Khentii Province
Khentii Province Хэнтий аймаг ![]() Flag ![]() Coat of arms | |
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Coordinates: 47°19′N 110°39′E / 47.317°N 110.650°E / 47.317; 110.650 | |
Country | Mongolia |
Established | 1930 (1930) |
Capital | Chinggis City |
Area | |
• Total | 80,325.08 km2 (31,013.69 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 76,019 |
• Density | 0.95/km2 (2.5/sq mi) |
GDP [1] | |
• Total | MNT 730 billion US$ 0.2 billion (2022) |
• Per capita | MNT 9,175,250 US$ 2,938 (2022) |
Time zone | UTC+8 |
Area code | +976 (0)156 |
ISO 3166 code | MN-039 |
Vehicle registration | ХЭ_ |
Website | khentii |
Khentii (Mongolian: Хэнтий) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the east of the country. Its capital is Chinggis City. The aimag is named after the Khentii Mountains. It is best known as the birthplace, and likely final resting place, of Temüjin, otherwise known as Genghis Khan.
Geography
The aimag borders with Russia (Zabaykalsky Krai) in the north. The neighbouring aimags are Selenge in the northwest, Töv in the west, Govisümber in the southwest, Dornogovi in the south, Sükhbaatar in the southeast, and Dornod in the east. The border to Töv is divided by the city of Baganuur, an administrative exclave of Ulaanbaatar.
The northwest of the aimag is covered by the eastern part of the Khentii Mountains; towards the southeast, the landscape changes into the eastern Mongolian steppe plains. The mountain Burkhan Khaldun in the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area is considered sacred and assumed to be the birthplace of Genghis Khan.
The Kherlen River originates South of the Burkhan Khaldun; the river then crosses the south of the aimag in the eastern direction after a detour through Töv. A little further east is the spring of the Onon River. The Onon-Balj National Park is located in the northeast of the aimag.
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Population
Ethnic group | Mongolian name | 1979 | % | 1989 | % | 2000 | % | 2010 | % |
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Khalkha | Халх | 42,883 | 81.21 | 57,391 | 77.76 | 61,363 | 86.49 | 57,072 | 87.35 |
Buriad | Буриад | 6,550 | 12.40 | 7,044 | 9.54 | 6,223 | 8.77 | 5,477 | 8.38 |
Uriankhai | Урианхай | 595 | 1.13 | 1,004 | 1.36 | 951 | 1.34 | 779 | 1.19 |
Kazakh | Казак (Хасаг) | 1,290 | 2.44 | 3,655 | 4.95 | 629 | 0.89 | 463 | 0.71 |
Dörvöd | Дөрвөд | 154 | 0.29 | 208 | 0.28 | 186 | 0.26 | 371 | 0.57 |
Dariganga | Дарьганга | 177 | 0.34 | 353 | 0.48 | 361 | 0.51 | 281 | 0.41 |
Bayads | Баяд | 56 | 0.11 | 185 | 0.25 | 120 | 0.17 | 117 | 0.18 |
Darkhad | Дархад | 18 | 0.03 | 24 | 0.03 | 32 | 0.05 | 39 | 0.06 |
Torguud | Торгууд | 37 | 0.07 | 19 | 0.03 | 16 | 0.02 | 17 | 0.03 |
Üzemchin | Үзэмчин | 18 | 0.03 | 8 | 0.01 | 3 | 0.00 | 8 | 0.01 |
Other Mongolian citizens | 209 | 0.40 | 161 | 0.22 | 482 | 0.68 | 467 | 0.71 | |
Foreigners | 816 | 1.55 | 3,752 | 5.08 | 580 | 0.82 | 244 | 0.37 | |
Total | 52,803 | 100.00 | 73,804 | 100.00 | 70,946 | 100.00 | 65,335 | 100.00 |
Administrative subdivisions
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City | Mongolian | Sum | Population (1994)[3] | Population (2001)[4] | Population (2006)[5] | Population (2007)[6] | Population (2008)[6] | Population (2010)[7] |
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Berkh | Бэрх | Batnorov | 4,517 | 3,871 | 3,890 | 3,673 | 3,541 | 2,413 |
Bor-Öndör | Бор-Өндөр | Darkhan | 2,695 | 6,406 | 8,510 | 8,932 | 8,902 | 8,080 |
Chinggis(capital) | Чингис | Kherlen | 14,409 | ~12,000 | ~14,800 | ~15,000 | ~15,000 | 17,164 |
Sum | Mongolian | Population (1994)[3] | Population (2001)[4] | Population (2005)[8] | Population (2008)[6] | Population (2010)[9] | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
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Batnorov | Батноров | 3,169 | 2,986 | 6739* | 2,833 | 2,693 | 4,968 | 0.54 |
Batshireet | Батширээт | 2,591 | 2,196 | 2,009 | 2,092 | 2,086 | 7,018 | 0.30 |
Bayan-Adarga | Баян-Адарга | 2,493 | 2,333 | 2,413 | 2,429 | 2,205 | 3,021 | 0.73 |
Bayankhutag | Баянхутаг | 2,130 | 2,280 | 2,090 | 1,949 | 1,656 | 6,029 | 0.27 |
Bayanmönkh | Баянмөнх | 1,646 | 1,790 | 1,693 | 1,532 | 1,347 | 2,540 | 0.53 |
Bayan-Ovoo | Баян-Овоо | 1,917 | 1,697 | 1,701 | 1,765 | 1,581 | 3,381 | 0.47 |
Binder | Биндэр | 4,184 | 3,615 | 3,537 | 3,784 | 3,455 | 5,386 | 0.64 |
Dadal | Дадал | 2,826 | 2,387 | 2,534 | 2,667 | 2,612 | 4,727 | 0.55 |
Darkhan | Дархан | 1,949 | 1,904 | 9,462** | 1,899 | 1,549 | 4,455 | 0.35 |
Delgerkhaan | Дэлгэрхаан | 3,029 | 2,902 | 2,339 | 2,353 | 2,040 | 3,986 | 0.51 |
Galshar | Галшар | 2,575 | 2,906 | 2,468 | 2,074 | 1,807 | 6,676 | 0.27 |
Jargaltkhaan | Жаргалтхаан | 1,863 | 2,073 | 1,848 | 1,926 | 1,831 | 2,752 | 0.67 |
Kherlen *** | Хэрлэн | 20,172 | 16,578 | 16,783 | 17,154 | 19,000 | 3,788 | 5.02 |
Mörön | Мөрөн | 2,444 | 2,264 | 2,026 | 1,934 | 1,326 | 2,196 | 0.60 |
Norovlin | Норовлин | 2,713 | 2,777 | 2,255 | 2,341 | 2,254 | 5,334 | 0.42 |
Ömnödelger | Өмнөдэлгэр | 3,895 | 5,739 | 5,208 | 5,148 | 5,156 | 10,877 | 0.47 |
Tsenkhermandal | Цэнхэрмандал | 2,361 | 1,791 | 1,661 | 1,447 | 2,004 | 3,177 | 0.63 |
References
- ^ "GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, by region, aimags and the Capital". www.1212.mn. Mongolian Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ Khentii Aimag Statistical Office. Statistical Yearbook 2017
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). www.reliefweb.int. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2005. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b The Khentii aimag official site Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rural Poverty Reduction Programme:semi-annual report 2007 Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Khentii Aimag Statistical Office. 2008 Annual Report Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ National Census 2010 (bag level divisions)
- ^ Rural Poverty Reduction Programme official site Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ National Census 2010 (sum level divisions)
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