

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

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  2. ↑ Mongolia Development Gateway
  3. ↑ Statistics office of Dornogovi Aimag
  4. 1 2 Statistics office of Dornogovi Aimag/ Report 2009
  5. ↑ “ДОРНОГОВЬ АЙМГИЙН ЖИШЭЭН ДЭЭР АЙМГУУДЫН БАЙГАЛЬ ОРЧНЫ ХӨГЖЛИЙН СТРАТЕГИЙН ЗАГВАР БОЛОВСРУУЛАХ НЬ” ТӨСЛИЙН ҮЕ ШАТНЫ АЖЛЫН ТАЙЛАН.
  6. ↑ The Zülegt urban-type settlement is Ikhkhet sum centre Dorngovi aimag official site. Ikhkhen sum overview (in Mongolian)
Adjacent places of Dornogovi Province
 Govisumber Province Khentii Province Sukhbaatar Province
Dundgovi Province Inner Mongolia, China
   Dornogovi Province, MongoliaMongolia  
Omnogovi Province Inner Mongolia, China Inner Mongolia, China


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