Khovd Province
Khovd Province
Ховд аймаг ᠬᠣᠪᠳᠤᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ | |
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![]() Ruins of a fortress in Khovd Province | |
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Coordinates: 47°0′N 92°45′E / 47.000°N 92.750°ECoordinates: 47°0′N 92°45′E / 47.000°N 92.750°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Established | 1931 |
Capital | Khovd |
Area | |
• Total | 76,133.38 km2 (29,395.26 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 4,204 m (13,793 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 87,363 |
• Density | 1.1/km2 (3.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 |
Area code(s) | +976 (0)143 |
ISO 3166 code | MN-043 |
Vehicle registration | ХО_ |
Website | khovd |
Khovd (Mongolian: Ховд, romanized: Howd) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the west of the country. Its capital is also named Khovd.
The Khovd province is approximately 1,580 km from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's capital. It takes its name from the Khovd River, which is located in this province.
Population[]
Khovd is distinguished by its multi-cultural population. It is home to more than 17 nationalities and ethnicities. Each of these groups has its own distinct traditional dwelling and settlement pattern, dress and other cultural distinctions, literary, artistic, and musical traditions.
Ethnic group |
Mongolian name |
1979 | % | 1989 | % | 2000 | % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Khalkha | Халх | 17,343 | 27.72 | 20,397 | 26.64 | 23,832 | 27.45 |
Zakhchin | Захчин | 14,464 | 23.12 | 17,228 | 22.50 | 21,645 | 24.93 |
Kazakh | Казак | 9,425 | 15.06 | 12,814 | 16.74 | 10,005 | 11.52 |
Torguud | Торгууд | 5,566 | 8.90 | 6,703 | 8.76 | 6,995 | 8.06 |
Olots | Өөлд | 4,823 | 7.71 | 5,622 | 7.34 | 6,503 | 7.49 |
Altai Uriankhai | Урианхай | 4,587 | 7.33 | 5,403 | 7.06 | 6,592 | 7.59 |
Dörvöd | Дөрвөд | 2,856 | 4.56 | 3,609 | 4.71 | 5,242 | 6.04 |
Myangad | Мянгад | 2,855 | 4.56 | 3,517 | 4.59 | 4,287 | 4.94 |
Tuvan | Тува | - | - | 239 | 0.31 | 724 | 0.83 |
Bayad | Баяд | 129 | 0.21 | 227 | 0.30 | 377 | 0.43 |
Chantuu/Uyghur | Чантуу | 183 | 0.29 | 187 | 0.24 | 258 | 0.30 |
Khoshuud | Хошууд | - | - | - | - | 149 | 0.17 |
Other Mongolian citizens | 93 | 0.15 | 176 | 0.23 | 203 | 0.23 | |
Foreigners | 241 | 0.39 | 431 | 0.56 | 19 | 0.02 | |
Total | 62,565 | 100.00 | 76,553 | 100.00 | 86,831 | 100.00 |
The Khovd aimag population growth stopped in 1991, then migration out of the aimag (approx. 20,000 in 1992-2004) compensated the natural increase and confined aimag’s population within the limits of 87 thousand to 92 thousand since.
1956 census |
1960 est. |
1969 census |
1979 census |
1981 est. |
1989 census |
1995 est. |
2000 census |
2006 census |
2010 census |
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42,300 | 48,000 | 54,000 | 62,600 | 64,500 | 86,831 | 88,494 | 89,326 | 92,395 | 82, 204 |
Climate[]
Khovd is notorious for its harsh weather, for temperatures regularly reach as high as 40 °C or 104 °F during summer and as low as −30 °C or −22 °F during winter. The climate is dry, as it receives approximately the same average annual precipitation as Phoenix, Arizona.
Rivers[]
The major rivers are:
Lakes[]
- Khar-Us Nuur
- Khar Nuur
- Dörgön Nuur
Mountains[]
Transportation[]
The Khovd Airport (HVD/ZMKD) has two runways, one of which is paved, and gets served by regular flights from and to Ulaanbaatar, Mörön, and Bulgan. And flights are planned to Ürümqi city of Xingjiang.
Economy[]
The region around the Khovd city is famous in Mongolia for its watermelon crop. There is a sizable hydroelectric dam-building project underway that will theoretically generate enough electricity to power the three most western aimags (Uvs, Bayan-Ölgii, and Khovd).[citation needed] The city of Khovd is connected to the Russian power grid and subject to blackouts if it falls behind in its payments. Domestic and international tourism and sports hunting are a sizable industry of Khovd province. The natural environment, fresh and salt water lakes, mountains, valleys, caves, ancient rock paintings and fortresses are other sightseeing attractions.[citation needed]
Animal herding is the main economy of this province.
1950 census |
1960 census |
1970 census |
1980 census |
1990 census |
2000 census |
2005 census |
2010 census |
2014 census |
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1,131,733 | 1,691,934 | 1,539,574 | 1,687,703 | 2,070,622 | 1,836,272 | 1,963,712 | 1,639,100 | 2,625,577 |
Administrative subdivisions[]
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The aimag capital Khovd is geographically located in the Buyant sum, but is administered as independent Jargalant sum. The administrative center of the Khovd Sum is also called Khovd, which is a common source of confusion. The other administrative centers carry the name of the respective Sum as well.
Sum | Mongolian | Population 1979 census |
Population 1991 est. |
Population 2007 est. |
Population 2010 est. |
Major Ethnic. | Sum Centre Population |
Area (km²)[1] |
Density (/km²) |
Distance from Khovd city(km)[1] |
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Altai | Алтай | 2,141 | 2,712 | 3,234 | 2 849 | Zahchin | 767 | 13,144 | 0.25 | 310 |
Bulgan | Булган | 7,052 | 9,169 | 9,634 | 8 262 | Torguud | 3,171 | 8,104 | 1.19 | 335 |
Buyant | Буянт | 3,361 | 4,386 | 3,533 | 2 673 | Halh/Tuva | 1,568 | 3,759 | 0.96 | 19 |
Chandmani | Чандмань | 2,311 | 2,963 | 3,155 | 2 469 | Halh | 689 | 6,016 | 0.52 | 160 |
Darvi | Дарви | 2,402 | 2,775 | 2,596 | 2 362 | Halh | 579 | 5,604 | 0.47 | 204 |
Dörgön | Дөргөн | 1,715 | 2,555 | 3,015 | 2 266 | Dorvod | 659 | 4,128 | 0.73 | 106 |
Duut | Дуут | 1,675 | 2,189 | 2,094 | 1 287 | Urianhai | 502 | 2,146 | 0.98 | 76 |
Erdenebüren | Эрдэнэбүрэн | 2,258 | 3,210 | 3,372 | 1 995 | Oold | 696 | 2,772 | 1.22 | 60 |
Jargalant* | Жаргалант | 17,620 | 26,877 | 29,207 | 29 012 | Halh/Mixed | 28,601* | 70 | 417.24 | 0 |
Khovd | Ховд | 3,927 | 4,850 | 4,589 | 2 722 | Halh | 719 | 2,830 | 1.63 | 27 |
Mankhan | Манхан | 3,273 | 4,352 | 4,526 | 3 480 | Zahchin | 1,258 | 4,330 | 1.05 | 80 |
Mönkhkhairkhan | Мөнххайрхан | 1,811 | 2,337 | 2,554 | 1 955 | Urianhai/Zahchin | 744 | 2,554 | 1.06 | 155 |
Möst | Мөст | 3,239 | 4,092 | 3,577 | 2 939 | Zahchin | 809 | 3,927 | 0.91 | 180 |
Myangad | Мянгад | 2,940 | 4,552 | 3,662 | 2 615 | Myangad | 713 | 3,258 | 1.12 | 35 |
Tsetseg | Цэцэг | 2,189 | 2,645 | 2,531 | 2 423 | Halh | 570 | 3,491 | 0.72 | 216 |
Üyench | Үенч | 2,575 | 3,913 | 4,760 | 4 024 | Zahchin | 1,452 | 7,476 | 0.64 | 305 |
Zereg | Зэрэг | 2,388 | 3,092 | 3,078 | 2 727 | Zahchin | 796 | 2,524 | 1.23 | 130 |
* - The aimag capital Khovd
References[]
- Natalia Rudaya, Pavel Tarasov, Nadezhda Dorofeyuk... Holocene environments and climate in the Mongolian Altai reconstructed from the Hoton-Nur pollen and diatom records: a step towards better understanding climate dynamics in Central Asia // Quaternary Science Reviews
- Expedition trip to the North-West Mongolia, Tomsk State University and the University of Hovd, cooperation. Video.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Khovd Aimak Statistical Office. 1983-2008 Dynamics Data Sheet Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Statoids (Gwillim Law) web page
- ^ National Statistical Office Archived 2007-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ National Economy of the Mongolian People's Republic (1921 - 1981), Ulaanbaatar 1981
- ^ , GeoHive: Global Statistics
- ^ Jump up to: a b Khovd Aimag Statistical Office 2007 Annual Report
- ^ Annual livestock census data. The National Statistical Office of Mongolia. http://khovd.nso.mn/page/650
- Khovd Province
- Provinces of Mongolia
- 1931 establishments in Mongolia
- States and territories established in 1931