Orkhon Province

Orkhon Province is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia, located in the north of the country. Its capital is Erdenet. The province is named after the Orkhon River.

History

Orkhon Province was carved out of Bulgan Province in 1994 to form a new entity together with its capital Erdenet, which had previously been administered as a federal municipality.

Administrative subdivisions

Sum	Mongolian	Area km²	Population	Population	Population	Population	Density /km²
Bayan-Öndör*	Баян-Өндөр	208.0	80,858	83,160	86,866	88,046	423.30
Jargalant	Жаргалант	635.6	2,733	3,125	3,009	3,166	4.98

^* - includes aimag capital Erdenet

Economy

In 2018, the province contributed to 5.72% of the total national GDP of Mongolia.