Khentii Province

Khentii Province
Хэнтий аймаг
ᠬᠡᠨᠲᠡᠢᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Province
Puffy white clouds roll over lush green hills.

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Coordinates: 47°19′N 110°39′E / 47.317°N 110.650°E / 47.317; 110.650Coordinates: 47°19′N 110°39′E / 47.317°N 110.650°E / 47.317; 110.650
Country Mongolia
Established 1930 (1930)
Capital Öndörkhaan
Area
 • Total 80,325.08 km2 (31,013.69 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 65,811
 • Density 0.82/km2 (2.1/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8
Area code(s) +976 (0)156
ISO 3166 code MN-039
Vehicle registration ХЭ_
Website khentii.mn

Khentii (Mongolian: Хэнтий) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the east of the country. Its capital is Öndörkhaan. The aimag is named after the Khentii Mountains. It is best known as the birthplace and likely final resting place of Temüjin (otherwise known as Genghis Khan.)

Geography

The aimag borders with Russia in the north. The neighbouring aimags are Selenge in the northwest, Töv in the west, Govisümber in the southwest, Dornogovi in the south, Sükhbaatar in the southeast, and Dornod in the east. The border to Töv is divided by the city of Baganuur, an administrative exclave of Ulaanbaatar.

The northwest of the aimag is covered by the eastern part of the Khentii Mountains, towards the southeast the landscape changes into the eastern Mongolian steppe plains. The mountain Burkhan Khaldun in the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area is considered sacred, and assumed to be the birthplace of Genghis Khan.

South of Burkhan Khaldun the Kherlen River originates, which crosses the south of the aimag in eastern direction after a detour through Töv. A little further east is the spring of the Onon River. The Balj-Onon National Park is located in the northeast of the aimag.

The Onon River in the Khentii Mountains

Population

Ethnic groups of Khentii aimag[1]
national censuses data
Ethnic
group		Mongolian
name		 1979%1989%2000%
KhalkhaХалх42,88381.2157,39177.7661,36386.49
Buriad Буриад6,55012.407,0449.546,2238.77
Uriankhai Урианхай5951.131,0041.369511.34
KazakhКазак (Хасаг)1,2902.443,6554.956290.89
Dariganga Дарьганга1770.343530.483610.51
Dörvöd Дөрвөд1540.292080.281860.26
Bayad Баяд560.111850.251200.17
Darkhad Дархад180.03240.03320.05
Torguud Торгууд370.07190.03160.02
Üzemchin Үзэмчин 180.0380.0130.00
Other Mongolian citizens 2090.401610.224820.68
Foreigners 8161.553,7525.085800.82
Total 52,803100.0073,804100.0070,946100.00

Administrative Subdivision

Sums of Khentii aimag
 The Cities of Khentii aimag
City Mongolian Sum Population
(1994)[2]		 Population
(2001)[3]		 Population
(2006)[4]		 Population
(2007)[5]		 Population
(2008)[5]		 Population
(2010)[6]
Berkh Бэрх Batnorov 4,517 3,871 3,8903,6733,5412,413
Bor-Öndör Бор-Өндөр Darkhan 2,695 6,406 8,5108,9328,9028,080
Öndörkhaan (capital) Өндөрхаан Kherlen 14,409 ~12,000 ~14,800~15,000~15,00017,164
 The Sums of Khentii aimag
Sum Mongolian Population
(1994)[2]		 Population
(2001)[3]		 Population
(2005)[7]		 Population
(2008)[5]		 Population
(2010)[8] 		Area
(km²)		 Density
(/km²)
Batnorov Батноров 3,1692,986 6739*2,8332,6934,9680.54
Batshireet Батширээт 2,5912,196 2,0092,0922,0867,0180.30
Bayan-Adarga Баян-Адарга 2,4932,333 2,4132,4292,2053,0210.73
Bayankhutag Баянхутаг 2,1302,2802,090 1,9491,6566,0290.27
Bayanmönkh Баянмөнх 1,646 1,7901,693 1,5321,3472,5400.53
Bayan-Ovoo Баян-Овоо 1,9171,6971,701 1,7651,5813,3810.47
Binder Биндэр 4,1843,6153,537 3,7843,4555,3860.64
Dadal Дадал 2,8262,387 2,5342,6672,6124,7270.55
Darkhan Дархан 1,9491,9049,462** 1,8991,5494,4550.35
Delgerkhaan Дэлгэрхаан 3,0292,9022,339 2,3532,0403,9860.51
Galshar Галшар 2,5752,9062,468 2,0741,8076,6760.27
Jargaltkhaan Жаргалтхаан 1,8632,0731,848 1,9261,8312,7520.67
Kherlen *** Хэрлэн 20,17216,57816,783 17,15419,0003,7885.02
Mörön Мөрөн 2,4442,2642,026 1,9341,3262,1960.60
Norovlin Норовлин 2,7132,7772,255 2,3412,2545,3340.42
Ömnödelger Өмнөдэлгэр 3,8955,7395,208 5,1485,15610,8770.47
Tsenkhermandal Цэнхэрмандал 2,3611,791 1,6611,4472,0043,1770.63
* - including Berkh.
** - including Bor-Öndör.
*** - including The aimag capital Öndörkhaan.

References

  1. ↑ Khentii Aimag Statistical Office. Statistical Booklet 2008
  2. 1 2 http://www.reliefweb.int/library/documents/oxfamannex1-4.pdf
  3. 1 2 The Khentii aimag official site
  4. ↑ Rural Poverty Reduction Programme:semi-annual report 2007
  5. 1 2 3 Khentii Aimag Statistical Office. 2008 Annual Report
  6. ↑ National Census 2010 (bag level divisions)
  7. ↑ Rural Poverty Reduction Programme official site
  8. ↑ National Census 2010 (sum level divisions)
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