Selenge Province


Selenge is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia, located in the north of the country, directly bordering Russia. It lies in the broad, fertile river basins of the Selenge and Orkhon rivers, which are among Mongolia's most important waterways. The name is derived from the Selenge river. The capital is Sükhbaatar.
The province of Darkhan-Uul, and its capital Darkhan, is an enclave inside Selenge.
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History

In 1994, a portion of its area was taken out to form the Darkhan-Uul Province.

Geology

The province covers roughly ~41,000 km², with a landscape dominated by forest-steppe plains, rolling hills, and river basins. Elevations typically range between ~800 – 1,200 m above sea level in the major valleys.
The province has a total forest area of 19,000 km2.

Administrative subdivisions

[Image:Mongolia Selenge sum map.png|thumb|Sums of Selenge]
SumSelengePopulation
Population
Population
Population
Population
Area Density
AltanbulagАлтанбулаг 3,4894,0033,7834,2554,5452100.302.16
BaruunbürenБаруунбүрэн 2,9392,4302,4302,3782,7022814.540.96
BayangolБаянгол 5,3915,0154,2644,5125,0281976.282.54
JavkhlantЖавхлант 1,7671,9211,8381,7041,8271189.701.54
KhüderХүдэр 1,7991,7721,8381,9362,0782838.650.73
KhushaatХушаат 1,4061,6791,9461,6541,5852010.150.79
MandalМандал 23,96422,64522,86422,97523,6464843.734.88
OrkhonОрхон 2,8172,4672,1062,0062,1651306.271.66
OrkhontuulОрхонтуул 3,7604,0163,3983,2482,9522940.831.00
SantСант 2,0622,0502,0332,0542,0561387.061.48
SaikhanСайхан 8,7378,7958,2828,1008,2851311.876.32
ShaamarШаамар 4,8094,1573,7833,9444,158671.916.19
Sükhbaatar*Сүхбаатар 22,37421,07620,02519,91619,62645.35432.77
TsagaannuurЦагааннуур 4,1534,2213,9194,0054,2573814.721.12
TüshigТүшиг 1,8991,7251,6081,5521,4202492.820.57
YerööЕрөө 6,0775,6775,5315,6305,7928203.510.71
ZüünbürenЗүүнбүрэн 2,5072,2262,3732,2012,4681204.942.05
ZüünkharaaЗүүнхараа -------

* The aimag capital Sükhbaatar.

Economy

In 2018, the province contributed to 2.12% of the total national GDP of Mongolia.