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Mongolia is divided into 21 aymags or provinces. Aimaq (also spelled aimag, and aimak) is the Mongolian word for prefecture. Because Mongolia was a province of China though, it was divided into aimaqs (prefectures of the province of Outer Mongolia). Ths system was continued with even when independence was gained.

See ISO 3166-2:MN for their ISO 3166-2 codes.

List of aymags

(capitals in parentheses):

Additionally, the capital, Ulaanbaatar, ranks as a municipality.

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 ==List of aymags==
 ([[capital]]s in parentheses):
-*[[Arhangay aymag|Arhangay]] ([[Tsetserleg]])
+*[[Arhangay Prefecture|Arhangay]] ([[Tsetserleg]])
-*[[Bayan-Ölgiy aymag|Bayan-Ölgiy]] ([[Ölgiy]])
+*[[Bayan-Ölgiy Prefecture|Bayan-Ölgiy]] ([[Ölgiy]])
-*[[Bayanhongor aymag|Bayanhongor]] ([[Bayanhongor (city)|Bayanhongor]])
+*[[Bayanhongor Prefecture|Bayanhongor]] ([[Bayanhongor (city)|Bayanhongor]])
-*[[Bulgan aymag|Bulgan]] ([[Bulgan (city)|Bulgan]])
+*[[Bulgan Prefecture|Bulgan]] ([[Bulgan (city)|Bulgan]])
-*[[Darhan-Uul aymag|Darhan-Uul]] ([[Darhan]])
+*[[Darhan-Uul Prefecture|Darhan-Uul]] ([[Darhan]])
-*[[Dornod aymag|Dornod]] ([[Choybalsan (city)|Choybalsan]])
+*[[Dornod Prefecture|Dornod]] ([[Choybalsan (city)|Choybalsan]])
-*[[Dornogovi aymag|Dornogov&#301;]] ([[Saynshand]])
+*[[Dornogovi Prefecture|Dornogov&#301;]] ([[Saynshand]])
-*[[Dundgovi aymag|Dundgov&#301;]] ([[Mandalgovi|Mandalgov&#301;]])
+*[[Dundgovi Prefecture|Dundgov&#301;]] ([[Mandalgovi|Mandalgov&#301;]])
-*[[Govi-Altay aymag|Gov&#301;-Altay]] ([[Altay (city)|Altay]])
+*[[Govi-Altay Prefecture|Gov&#301;-Altay]] ([[Altay (city)|Altay]])
-*[[Govisümber aymag|Gov&#301;sümber]] ([[Choyr]])
+*[[Govisümber Prefecture|Gov&#301;sümber]] ([[Choyr]])
-*[[Hentiy aymag|Hentiy]] ([[Öndörhaan]])
+*[[Hentiy Prefecture|Hentiy]] ([[Öndörhaan]])
-*[[Hovd aymag|Hovd]] ([[Hovd (city)|Hovd]])
+*[[Hovd Prefecture|Hovd]] ([[Hovd (city)|Hovd]])
-*[[Hövsgöl aymag|Hövsgöl]] ([[Mörön]])
+*[[Hövsgöl Prefecture|Hövsgöl]] ([[Mörön]])
-*[[Ömnögovi aymag|Ömnögov&#301;]] ([[Dalanzadgad]])
+*[[Ömnögovi Prefecture|Ömnögov&#301;]] ([[Dalanzadgad]])
-*[[Orhon aymag|Orhon]] ([[Erdenet]])
+*[[Orhon Prefecture|Orhon]] ([[Erdenet]])
-*[[Övörhangay aymag|Övörhangay]] ([[Arvayheer]])
+*[[Övörhangay Prefecture|Övörhangay]] ([[Arvayheer]])
-*[[Selenge aymag|Selenge]] ([[Sühbaatar (city)|Sühbaatar]])
+*[[Selenge Prefecture|Selenge]] ([[Sühbaatar (city)|Sühbaatar]])
-*[[Sühbaatar aymag|Sühbaatar]] ([[Baruun-Urt]])
+*[[Sühbaatar Prefecture|Sühbaatar]] ([[Baruun-Urt]])
-*[[Töv aymag|Töv]] ([[Zuunmod]])
+*[[Töv Prefecture|Töv]] ([[Zuunmod]])
-*[[Uvs aymag|Uvs]] ([[Ulaangom]])
+*[[Uvs Prefecture|Uvs]] ([[Ulaangom]])
-*[[Zavhan aymag|Zavhan]] ([[Uliastay]])
+*[[Zavhan Prefecture|Zavhan]] ([[Uliastay]])
 Additionally, the capital, [[Ulaanbaatar]], ranks as a municipality.