Orkhon Province | |
Native Name: | Орхон аймаг |
Native Name Lang: | mn |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Coordinates: | 49°N 119°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mongolia |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1976 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Erdenet |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 844 |
Population Total: | 107,634 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type2: | GDP |
Demographics2 Footnotes: | [1] |
Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
Demographics2 Info1: | MNT 3,350 billion US$ 1.1 billion (2022) |
Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
Demographics2 Info2: | MNT 21,692,300 US$ 10,100 (2022) |
Timezone1: | UTC+8 |
Area Code: | +976 7035 (7039) |
Registration Plate: | ОРA, OPO, OPН, ОРУ |
Iso Code: | MN-035 |
Orkhon (mn|Орхон) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the north of the country. Its capital is Erdenet. The province is named after Orkhon River.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.
+ The Sums of Orkhon Aimag[2] [3] | |||||||
Sum | Mongolian | Area km2 | Population (2004) | Population (2006) | Population (2008) | Population (2009)[4] | Density /km2 |
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Bayan-Öndör | Mongolian: Баян-Өндөр | 208.0 | 80,858 | 83,160 | 86,866 | 88,046 | 423.30 |
Mongolian: Жаргалант | 635.6 | 2,733 | 3,125 | 3,009 | 3,166 | 4.98 | |