Uvurkhangai Province
Өвөрхангай аймаг
ᠥᠪᠦᠷᠬᠠᠩᠭ᠋ᠠᠢᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Province
Scenery around Erdene Zuu monastery
Scenery around Erdene Zuu monastery
Flag of Uvurkhangai Province
Flag
Official seal of Uvurkhangai Province
Seal
Coordinates: 45°45′N 102°45′E / 45.750°N 102.750°E / 45.750; 102.750
CountryMongolia
Established1931 (1931)
CapitalArvaikheer
Area
 • Total62,895.33 km2 (24,284.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total115,684
 • Density1.8/km2 (4.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8
Area code+976 (0)132
ISO 3166 codeMN-055
Vehicle registrationӨВ_
Websitegate1.pmis.gov.mn/uvurkhangai

Övörkhangai (Mongolian: Өвөрхангай, Öwörhangai; "southern Khangai") is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the south of the country. Its capital is Arvaikheer.

The Shankh Monastery, one of the oldest and most important monasteries, is located in this province, as well as Erdene Zuu monastery and Tövkhön Monastery. Karakorum, the ancient capital of the Mongol Empire was located adjacent to the Erdene Zuu monastery.

Övörkhangai Provincee held its first Special Olympics games events in 2015.[1]

Transportation

The Arvaikheer Airport (AVK/ZMAH) has one unpaved runway and is served by regular flights to Ulaanbaatar and Altai.

Bus travels from Arvaikheer to Ulaanbaatar every day.

Administrative subdivisions

Sums of Övörkhangai
The sums of Övörkhangai Aimag[2]
Sum Mongolian Population
2004 est.		 Population
2006 est.		 Population
2008 est.
ArvaikheerАрвайхээр22,54624,95425,622
Baruun Bayan-UlaanБаруун Баян-Улаан2,5862,5022,556
Bat-ÖlziiБат-Өлзий5,9325,8786,189
Bayan-ÖndörБаян-Өндөр3,7344,0774,261
BayangolБаянгол4,1033,9334,572
BogdБогд5,7085,3955,342
BürdБүрд3,1713,2583,135
Guchin-UsГучин-Ус2,2902,2792,260
KhairkhandulaanХайрхандулаан3,3883,4623,510
KharkhorinХархорин12,54613,27012,901
KhujirtХужирт6,7816,7496,649
NariinteelНарийнтээл3,7973,7923,736
ÖlziitӨлзийт2,8052,6782,741
SantСант3,7063,5403,525
TaragtТарагт3,8603,4243,313
TögrögТөгрөг2,8392,6912,689
UyangaУянга10,00310,5109,581
YesönzüilЕсөнзүйл3,5843,4153,422
Züünbayan-UlaanЗүүнбаян-Улаан4,2684,3434,436

References

  1. ↑ "Mongolia Area's First Special Olympics Games". Special Olympics.
  2. ↑ Övörkhangai Aimag Sums Statistics, 2009
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Övörkhangai Aimag.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.