Övörkhangai Province


Övörkhangai is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia. Its capital is Arvaikheer.
The Shankh Monastery, one of the oldest and most important monasteries, is located in this province, as well as Erdene Zuu monastery and Tövkhön Monastery. Karakorum, the ancient capital of the Mongol Empire, was located adjacent to the Erdene Zuu monastery.
WWW uvurkhangai.mn

Geography

The province is located in central Mongolia. The Khangai Mountains cover its northern and northwestern parts. A steppe plain stretches to the south, and the extreme south enters the foothills of the Mongolian part of the Altai Mountains.

Administrative subdivisions

As of 2009, the aimag is subdivided into 19 sums.
SumMongolianPopulation
2004 est.		Population
2006 est.		Population
2008 est.
ArvaikheerАрвайхээр 22,54624,95425,622
Baruun Bayan-UlaanБаруун Баян-Улаан 2,5862,5022,556
Bat-ÖlziiБат-Өлзий 5,9325,8786,189
Bayan-ÖndörБаян-Өндөр 3,7344,0774,261
BayangolБаянгол 4,1033,9334,572
BogdБогд 5,7085,3955,342
BürdБүрд 3,1713,2583,135
Guchin-UsГучин-Ус 2,2902,2792,260
KhairkhandulaanХайрхандулаан 3,3883,4623,510
KharkhorinХархорин 12,54613,27012,901
KhujirtХужирт 6,7816,7496,649
NariinteelНарийнтээл 3,7973,7923,736
ÖlziitӨлзийт 2,8052,6782,741
SantСант 3,7063,5403,525
TaragtТарагт 3,8603,4243,313
TögrögТөгрөг 2,8392,6912,689
UyangaУянга 10,00310,5109,581
YesönzüilЕсөнзүйл 3,5843,4153,422
Züünbayan-UlaanЗүүнбаян-Улаан 4,2684,3434,436

Economy

In 2018, the province contributed to 1.52% of the total national GDP of Mongolia.

Culture

Övörkhangai Province held Mongolia area's first Special Olympics Games events in 2015.

Transportation

The Arvaikheer Airport has one unpaved runway and is served by regular flights to Ulaanbaatar and Altai.
Bus travels from Arvaikheer to Ulaanbaatar.