Khövsgöl Province Хөвсгөл аймаг ᠬᠥᠪᠰᠦᠭᠦᠯ ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ | |
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| Coordinates:49°38′N100°10′E / 49.633°N 100.167°E /49.633; 100.167 | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Established | 1931 (1931) |
| Capital | Mörön |
| Area | |
• Total | 100,628.82 km2 (38,853.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 132,146 |
| • Density | 1.31320/km2 (3.40118/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | MNT 952 billion US$ 0.3 billion (2022) |
| • Per capita | MNT 6,905,270 US$ 2,211 (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 |
| Area code | +976 138 |
| ISO 3166 code | MN-041 |
| Vehicle registration | ХӨ_ |
| Website | khovsgol |
Khövsgöl Province (Mongolian:Хөвсгөл аймаг
[Хѳвсгѳл аймаг]Error: {{Langx}}: unrecognized language code: dkh (help)) is the northernmost of the 21provinces of Mongolia, borderingBuryatia andTuva, Russia. Its name is derived fromLake Khövsgöl. The province was established in 1931. Its administrative center is the city ofMörön; prior to 1933, its capital wasKhatgal.
The round-toppedTarvagatai, Bulnain and Erchim sub-ranges of theKhangaimassif dominate the south and southwest of the largely mountainous province, and north and west of Lake Khövsgöl, lie the alpineKhoridol Saridag,Ulaan Taiga, andMönkh Saridag mountains. The center and eastern parts of the province are less mountainous, but still hilly.
The region is well known in Mongolia for its natural environment,[citation needed] and Lake Khövsgöl is one of the country's major tourist attractions. The largest forests of Mongolia are located around and to the north of the lake, extending theSouth Siberiantaiga.
The aimag was founded in 1931.Khatgal was the administrative center until 1933; since then it has beenMörön.
The region is home to many ethnic minority groups:Darkhad,Khotgoid,Uriankhai,Buriad, andTsaatan. Both the Darkhad and Tsaatan are famous for their practice of shamanism.
| Ethnic minority groups in Khövsgöl (self-identification), 2000 census[2] | ||
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| Group | Population | Percentage |
| Darkhad | 16,268 | 13.8% |
| Khotgoid | 6229 | 5.3% |
| Uriankhai | 3036 | 2.6% |
| Buriad | 996 | 0.84% |
| Tsaatan | 269 | 0.23% |
| Total population | 117914 | 100% |
| 1956 census | 1960 est. | 1963 census | 1969 census | 1975 est. | 1979 census | 1981 est. | 1989 census | 1992 est. | 1996 est. | 1998 est. | 2000 census | 2003 est. | 2005 est. | 2007 est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58,200 | 64,000 | 63,700 | 74,800 | 82,300 | 88,200 | 91,100 | 101,800 | 119,133 | 113,312 | 117,123 | 117,914 | 124,126 | 123,416 | 123,275 |
In 2018, the province contributed to 1.84% of the total national GDP of Mongolia.[8]
In 2007, the aimag was home to about 3.43 million heads of livestock, among them about 1,510,000goats, 1,442,000sheep, 322,000cattle andyaks, 150,000horses, 2,350camels, and 652reindeer.[7]
TheMörön Airport (ZMMN/MXV) has one paved runway. It offers regular flights from and toUlaanbaatar, and also serves as intermediate stop into the western Aimags.
TheKhatgal Airport (HTM) only runs scheduled flights from and to Ulaanbaatar in summer, offering a more direct approach to Lake Khövsgöl for the tourists.
The road distance fromMörön to Ulaanbaatar is 690 km. A new paved road finished in fall 2012 now connects Mörön to Khatgal on Lake Khövsgöl.
| Sum | Mongolian | Population 1987 (approx.)[9] | Population 1994 [10] | Population 2000[11] | Population 2005[12] | Population 2009[13] | Sum centre population (2009)[13] | Area (km²)[7] | Density (/km²) |
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| Alag-Erdene Khatgal | Алаг-Эрдэнэ Хатгал | 2,300 7,000[14] | 2,809 3,756 | 2,825 2,498 | 2,992 2,831 | 2,980 2,952 | 744 2,952 | 3,591.5 911,4 | 0.83 3.24 |
| Arbulag | Арбулаг | 3,100 | 4,272 | 4,487 | 4,164 | 3,989 | 728 | 3,529.21 | 1.13 |
| Bayanzürkh | Баянзүрх | 3,300 | 4,180 | 4,202 | 3,863 | 3,964 | 742 | 4,299.14 | 0.92 |
| Bürentogtokh | Бүрэнтогтох | 3,800 | 5,043 | 4,678 | 4,251 | 4,245 | 735 | 3,768.60 | 1.12 |
| Chandmani-Öndör | Чандмань-Өндөр | 2,100 | 2,891 | 3,063 | 2,944 | 3,006 | 1,018 | 4,487.54 | 0.67 |
| Erdenebulgan | Эрдэнэбулган | 2,300 | 3,086 | 2,739 | 2,849 | 2,763 | 1,060 | 4,694.38 | 0.59 |
| Galt | Галт | 4,400 | 5,573 | 5,328 | 4,876 | 5,132 | 777 | 3,596.83 | 1.43 |
| Ikh-Uul | Их-Уул | 3,200 | 3,767 | 3,959 | 4,126 | 4,170 | 1,387 | 2,023.82 | 2.06 |
| Jargalant | Жаргалант | 3,700 | 4,866 | 5,086 | 5,109 | 5,183 | 1,315 | 2,549.28 | 2.03 |
| Khankh | Ханх | n.a. | 2,227 | 2,140 | 2,346 | 2,460 | 1,422 | 5,498.71 | 0.45 |
| Mörön | Мөрөн | n.a. | 27,230 | 28,147 | 35,872 | 36,082 | 36,072 | 102.90 | 350.55 |
| Rashaant | Рашаант | 2,500 | 3,195 | 3,280 | 3,559 | 3,501 | 987 | 1,982.52 | 1.77 |
| Renchinlhümbe | Рэнчинлхүмбэ | 3,900[15] | 4,040 | 4,284 | 4,614 | 4,740 | 825 | 8,448.34 | 0.56 |
| Shine-Ider | Шинэ-Идэр | 3,900 | 4,616 | 4,348 | 4,068 | 3,824 | 1,718 | 2,053.56 | 1.86 |
| Tarialan | Тариалан | 4,800 | 6,122 | 6,070 | 5,936 | 6,085 | 3,272 | 3,430.67 | 1.77 |
| Tömörbulag | Төмөрбулаг | 3,100 | 4,084 | 4,171 | 4,353 | 4,174 | 613 | 2,521.72 | 1.66 |
| Tosontsengel | Тосонцэнгэл | 2,800 | 3,683 | 4,161 | 3,615 | 4,144 | 1,166 | 2,042.23 | 2,03 |
| Tsagaannuur | Цагааннуур | 900 | 1,248 | 1,317 | 1,405 | 1,547 | 708 | 5,408.30 | 0.29 |
| Tsagaan-Uul | Цагаан-Уул | 4,300 | 5,547 | 5,696 | 5,145 | 5,332 | 940 | 5,866.3 | 0.91 |
| Tsagaan-Üür | Цагаан-Үүр | 2,000 | 2,590 | 2,421 | 2,442 | 2,459 | 946 | 8,735.33 | 0.28 |
| Tsetserleg | Цэцэрлэг | 4,400 | 5,591 | 5,876 | 4,693 | 4,766 | 807 | 7,451.62 | 0.64 |
| Tünel | Түнэл | 2,900 | 3,579 | 3,556 | 3,465 | 3,528 | 1,105 | 3,577.33 | 0.99 |
| Ulaan-Uul | Улаан-Уул | 2,700 | 3,396 | 3,726 | 3,898 | 4,118 | 1,386 | 10,057.52 | 0.41 |
Henning Haslund-Christensen, a Danish traveller and explorer, spent one or two years in a place that today is inErdenebulgan sum in the early 1920s. Some locals believe thatAlan Gua, an ancestor ofGenghis Khan, hails from what is nowChandmani-Öndör.
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