Zavkhan Province

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Coordinates: 48°0′N 96°15′E / 48, 96.25
Zavkhan Aimag
Завхан аймаг
Province
Coat of arms
Coordinates 48°0′N 96°15′E / 48, 96.25
Capital Uliastai
Area 82,500 km² (31,853 sq mi)
Population 78,668 (2005)
Density 0.95 /km² (2 /sq mi)
Founded 1931
Timezone UTC+8
Area code +976 (0)146
ISO 3166-2 code MN-057
Website: http://gate1.pmis.gov.mn/zavkhan/

Zavkhan Aimag (Mongolian: Завхан аймаг) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the west of the country. Its capital is Uliastai.

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[edit] Population

The Zavkhan aimag population growth stopped in 1994, then migration out of the aimag (approx. 40,000 in 1995-2005) reduced its population to the end of 1979 level.

Zavkhan aimag population[1][2][3] [4][5]
1956
census
1960
est.
1963
census
1969
census
1975
est.
1979
census
1981
est.
1989
census
1990
est.
1992
est.
1994
est.
1996
est.
1998
est.
2000
census
2002
est.
2005
est.
55,100 61,000 60,000 70,800 76,000 79,800 81,700 88,500 91,960 102,834 103,150 102,341 100,905 87,686 83,516 78,668

[edit] Economy

In 2005, the aimag was home to 2,1 million head of livestock, among them 1,03 million sheep, 861,000 goats, 107,000 cattle and yaks, 101,000 horses, and 6,300 camels.[6]

[edit] Transportation

The old Uliastai Airport has two unpaved runways and is located close to the city. Since 2002, the Donoi Airport (or "New Uliastai Airport") with one unpaved runway is located about 25 km west of the city and gets served by regular flights from and to Ulan Bator.

[edit] Administrative Subdivision

Sums of Zavkhan
Sums of Zavkhan
The Sums of Zavkhan Aimag
Sum Mongolian Population [2](2005)
Aldarkhaan Алдархаан 3,708
Asgat Асгат 1,125
Bayankhairkhan Баянхайрхан 1,968
Bayantes Баянтэс 3,024
Dörvöljin Дөрвөлжин 2,323
Erdenekhairkhan Эрдэнэхайрхан 1,771
Ider Идэр 2,714
Ikh-Uul Их-Уул 6,271
Nömrög Нөмрөг 1,848
Otgon Отгон 3,478
Santmargats Сантмаргац 2,101
Shilüüstei Шилүүстэй 2,450
Songino Сонгино 1,921
Telmen Тэлмэн 2,820
Tes Тэс 3,230
Tosontsengel Тосонцэнгэл 9,045
Tsagaanchuluut Цагаанчулуут 1,496
Tsagaankhairkhan Цагаанхайрхан 1,823
Tsetsen-Uul Цэцэн-Уул 2,114
Tüdevtei Түдэвтэй 2,003
Uliastai* Улиастай 15,742
Urgamal Ургамал 1,822
Yaruu Яруу 2,547
Zavkhanmandal Завханмандал 1,324

* - The aimag capital

[edit] References

  1. ^ Statoids (Gwillim Law) web page[1]
  2. ^ a b Zavkhan Aimag: Сумдын Танилцуулга (Introduction to the Sums)
  3. ^ National Statistical Office
  4. ^ National Economy of the Mongolian People's Republic (1921 - 1981), Ulaanbaatar 1981
  5. ^ GeoHive: Global Statistics, Mongolia
  6. ^ Zavkhan Aimag: official website