Orkhon Province
Orkhon Province
Орхон аймаг ᠣᠷᠬᠤᠨᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ | |
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 Erdenet | |
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| Coordinates: 49°0′N 104°15′E / 49.000°N 104.250°E | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Established | 1976 |
| Capital | Erdenet |
| Area | |
• Total | 844 km2 (326 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 107,634 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | MNT 3,350 billion US$ 1.1 billion (2022) |
| • Per capita | MNT 21,692,300 US$ 10,100 (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 |
| Area code | +976 7035 (7039) |
| ISO 3166 code | MN-035 |
| Vehicle registration | ОРA, OPO, OPН, ОРУ |
| Website | www |
Orkhon Province (Mongolian: Орхон аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia, located in the north of the country. Its capital is Erdenet. The province is named after the Orkhon River.
History
Orkhon Province was carved out of Bulgan Province in 1994, to form a new entity together with its capital Erdenet, which had previously been administered as a federal municipality.[2]
Administrative subdivisions
Sums of the Orkhon Aimag
| Sum | Mongolian | Area km2 | Population (2004) |
Population (2006) |
Population (2008) |
Population (2009)[5] |
Density /km2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayan-Öndör* | Баян-Өндөр | 208.0 | 80,858 | 83,160 | 86,866 | 88,046 | 423.30 |
| Jargalant | Жаргалант | 635.6 | 2,733 | 3,125 | 3,009 | 3,166 | 4.98 |
* - includes aimag capital Erdenet
Economy
In 2018, the province contributed to 5.72% of the total national GDP of Mongolia.[6]
References
- ↑ "GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, by region, aimags and the Capital". www.1212.mn. Mongolian Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ↑ "Orkhon Province". Escape to Mongolia. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-27. Retrieved 2007-03-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Statistical Report 2009". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- ↑ "동북아시아지역자치단체연합, near".
- ↑ "Mongolia: Human Settlements Development Program (Development Oriented Aimag Plans – Volume 1)" (PDF). Asian Development Bank. October 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
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