Arkhangai Province
Arkhangai aimag Архангай аймаг | |
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Coordinates: 47°23′N 101°30′E / 47.383°N 101.500°E | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Established | 1931 |
Caipital | Tsetserleg |
Area | |
• Total | 55313.82 km2 (21,356.79 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 89,331 |
• Density | 1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 |
Area code(s) | +976 (0)133 |
Website | arkhangai |
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Arkhangai (Mongolie: Архангай, literally Northern Khangai) is ane o the 21 aimags o Mongolie. It is locatit slichtly wast tae the kintra's centre, on the northren slopes o the Khangai Muntains.
Geografie
[eedit | eedit soorce]The Arkhangai aimag is locatit in the interior o the kintra and borders tae the follaein ither aimags: Bulgan (north east), Övörkhangai (sooth east), Bayankhongor (sooth), Zavkhan (wast), an Khövsgöl (north wast).
The heicest point is Kharlagtai Peak at 3,529 m (11,578 ft), while the lawest point is the aurie on the confluence o the Orkhon an Tamir rivers at 1,290 m (4,232 ft). The maist well-kent muntain is the extinct volkano Khorgo, which is pairt o the Khorgo-Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur Naitional Pairk.
Bodies o watter
[eedit | eedit soorce]The rivers Chuluut, Khanui, an Tamir hae their oreegins in the valleys o the Khangai Muntains. Thegither wi some smawer tributaries they aw belang tae the wattershed o the Selenge. The Orkhon traverses the eastren end o the aimag for a short stretch an aw.
The lake Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur is locatit in the west. Accordin tae a legend it wis creatit whan a giant teuk a lairge rock an threw it awa. Leukin back he saw a white surface an exclaimit in surprise, "Leuk, a white lake!" The exclamation haes become the name o the lake. The rock endit up farther tae the east an is cried Taikhar Chuluu. The sma lake Ögii Nuur is locatit in the eastren pairt o the aimag in the Sum o the same name.
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]Efter the Fowk Revolution wan in 1921 throuoot Mongolie, reforms in admeenistrative unit wur made an the Tsetserleg Mandal Uul aimag wis established on the foondation o Sain Noyon Khan aimag. Arkhangai aimag wis formit frae pairts o the Tsetserleg Mandal Uul aimag in 1931. At that time, the aimag haed 35 sums, 65,333 inhabitants in 22,285 hoosehaulds, an 1,800,000 heid o livestock. The aimag centre Tsetserleg wis established at the steid o the Zaya Khüree monastery, which haed been first foondit in 1586.
Population
[eedit | eedit soorce]Arkhangai covers 55,313.82 km² (21,357 sq mi), an haed 89,282 citizens in 2008,[1] in Dec. 31 2009 89,331[2] who live in 19 sums an 99 bags (subdestricts)
Transport
[eedit | eedit soorce]There are currently nae flichts tae Tsetserleg's airport. The Post Bus travels daily tae Tsetserleg throu Kharkhorin, leavin frae Dragon Centre in Ulaanbaatar at 8:00 am. The price o a ticket is aroond 20,000 MNT. Sma microbuses travel daily tae Tsetserleg an aw, but are hintle less reliable.
Climate
[eedit | eedit soorce]In winter mean temperatur is −30 °C tae −38 °C (−22 °F tae −36 °F) an in simmer the heichest temperatur is atween 25 °C an 36 °C (77 °F an 97 °F).
Economie
[eedit | eedit soorce]The main field o economie in the aimag is agricultur, predominantly animal husbandry. Accordin tae 2004 data, the aimag wis hame tae 1,948,000 domestic animals: goats, sheep, cattle (incl. yaks an khainags), horse an camels. Camels are amaist exclusively herdit in the sootheastren sums.[3]
Admeenistrative subdiveeision
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The aimag caipital Tsetserleg is geografically locatit in the Bulgan sum in the sooth o the aimag. It is no tae be ramfeeselt wi the Tsetserleg sum in the north.
Sum | Mongolie | Population (2005)[2] |
Population (2008)[4] |
Population (2009)[2] |
Aurie km² |
Densitie /km² |
Sum centre population |
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Battsengel | Батцэнгэл | 3,818 | 3,855 | 3,846 | 3,500 | 1.10 | 1,096 |
Bulgan | Булган | 2,285 | 2,361 | 2,434 | 3,100 | 0.79 | 961 |
Chuluut | Чулуут | 3,943 | 3,749 | 3,744 | 3,900 | 0.96 | 935 |
Erdenebulgan* | Эрдэнэбулган | 17,790 | 18,022 | 17,770 | 536 | 33.15 | 17,770 |
Erdenemandal | Эрдэнэмандал | 6,099 | 5,843 | 5,933 | 3,400 | 1.74 | 1,091 |
Ikh-Tamir | Их тамир | 5,714 | 5,154 | 5,247 | 4,800 | 1.09 | 1,050 |
Jargalant | Жаргалант | 4,089 | 4,114 | 4,111 | 3,832 | 1.07 | 1,035 |
Khairkhan | Хайрхан | 3,756 | 3,558 | 3,656 | 2,500 | 1.46 | 739 |
Khangai | Хангай | 3,054 | 2,805 | 2,926 | 4,400 | 0.66 | 795 |
Khashaat | Хашаат | 3,594 | 3,305 | 3,344 | 2,600 | 1.29 | 802 |
Khotont | Хотонт | 4,763 | 4,809 | 4,440 | 2,200 | 2.02 | 774 |
Ögii nuur | Өгий нуур | 3,015 | 3,041 | 3,086 | n.a | n.a. | 622 |
Ölziit | Өлзийт | 3,154 | 3,037 | 3,102 | 1,700 | 1.82 | 829 |
Öndör-Ulaan | Өндөр-Улаан | 5,873 | 5,729 | 5,798 | 4,000 | 1.45 | 1,097 |
Tariat | Тариат | 5,082 | 5,022 | 5,086 | 3,800 | 1.34 | 644 |
Tüvshrüülekh | Түвшрүүлэх | 3,489 | 3,410 | 3,438 | 1,200 | 2.86 | 1,869 |
Tsakhir | Цахир | 2,058 | 2,126 | 2,143 | 3,398 | 0.63 | 438 |
Tsenkher | Цэнхэр | 5,480 | 5,387 | 5,414 | 3,200 | 1.69 | 997 |
Tsetserleg | Цэцэрлэг | 2,058 | 3,955 | 3,813 | 2,500 | 1.53 | 848 |
* - The aimag capital Tsetserleg
Freemit airtins
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References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Arkhangai Aimag 2008 December Statistical Report[deid airtin]
- ↑ a b c Dec. 31 2009 estimation. Arkhangai Aimag Statistical Service Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ National statistical office, Lifestock count 2004, Khavsralt 44
- ↑ [1][deid airtin]