Bulgan Province Булган аймаг ᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ | |
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| Coordinates:48°48′N103°33′E / 48.800°N 103.550°E /48.800; 103.550 | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Established | 1938 (1938) |
| Capital | Bulgan |
| Area | |
• Total | 48,733 km2 (18,816 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 62,027 |
| • Density | 1.3/km2 (3.3/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | MNT 550 billion US$ 0.2 billion (2022) |
| • Per capita | MNT 8,892,720 US$ 2,847 (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 |
| Area code | +976 (0)134 |
| ISO 3166 code | MN-067 |
| Vehicle registration | БУ_ |
| Website | bulgan |
Bulgan Province (Mongolian:Булган аймаг) is one of the 21provinces of Mongolia, located in the north of the country. Its capital is also namedBulgan.
Bulgan Province was established in 1937 after being separated fromSelenge Province.[2][3] In 1994,Orkhon Province was taken out from Bulgan Province area to form an independent province.[4]
The province (or aimag) is surrounded byRussia (Buryatia) in the north, theKhövsgöl Province in the northwest,Arkhangai in the southwest,Övörkhangai in the south,Töv in the southeast, andSelenge in the northeast. The smallOrkhon Province forms an enclave at the border to Selenge.
The north of the aimag is characterized by alpine forests, gradually blending in the arid steppe plains of the central Mongolian highland. The main rivers are theOrkhon and theSelenge, first of which enter the aimag from Övörkhangai while the second is enters from Khövsgöl Province. As a result, southern and central Bulgan is one of Mongolia's few arable regions.
| Sum | Mongolian | Population (2005)[5] | Population (2008)[6] | Population (2009)[7] | Sum centre population |
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| Bayan-Agt | Баян-Агт | 2,823 | 3,014 | 3,048 | 783 |
| Bayannuur | Баяннуур | 1,303 | 1,418 | 1,526 | 857 |
| Bugat | Бугат | 1,799 | 1,873 | 1,890 | 741 |
| Bulgan | Булган | 11,984 | 12,323 | 12,396 | 11,221* |
| Büregkhangai | Бүрэгхангай | 2,123 | 2,366 | 2,406 | 867 |
| Dashinchilen | Дашинчилэн | 2,422 | 2,332 | 2,574 | 978 |
| Gurvanbulag | Гурванбулаг | 3,221 | 3,052 | 3,119 | 617 |
| Khangal | Хангал | 4,442 | 4,574 | 4,700 | 3747** |
| Khishig-Öndör | Хишиг-Өндөр | 3,057 | 3,196 | 3,171 | 1,275 |
| Khutag-Öndör | Хутаг-Өндөр | 4,236 | 4,561 | 4,591 | 1,950 |
| Mogod | Могод | 2,609 | 2,658 | 2,738 | 581 |
| Orkhon | Орхон | 2,941 | 2,932 | 3,012 | 985 |
| Rashaant | Рашаант | 3,206 | 3,083 | 3,131 | 1,672 |
| Saikhan | Сайхан | 3,685 | 3,748 | 3,747 | 1,139*** |
| Selenge | Сэлэнгэ | 3,057 | 3,248 | 3,271 | 1,879 |
| Teshig | Тэшиг | 3,520 | 3,496 | 3,514 | 1,038 |
* - The aimag capital Bulgan city.
** - data includesKhyalganat urban-type settlement (3,300 pop.), 25 km North from the Khangal sum centre
*** - data includesSaikhan-Ovoo urban-type settlement (500 pop.), 25 km North-West from the Saikhan sum centre
The province has a population of over 60,000 people. Around 74.5% of them live in rural areas.[8]
Livestock is one of the main economic activity of the province.[9] In 2018, the province contributed to 0.96% of the total national GDP of Mongolia.[10]
TheBulgan Airport (UGA/ZMBN) has one unpaved runway and is served by regular flights toUlaanbaatar,Khovd, andMörön.
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