Orkhon (Mongolian: Орхон) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the north of the country. Its capital is Erdenet. The province is named after Orkhon River. 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.
Orkhon Province
Орхон аймаг ᠣᠷᠬᠤᠨᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ | |
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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 |
Administrative subdivisions
edit| Sum | Mongolian | Area km2 | Population (2004) |
Population (2006) |
Population (2008) |
Population (2009)[4] |
Density /km2 |
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| 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
References
edit- ^ "GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, by region, aimags and the Capital". www.1212.mn. Mongolian Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "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".
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