| Arkhangai Province | |
| Native Name: | Mongolian: Архангай аймаг |
| Native Name Lang: | mn |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Coordinates: | 47.3833°N 131°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Mongolia |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1931 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Tsetserleg |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 55313.82 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | (average)[1] |
| Elevation M: | 2414 |
| Population Total: | 95253[2] |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics2 Info1: | MNT 864 billion US$ 0.3 billion (2022) |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | MNT 9,042,820 US$ 2,895 (2022) |
| Timezone1: | UTC+8 |
| Area Code: | +976 133 |
| Registration Plate: | АР_ |
| Iso Code: | MN-073 |
Arkhangai Province (Mongolian: Архангай аймаг, in Mongolian pronounced as /arχəɴˈɢæˑ ˈæˑməq/) is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia. It is located slightly west of the country's center, on the northern slopes of the Khangai Mountains. It is composed of 19 sums.
In winter mean temperature is -30C-38C and in summer the highest temperature is between 25C36C.
The main field of economy in the aimag is agriculture, predominantly animal husbandry. According to 2004 data, the aimag was home to 1,948,000 domestic animals: goats, sheep, cattle (incl. yaks and khainags), horses and camels. Camels are almost exclusively herded in the southeastern sums.[4]
Arkhangai province has 19 sums and 101 bags.[5] The aimag capital Tsetserleg is geographically located in the Erdenebulgan sum in the south of the aimag. It is not to be confused with the Tsetserleg sum in the north.
| + The Sums of Arkhangai aimag | |||||||
| Sum | Mongolian | Population (2005) | Population (2008)[6] | Population (2009)[7] | Area km2 | Density /km2 | Sum centre population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Батцэнгэл | 3,818 | 3,855 | 3,846 | 3,500 | 1.10 | 1,096 | |
| Bulgan | Булган | 2,285 | 2,361 | 2,434 | 3,100 | 0.79 | 961 |
| Chuluut | Чулуут | 3,943 | 3,749 | 3,744 | 3,900 | 0.96 | 935 |
| Erdenebulgan | Эрдэнэбулган | 17,790 | 18,022 | 17,770 | 536 | 33.15 | 17,770 |
| Эрдэнэмандал | 6,099 | 5,843 | 5,933 | 3,400 | 1.74 | 1,091 | |
| Их тамир | 5,714 | 5,154 | 5,247 | 4,800 | 1.09 | 1,050 | |
| Жаргалант | 4,089 | 4,114 | 4,111 | 3,832 | 1.07 | 1,035 | |
| Хайрхан | 3,756 | 3,558 | 3,656 | 2,500 | 1.46 | 739 | |
| Хангай | 3,054 | 2,805 | 2,926 | 4,400 | 0.66 | 795 | |
| Хашаат | 3,594 | 3,305 | 3,344 | 2,600 | 1.29 | 802 | |
| Хотонт | 4,763 | 4,809 | 4,440 | 2,200 | 2.02 | 774 | |
| Өгий нуур | 3,015 | 3,041 | 3,086 | n.a | n.a. | 622 | |
| Өлзийт | 3,154 | 3,037 | 3,102 | 1,700 | 1.82 | 829 | |
| Өндөр-Улаан | 5,873 | 5,729 | 5,798 | 4,000 | 1.45 | 1,097 | |
| Тариат | 5,082 | 5,022 | 5,086 | 3,800 | 1.34 | 644 | |
| Түвшрүүлэх | 3,489 | 3,410 | 3,438 | 1,200 | 2.86 | 1,869 | |
| Цахир | 2,058 | 2,126 | 2,143 | 3,398 | 0.63 | 438 | |
| Цэнхэр | 5,480 | 5,387 | 5,414 | 3,200 | 1.69 | 997 | |
| Цэцэрлэг | 2,058 | 3,955 | 3,813 | 2,500 | 1.53 | 848 | |