Provinces of Mongolia

Aymguud (sing. aymag; mongolian - Аймаг) is a word from the Mongolian and Turkic languages with the original meaning of "tribe". In Mongolia it is the name of the top-level administrative divisions. Each Aymag is subdivided into several somon (sing. sum). The capital Ulaanbaatar is administrated separately as a federal district.

Aymguud of Mongolia

List of aymguud

Template:Highlight1 | Aymag	Template:Highlight1 | Mongolian	Template:Highlight1 | Capital	Template:Highlight1 | Mongolian
Arhangay	Архангай	Tsetserleg	Цэцэрлэг
Bayan-Ölgiy	Баян-Өлгий	Ölgiy	Өлгий
Bayanhongor	Баянхонгор	Bayanhongor	Баянхонгор
Bulgan	Булган	Bulgan	Булган
Darhan-Uul	Дархан-Уул	Darhan	Дархан
Dornod	Дорнод	Choybalsan	Чойбалсан
Dornogovĭ	Дорноговь	Saynshand	Сайншанд
Dundgovĭ	Дундговь	Mandalgovĭ	Мандал-Говь
Govĭ-Altay	Говь-Алтай	Altay	Алтай
Govĭsümber	Говь-Сүмбэр	Choyr	Чойр
Hentiy	Хэнтий	Öndörhaan	Өндөрхаан
Hovd	Ховд	Hovd	Ховд
Hövsgöl	Хөвсгөл	Mörön	Мөрөн
Ömnögovĭ	Өмнөговь	Dalanzadgad	Даланзадгад
Orhon	Орхон	Erdenet	Эрдэнэт
Övörhangay	Өвөрхангай	Arvayheer	Арвайхээр
Selenge	Сэлэнгэ	Sühbaatar	Сүхбаатар
Sühbaatar	Сүхбаатар	Baruun-Urt	Баруун-Урт
Töv	Төв	Zuunmod	Зуунмод
Uvs	Увс	Ulaangom	Улаангом
Zavhan	Завхан	Uliastay	Улиастай

History

Towards the end of the Qing Dynasty of the Manchu in China, the territory of Outer Mongolia was divided into the khanates Khowd, Jassaktu, Sain-Noin, Tushetu, and Tsetsen. After the Mongolian declaration of independence of 1921, the provinces of Ala-Shan, Ordos, Silin Gol, and Chearim remained with China, and Tannu Tuva became the independent Urjanchai Republic (today the autonomous Tuva Republic in Russia). The new People's Republic of Mongolia left the existing administrative subdivisions in place at first.

After the end of the Soviet-Japanese Border Wars (1938-1939) an administrative reorganisation was initiated in 1941, which resulted in the Aymags Arhangay, Choibalsan, Dornogovi, Zavhan, Hentiy, Hovd, Hövsgöl, Ömnögovi, Övörhangay, Töv, and Uvs. A long strip of the southern Govi fell back to China in 1954. The subdivision of the remaining Mongolia was then refined, creating the Aymags Bayanhongor, Bayan-Ölgiy, Bulgan, Dundgovi, Govi-Altay, and Sühbaatar. The Selenge Aymag was split from Töv Aymag two years later.

The Choibalsan Aymag was renamed to Dornod Aymag in 1963 and the capital Ulaanbaatar was split from Töv Aymag as a federal district. The same status was given to the newly founded industrial cities of Darhan (1961 in the Selenge Aymag) and Erdenet (1975 in the Bulgan Aymag). In 1994, two Somon of the Bulgan Aymag were taken to build the Orhon Aymag around Erdenet, and four Somon of the Selenge Aymag to build the Darhan-Uul Aymag around Darhan, ending the special status of the two cities. The Govisümber Aymag was split from the Dornogovi Aymag in 1996.

See also

• Sumuud of Mongolia
• ISO 3166-2 codes for Mongolia.