Dornogovi Province Explained

Dornogovi Province
Native Name:Дорноговь аймаг
Native Name Lang:mn
Settlement Type:Province
Coordinates:44.8833°N 119°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Mongolia
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Sainshand
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:109472.30
Elevation M:784
Population Total:68192
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type2:GDP
Demographics2 Footnotes:[1]
Demographics2 Title1:Total
Demographics2 Info1:MNT 656 billion
US$ 0.2 billion (2022)
Demographics2 Title2:Per capita
Demographics2 Info2:MNT 9,112,070
US$ 2,917 (2022)
Timezone1:UTC+8
Area Code:+976 (0)152
Registration Plate:ДГ_
Iso Code:MN-063

Dornogovi (Mongolian: Дорноговь, East Gobi) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. It is located in the southeast of the country, bordering PR China's autonomous region of Inner Mongolia.

Dornogovi is located in the Gobi desert and frequent sand- and snow storms amplify the hard weather conditions of Mongolia. Temperatures can range from to with ground temperatures as high as 60°C.

Dornogovi has ample reserves of groundwater, but no lakes or rivers.[2]

Administrative subdivisions

Sums of Dornogovi Aimag
SumMongolianPopulation
(2000)[3]
Population
(2006)[4]
Population
(2009)[5]
Area
(km2)[6]
Density
(/km2)
Sum centre
population (2009)
Mongolian: Айраг3,4673,4863,5987,442.580.482,607
Mongolian: Алтанширээ1,5471,4221,3067,225.710.18370
Mongolian: Даланжаргалан2,3322,4792,5544,045.900.63726
Mongolian: Дэлгэрэх1,8931,7331,7814,858.100.37429
Mongolian: Эрдэнэ2,8322,4482,3959,952.040.241,577
Mongolian: Иххэт2,7012,2782,1764,152.520.521,270*[7]
Mongolian: Хатанбулаг3,3623,0822,98518,669.370.16603
Mongolian: Хөвсгөл1,7201,4611,5318,376.960.18385
Mongolian: Мандах1,9051,6481,52812,660.610.12366
Mongolian: Өргөн2,0281,9221,8168,689.650.21871
Mongolian: Сайхандулаан1,2811,3011,2179,558.340.13354
Mongolian: Сайншанд18,29019,54820,4802,342.808.7418,747**
Mongolian: Улаанбадрах1,7301,5501,54311,370.920.14367
Mongolian: Замын-Үүд5,4869,66512,823486.8026.3412,823*

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, by region, aimags and the Capital. 2023-12-06. Mongolian Statistical Information Service. www.1212.mn.
  2. Web site: Dornogovi Aimag : InfoMongolia.com : News and information about Mongolia, Mongolian language lessons . 2014-07-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140627142145/http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/ci/201/70/Dornogovi%20Aimag . 2014-06-27 .
  3. http://www.gateway.mn/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6598 Mongolia Development Gateway
  4. http://202.131.5.91/webs/aimags/06/dornogovi%20bulletin(2006jiliin%20etses) Statistics office of Dornogovi Aimag
  5. http://www.statis.mn/portal/content_files/comppmedia/czip0x1568.rar Statistics office of Dornogovi Aimag/ Report 2009
  6. http://www.forum.mn/pdf/ENV/61_tailan.pdf “ДОРНОГОВЬ АЙМГИЙН ЖИШЭЭН ДЭЭР АЙМГУУДЫН БАЙГАЛЬ ОРЧНЫ ХӨГЖЛИЙН СТРАТЕГИЙН ЗАГВАР БОЛОВСРУУЛАХ НЬ” ТӨСЛИЙН ҮЕ ШАТНЫ АЖЛЫН ТАЙЛАН.
  7. The Zülegt urban-type settlement is Ikhkhet sum centre Dorngovi aimag official site. Ikhkhen sum overview (in Mongolian)