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Mongolia is divided into 21 provinces (aymguud, singular - aymag) and 1 municipality (singular - hot). ^[1] ^[2]. The municipality is called Ulaanbaatar. ^[3]

Each province is subdivided into districts^[4].

The name aimag is derived from the Mongolian and Turkic languages word for "tribe". ^{[citation needed]}

List of provinces

List of aimags^[5]^{[citation needed]}
Aimag	Mongolian	Sums (2005)	Population (2004)	Area (km²)^[6]	Density (/km²)	Capital	Mongolian
Arkhangai	Архангай	19	94,900	55,313.82	1.7	Tsetserleg	Цэцэрлэг
Bayan-Ölgii	Баян-Өлгий	13	101,200	45,704.89	2.2	Ölgii	Өлгий
Bayankhongor	Баянхонгор	20	83,800	115,977.80	0.7	Bayankhongor	Баянхонгор
Bulgan	Булган	16	60,800	48,733.00	1.2	Bulgan	Булган
Darkhan-Uul	Дархан-Уул	4	87,800	3,275.00	26.8	Darkhan	Дархан
Dornod	Дорнод	14	73,700	123,597.43	0.6	Choibalsan	Чойбалсан
Dornogovi	Дорноговь	14	52,500	109,472.30	0.5	Sainshand	Сайншанд
Dundgovi	Дундговь	15	49,900	74,690.32	0.7	Mandalgovi	Мандал-Говь
Govi-Altai	Говь-Алтай	18	60,900	141,447.67	0.4	Altai	Алтай
Govisümber	Говь-Сүмбэр	3	12,300	5,541.80	2.2	Choir	Чойр
Khentii	Хэнтий	17	71,200	80,325.08	0.9	Öndörkhaan	Өндөрхаан
Khovd	Ховд	17	87,800	76,060.38	1.2	Khovd	Ховд
Khövsgöl	Хөвсгөл	24	121,400	100,628.82	1.2	Mörön	Мөрөн
Ömnögovi	Өмнөговь	15	46,800	165,380.47	0.3	Dalanzadgad	Даланзадгад
Orkhon	Орхон	2	78,400	844.00	93.3	Erdenet	Эрдэнэт
Övörkhangai	Өвөрхангай	19	113,200	62,895.33	1.8	Arvaikheer	Арвайхээр
Selenge	Сэлэнгэ	17	100,800	41,152.63	2.4	Sükhbaatar	Сүхбаатар
Sükhbaatar	Сүхбаатар	13	56,600	82,287.15	0.7	Baruun-Urt	Баруун-Урт
Töv	Төв	27	88,900	74,042.37	1.2	Zuunmod	Зуунмод
Uvs	Увс	19	81,000	69,585.39	1.2	Ulaangom	Улаангом
Zavkhan	Завхан	24	80,700	82,455.66	1.0	Uliastai	Улиастай

History

During the Qing Dynasty, the territory of Outer Mongolia was divided (from east to west) into the Setsen Khan, Tüsheet Khan, Sain Noyon Khan, and Zasagt Khan aimags plus the Khovd area. The northern border to Russia was guarded by a watch post area. After Mongolia's second declaration of independence in 1921, the aimags were renamed in 1923, to Khaan Khentii Uulyn Aimag, Bogd Khan Uulyn Aimag, Tsetserleg Mandal Uulyn Aimag, and Khan Taishir Uulyn Aimag, respectively. The Khovd area and the Jebtsundamba Khutughtu's great shabi (personal fiefdom) turned into aimags of their own, Chandmani Uulyn Aimag and Delger Ikh Uulyn Aimag, respectively (the latter was later merged with Tsetserleg Mandal Uulyn Aimag). But otherwise the administrative structure was largely left unchanged until the 1930s.

An administrative reorganisation was initiated in 1931, which resulted in the Aimags Khovd, Dörvöd (later renamed Uvs), Altai (later renamed Govi-Altai), Khövsgöl, Zavkhan, Arkhangai, Övörkhangai, Ömnögovi, Tariachin (later split into parts of Bulgan and Selenge), Töv, Dornogovi, Khentii and Dornod (later renamed to Choibalsan). The Bayankhongor, Bayan-Ölgii, Bulgan, Dundgovi, Sükhbaatar, and Selenge aimags were created in the 1930s and 1940s.

The Choibalsan Aimag was re-renamed to Dornod Aimag in 1963, and the capital Ulan Bator was split from Töv Aimag as a separate district. The same status was given to the newly founded industrial cities of Darkhan (1961 in the Selenge Aimag) and Erdenet (1975 in the Bulgan Aimag). In 1994, two Sums of the Bulgan Aimag were taken to build the Orkhon Aimag around Erdenet, and four Sums of the Selenge Aimag to build the Darkhan-Uul Aimag around Darkhan, ending the special status of the two cities. In a highly disputed decision, the Govisümber Aimag was split from the Dornogovi Aimag in 1996.

References

^ CIA Factbook [1]
^ Statoids [2]
^ CIA Factbook [3]
^ Statoids [4]
^ Монгол улсын засаг захиргааны хуваарь, 2006
^ Mongolia Landuse Annual Report 2007[5]

External links

[1] CIA Factbook [1]

[2] Statoids [2]

[3] CIA Factbook [3]

[4] Statoids [4]

[5] Монгол улсын засаг захиргааны хуваарь, 2006

[6] Mongolia Landuse Annual Report 2007[5]

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+[[File:Mongolia aimags 2007.png|thumb|400px|<br>Aimags of Mongolia]]
+Mongolia is divided into '''21 [[provinces]]''' (''aymguud'', singular - ''aymag'') and 1 [[municipality]] (singular - ''hot'').
-The 21 '''[[aimag]]s''' ({{lang-mn|''аймаг''}}, sometimes translated to ''province''<ref>as in the [[CIA Factbook]] [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mg.html] or on [[Statoids.com]] [http://www.statoids.com/umn.html]</ref>) are the top-level administrative divisions of [[Mongolia]]. Each aimag is subdivided into several [[Sums of Mongolia|sums]]. The capital [[Ulaanbaatar]] is administrated separately. The name ''aimag'' is derived from the [[Mongolian language|Mongolian]] and [[Turkic languages]] word for "tribe".{{cn}}
+<ref>[[CIA Factbook]] [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mg.html]</ref>  <ref>Statoids [http://www.statoids.com/umn.html]</ref>. The municipality is called [[Ulaanbaatar]]. <ref>[[CIA Factbook]] [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mg.html]</ref>
+Each province is subdivided into [[districts of Mongolia|districts]]<ref>Statoids [http://www.statoids.com/ymn.html]</ref>.
+The name aimag is derived from the [[Mongolian language|Mongolian]] and [[Turkic languages]] word for "tribe". {{fact}}
+== List of provinces ==
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v t e Administrative divisions of Mongolia
Aimags (provinces)	Arkhangai Bayankhongor Bayan-Ölgii Bulgan Darkhan-Uul Dornod Dornogovi Dundgobi Govi-Altai Govisümber Khentii Khovd Khövsgöl Ömnögovi Orkhon Övörkhangai Selenge Sükhbaatar Töv Uvs Zavkhan
Municipality	Ulaanbaatar

v t e Articles on first-level administrative divisions of Asian countries
Sovereign states	Afghanistan Armenia² Azerbaijan¹ Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus² East Timor Egypt¹ Georgia¹ India Indonesia¹ Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan¹ North Korea province special city South Korea province provincial-level city Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia¹ Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey¹ Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen¹
States with limited recognition	Abkhazia² Northern Cyprus² Palestine South Ossetia² Taiwan
Table of administrative divisions by country ¹ Spans the conventional boundary between Asia and another continent. ² Considered European for cultural, political and historical reasons but is geographically in Western Asia.

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List of provinces

History

See also

References

External links