Khövsgöl Province

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Khövsgöl Province
Хөвсгөл аймаг
ᠬᠥᠪᠰᠦᠭᠦᠯᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Province
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Scenery in the Khövsgöl Province
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 49°38′N100°10′E / 49.633°N 100.167°E / 49.633; 100.167
CountryMongolia
Established1931 (1931)
Capital Mörön
Area
 • Total100,628.82 km2 (38,853.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total132,146
 • Density1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi)
GDP
[1]
 • Total MNT 952 billion
US$ 0.3 billion (2022)
 • Per capitaMNT 6,905,270
US$ 2,211 (2022)
Time zone UTC+8
Area code +976 138
ISO 3166 code MN-041
Vehicle registration ХӨ_
Website khovsgol.gov.mn

Khövsgöl (Mongolian : Хөвсгөл) is the northernmost of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. The name is derived from Lake Khövsgöl.

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Geography and history

The round-topped Tarvagatai, Bulnain and Erchim sub-ranges of the Khangai massif dominate the south and southwest of the largely mountainous province, and north and west of Lake Khövsgöl, lie the alpine Khoridol Saridag, Ulaan Taiga, and Mönkh Saridag mountains. The center and eastern parts of the province are less mountainous, but still hilly.

The region is well known in Mongolia for its natural environment,[ citation needed ] and Lake Khövsgöl is one of the country's major tourist attractions. The largest forests of Mongolia are located around and to the north of the lake, extending the South Siberian taiga.

The aimag was founded in 1931. Khatgal was the administrative center until 1933; since then it has been Mörön.

Population

The region is home to many ethnic minority groups: Darkhad, Khotgoid, Uriankhai, Buriad, and Tsaatan. Both the Darkhad and Tsaatan are famous for their practice of shamanism.

Ethnic minority groups in Khövsgöl (self-identification), 2000 census [2]
GroupPopulationPercentage
Darkhad 16,26813.8%
Khotgoid 62295.3%
Uriankhai 30362.6%
Buriad 9960.84%
Tsaatan 2690.23%
Total population117914100%
Khövsgöl aimag population [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
1956
census		1960
est.		1963
census		1969
census		1975
est.		1979
census		1981
est.		1989
census		1992
est.		1996
est.		1998
est.		2000
census		2003
est.		2005
est.		2007
est.
58,20064,00063,70074,80082,30088,20091,100101,800119,133113,312117,123117,914124,126123,416123,275

Famous Khövsgölians

Famous people from Khövsgöl include:

Henning Haslund-Christensen, a Danish traveller and explorer, spent one or two years in a place that today is in Erdenebulgan sum in the early 1920s. Some locals believe that Alan Gua, an ancestor of Genghis Khan, hails from what is now Chandmani-Öndör.

Livestock

In 2007, the aimag was home to about 3.43 million heads of livestock, among them about 1,510,000 goats, 1,442,000 sheep, 322,000 cattle and yaks, 150,000 horses, 2,350 camels, and 652 reindeer. [7]

Transportation

The Mörön Airport (ZMMN/MXV) has one paved runway. It offers regular flights from and to Ulaanbaatar, and also serves as intermediate stop into the western Aimags.

The Khatgal Airport (HTM) only runs scheduled flights from and to Ulaanbaatar in summer, offering a more direct approach to Lake Khövsgöl for the tourists.

The road distance from Mörön to Ulaanbaatar is 690 km. A new paved road finished in fall 2012 now connects Mörön to Khatgal on Lake Khövsgöl.

Administrative subdivisions

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Sums of Khövsgöl
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Lake Khövsgöl
The Sums of Khövsgöl Aimag
Sum Mongolian Population
1987
(approx.) [8] 		Population
1994
[9] 		Population
2000 [10] 		Population 2005 [11] Population
2009 [12] 		Sum centre
population
(2009) [12] 		Area
(km²) [7] 		Density
(/km²)
Alag-Erdene
Khatgal 		Алаг-Эрдэнэ
Хатгал		2,300
7,000 [13] 		2,809
3,756		2,825
2,498		2,992
2,831		2,980
2,952		744
2,952		3,591.5
911,4		0.83
3.24
Arbulag Арбулаг3,1004,2724,4874,1643,9897283,529.211.13
Bayanzürkh Баянзүрх3,3004,1804,2023,8633,9647424,299.140.92
Bürentogtokh Бүрэнтогтох3,8005,0434,6784,2514,2457353,768.601.12
Chandmani-Öndör Чандмань-Өндөр2,1002,8913,0632,9443,0061,0184,487.540.67
Erdenebulgan Эрдэнэбулган2,3003,0862,7392,8492,7631,0604,694.380.59
Galt Галт4,4005,5735,3284,8765,1327773,596.831.43
Ikh-Uul Их-Уул3,2003,7673,9594,1264,1701,3872,023.822.06
Jargalant Жаргалант3,7004,8665,0865,1095,1831,3152,549.282.03
Khankh Ханхn.a.2,2272,1402,3462,4601,4225,498.710.45
Mörön Мөрөнn.a.27,23028,14735,87236,08236,072102.90350.55
Rashaant Рашаант2,5003,1953,2803,5593,5019871,982.521.77
Renchinlkhümbe Рэнчинлхүмбэ3,900 [14] 4,0404,2844,6144,7408258,448.340.56
Shine-Ider Шинэ-Идэр3,9004,6164,3484,0683,8241,7182,053.561.86
Tarialan Тариалан4,8006,1226,0705,9366,0853,2723,430.671.77
Tömörbulag Төмөрбулаг3,1004,0844,1714,3534,1746132,521.721.66
Tosontsengel Тосонцэнгэл2,8003,6834,1613,6154,1441,1662,042.232,03
Tsagaannuur Цагааннуур9001,2481,3171,4051,5477085,408.300.29
Tsagaan-Uul Цагаан-Уул4,3005,5475,6965,1455,3329405,866.30.91
Tsagaan-Üür Цагаан-Үүр2,0002,5902,4212,4422,4599468,735.330.28
Tsetserleg Цэцэрлэг4,4005,5915,8764,6934,7668077,451.620.64
Tünel Түнэл2,9003,5793,5563,4653,5281,1053,577.330.99
Ulaan-Uul Улаан-Уул2,7003,3963,7263,8984,1181,38610,057.520.41

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, by region, aimags and the Capital". www.1212.mn. Mongolian Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  2. ↑ M. Nyamaa, Khövsgöl aimgiin lavlakh toli, Ulaanbaatar 2001, p. 7, 35, 68, 148, 166, 190
  3. ↑ "Mongolia Provinces". www.statoids.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  4. ↑ National Statistical Office Archived 2007-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ National Economy of the Mongolian People's Republic (1921 - 1981), Ulaanbaatar 1981
  6. ↑ , GeoHive: Global Statistics
  7. 1 2 3 Khövsgöl Aimag Statistical Yearbook 2007 [ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ Khövsgöl Aimgiin Atlas, Ulaanbaatar 1988,p.6
  9. ↑ https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20070705123128/http://www.reliefweb.int/library/documents/oxfamannex1-4.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  10. ↑ M. Nyamaa, Khövsgöl aimgiin lavlakh toli, Ulaanbaatar 2001,passim
  11. ↑ Rural Poverty Reduction Programme: official site Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  12. 1 2 Khövsgöl Aimak Statistical Yearbook 2009 [ permanent dead link ]
  13. ↑ population in 1990, acc. to M. Nyamaa, Khövsgöl aimgiin lavlakh toli
  14. ↑ incl. parts of Khankh

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