Bulgan Province


Bulgan Province is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia, located in the north of the country. Its capital is also named Bulgan.

History

Bulgan Province was established in 1937 after being separated from Selenge Province. In 1994, Orkhon Province was taken out from Bulgan Province area to form an independent province.

Geography

The province is surrounded by Russia to the north, the Khövsgöl Province to the northwest, Arkhangai to the southwest, Övörkhangai to the south, Töv to the southeast, and Selenge to the northeast. The small Orkhon Province forms an enclave at the border with Selenge.
The north of the aimag is characterized by alpine forests, gradually blending into the arid steppe plains of the central Mongolian highland. The main rivers are the Orkhon and the Selenge, the first of which enters the aimag from Övörkhangai, while the second enters from Khövsgöl Province. As a result, southern and central Bulgan is one of Mongolia's few arable regions.

Administrative subdivisions

SumMongolianPopulation
Population
Population
Sum centre
population
Bayan-AgtБаян-Агт2,8233,0143,048783
BayannuurБаяннуур1,3031,4181,526857
BugatБугат1,7991,8731,890741
BulganБулган11,98412,32312,39611,221*
BüregkhangaiБүрэгхангай2,1232,3662,406867
DashinchilenДашинчилэн2,4222,3322,574978
GurvanbulagГурванбулаг3,2213,0523,119617
KhangalХангал4,4424,5744,7003747**
Khishig-ÖndörХишиг-Өндөр3,0573,1963,1711,275
Khutag-ÖndörХутаг-Өндөр4,2364,5614,5911,950
MogodМогод2,6092,6582,738581
OrkhonОрхон2,9412,9323,012985
RashaantРашаант3,2063,0833,1311,672
SaikhanСайхан3,6853,7483,7471,139***
SelengeСэлэнгэ3,0573,2483,2711,879
TeshigТэшиг3,5203,4963,5141,038

* - The aimag capital Bulgan city.
** - data includes Khyalganat urban-type settlement, 25 km North from the Khangal sum centre
*** - data includes Saikhan-Ovoo urban-type settlement, 25 km North-West from the Saikhan sum centre
Image:UranTogoo.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Uran Togoo, a mountain in western Bulgan

Demographics

The province has a population of over 60,000 people. Around 74.5% of them live in rural areas.

Economy

is one of the main economic activity of the province. In 2018, the province contributed to 0.96% of the total national GDP of Mongolia.

Transportation

The Bulgan Airport has one unpaved runway and is served by regular flights to Ulaanbaatar, Khovd, and Mörön.