Ömnögovi Province

Ömnögovi Province
Өмнөговь аймаг
ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠭᠣᠪᠢᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
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Coordinates: 43°0′N 104°15′E / 43.000°N 104.250°E / 43.000; 104.250Coordinates: 43°0′N 104°15′E / 43.000°N 104.250°E / 43.000; 104.250
Country Mongolia
Established 1931
Capital Dalanzadgad
Area
 • Total 165,380.47 km2 (63,853.76 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 61,314
 • Density 0.37/km2 (0.96/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8
Area code(s) +976 (0)153
ISO 3166 code MN-053
Vehicle registration ӨМ_
Website www.omnogovi.gov.mn/home.shtml
Sums of Ömnögovi Aimag

Ömnögovi (Mongolian: Өмнөговь Ömnögovǐ, South Gobi) is an aimag (province) of Mongolia, located in the south of the country, in the Gobi Desert. Ömnögovi is Mongolia's largest aimag. The capital is Dalanzadgad.

The province is rich in mineral deposits, including gold and copper. Agriculture is of minor importance. Vegetables are grown in some oases, e.g. in Dal near Dalanzadgad.

As the aimag has various sights to offer, tourism is gaining importance. Ömnögovi includes several well known tourist areas, including the Flaming Cliffs, Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park and Khongoryn Els - The Singing Sand Dunes.

Transportation

The Dalanzadgad Airport (ZMDZ/DLZ) has one concrete runway. It is served by regular domestic flights from and to Ulan Bator.

Administrative subdivision

The Sums of Ömnögovi Aimag
Sum Mongolian Population
(1994)[1]		 Population
(2003)[2]		 Population
(2005)[3]		 Population
(2009)[4]		 Sum centre
population		 Area
(km²)[2]		 Density
(/km²)
Bayan-Ovoo Баян-Овоо 1,5771,5691,5391,57454410,4740.15
Bayandalai Баяндалай 2,1252,3602,3382,31665110,7510.22
Bulgan Булган 2,4212,4332,4302,3959297,4980.32
Dalanzadgad Даланзадгад 12,39115,30815,95417,94616,85647637.70
Gurvan tes Гурван тэс 2,9833,3763,5244,0341,84227,9670.14
Khanbogd Ханбогд 2,1612,4512,6593,1541,36115,1510.21
Khan khongor Хан хонгор 2,5592,9312,5422,3766169,9310.24
Khürmen Хүрмэн 1,9681,9511,9101,79649512,3930.14
Mandal-Ovoo Мандал-Овоо 2,3452,1662,0041,9546036,4330.30
Manlai Манлай 2,2152,4222,4312,45060812,4180.20
Nomgon Номгон 2,6083,0453,0092,86978719,4680.15
Noyon Ноён 1,4171,4681,3901,31840110,5500.12
Sevrei Сэврэй 2,2162,4232,3092,1917098,0950.27
Tsogt-Ovoo Цогт-Овоо 1,8631,7611,6721,6666196,5260.26
Tsogttsetsii Цогтцэций 1,9902,1302,1552,6421,0437,2460.36

Religion

Religion in Omnogovi (2009)[5]

  Buddhism (73.5%)
  Christianity (2.9%)
  No formal religion (23.3%)
  Other (0.3%)

According to a 2009 survey, 73.5% of the residents of Omnogovi are Buddhists, 2.9% are Christians, 23.3% do not identify with a formal religion, and 0.3% adhere to other formal religions.[5]

References

  1. ↑
  2. 1 2 Statistics office of Ömnögovi Aimag Archived March 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Official site of Ömnögovi Aimag Archived June 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Ömnögovi Aimag Statistical Office
  5. 1 2 Data from Oyu Tolgoi Project. Social, Economic and Environmental Subset, Centre for Policy Research, Population Training and Research Centre, 2009. p. 10
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