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Arkhangai Province
Province of Mongolia
Province of Mongolia
| Field | Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | Arkhangai Province | |||||
| native_name | ||||||
| native_name_lang | mn | |||||
| settlement_type | Province | |||||
| image_skyline | A view of Arhangay.jpg | |||||
| image_caption | Arkhangai in 2013 | |||||
| image_flag | Mn flag arkhangai aimag 2014.svg | |||||
| image_shield | Mn coa arkhangai aimag 2014.svg | |||||
| image_map | Arkhangai in Mongolia.svg | |||||
| coordinates | ||||||
| subdivision_type | Country | |||||
| subdivision_name | Mongolia | |||||
| established_title | Established | |||||
| established_date | 1931 | |||||
| seat_type | Capital | |||||
| seat | Tsetserleg | |||||
| unit_pref | Metric | |||||
| area_total_km2 | 55313.82 | |||||
| elevation_footnotes | (average) | |||||
| elevation_m | 2414 | |||||
| population_total | 95253 | |||||
| population_as_of | 2022 | |||||
| population_density_km2 | auto | |||||
| demographics_type2 | GDP | |||||
| demographics2_footnotes | {{Cite web | last= | first= | date= | title=GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, by region, aimags and the Capital | url=https://www.1212.mn/en/statistic/statcate/573052/table-view/DT_NSO_0500_007V1 |
| archive-url | archive-date= | access-date=2023-12-06 | publisher=Mongolian Statistical Information Service | website=www.1212.mn}} | ||
| demographics2_title1 | Total | |||||
| demographics2_info1 | MNT 864 billion | |||||
| US$ 0.3 billion (2022) | ||||||
| demographics2_title2 | Per capita | |||||
| demographics2_info2 | MNT 9,042,820 | |||||
| US$ 2,895 (2022) | ||||||
| timezone1 | UTC+8 | |||||
| area_code | +976 133 | |||||
| registration_plate | АР_ | |||||
| iso_code | MN-073 | |||||
| website |
a province of Mongolia
|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2023-12-06|publisher=Mongolian Statistical Information Service|website=www.1212.mn}} US$ 0.3 billion (2022) US$ 2,895 (2022)
Arkhangai Province () is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia, located slightly west of the country's center, on the northern slopes of the Khangai Mountains. It is composed of 19 districts.
History
The province was founded in 1931.
Administrative subdivisions

Arkhangai province has 19 sums and 101 bags. The aimag capital Tsetserleg is geographically located in the Erdenebulgan sum in the south of the aimag. It is not to be confused with the Tsetserleg sum in the north.
| Sum | Mongolian | Population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2005) | date=October 2016 | bot=InternetArchiveBot | fix-attempted=yes}} | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722221815/http://www.statis.mn/portal/content_files/comppmedia/cxls0x1523.xls | date=July 22, 2011 }} | Area | |
| km2 | Density | ||||||
| /km2 | Sum centre | ||||||
| population | |||||||
| Battsengel | Батцэнгэл | 3,818 | 3,855 | 3,846 | 3,500 | 1.10 | 1,096 |
| Bulgan | Булган | 2,285 | 2,361 | 2,434 | 3,100 | 0.79 | 961 |
| Chuluut | Чулуут | 3,943 | 3,749 | 3,744 | 3,900 | 0.96 | 935 |
| Erdenebulgan* | Эрдэнэбулган | 17,790 | 18,022 | 17,770 | 536 | 33.15 | 17,770 |
| Erdenemandal | Эрдэнэмандал | 6,099 | 5,843 | 5,933 | 3,400 | 1.74 | 1,091 |
| Ikh-Tamir | Их тамир | 5,714 | 5,154 | 5,247 | 4,800 | 1.09 | 1,050 |
| Jargalant | Жаргалант | 4,089 | 4,114 | 4,111 | 3,832 | 1.07 | 1,035 |
| Khairkhan | Хайрхан | 3,756 | 3,558 | 3,656 | 2,500 | 1.46 | 739 |
| Khangai | Хангай | 3,054 | 2,805 | 2,926 | 4,400 | 0.66 | 795 |
| Khashaat | Хашаат | 3,594 | 3,305 | 3,344 | 2,600 | 1.29 | 802 |
| Khotont | Хотонт | 4,763 | 4,809 | 4,440 | 2,200 | 2.02 | 774 |
| Ögii nuur | Өгий нуур | 3,015 | 3,041 | 3,086 | n.a | n.a. | 622 |
| Ölziit | Өлзийт | 3,154 | 3,037 | 3,102 | 1,700 | 1.82 | 829 |
| Öndör-Ulaan | Өндөр-Улаан | 5,873 | 5,729 | 5,798 | 4,000 | 1.45 | 1,097 |
| Tariat | Тариат | 5,082 | 5,022 | 5,086 | 3,800 | 1.34 | 644 |
| Tüvshrüülekh | Түвшрүүлэх | 3,489 | 3,410 | 3,438 | 1,200 | 2.86 | 1,869 |
| Tsakhir | Цахир | 2,058 | 2,126 | 2,143 | 3,398 | 0.63 | 438 |
| Tsenkher | Цэнхэр | 5,480 | 5,387 | 5,414 | 3,200 | 1.69 | 997 |
| Tsetserleg | Цэцэрлэг | 2,058 | 3,955 | 3,813 | 2,500 | 1.53 | 848 |
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- The aimag capital Tsetserleg
Climate

In winter, the mean temperature is -30 to, and in summer, the highest temperature is between 25 and.
Geology
The province has a total forest area of 10,086 km2, which represents 18.6% of the province's area.
Economy
The main field of economy in the aimag is agriculture, predominantly animal husbandry. According to 2004 data, the aimag was home to 1,948,000 domestic animals: goats, sheep, cattle (incl. yaks and khainags), horses and camels. Camels are almost exclusively herded in the southeastern sums.
In 2018, the province contributed to 1.34% of the total national GDP of Mongolia.
References
References
- "Introduction to Province".
- "Population dynamics".
- Buyanjargal. (5 April 2017). "Political system". Montsame.
- (2023). "MONGOLIAN STATISTICAL YEARBOOK 2022". National Statistics Office of Mongolia.
- [http://www.statis.mn/portal/content_files/comppmedia/cxls0x633.xls]{{dead link. (October 2016)
- [http://www.statis.mn/portal/content_files/comppmedia/cxls0x1523.xls Dec. 31 2009 estimation. Arkhangai Aimag Statistical Service] {{webarchive. link. (July 22, 2011)
- (October 2022). "Mongolia: Human Settlements Development Program (Development Oriented Aimag Plans – Volume 1)".
- National statistical office, Livestock count 2004, Khavsralt 44
- (October 2022). "Mongolia: Human Settlements Development Program (Development Oriented Aimag Plans – Volume 1)".
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