Govi-Altai Province | |
Native Name: | Mongolian: Говь-Алтай аймаг Mongolian: italic=no|Gowi-Altai aimag |
Native Name Lang: | mn |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Nickname: | kemip |
Motto: | omovinti |
Pushpin Label Position: | fast first last |
Coordinates: | 45.5°N 125°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mongolia |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1940 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Altai City |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 141447.67 |
Elevation Max M: | 3802 |
Population Total: | 57440 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type2: | GDP |
Demographics2 Footnotes: | [1] |
Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
Demographics2 Info1: | MNT 445 billion US$ 0.1 billion (2022) |
Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
Demographics2 Info2: | MNT 7,612,630 US$ 2,437 (2022) |
Timezone1: | UTC+7 |
Area Code: | +976 (0)148 |
Registration Plate: | ГА_ |
Iso Code: | MN-650 |
Govi-Altai (Mongolian: Говь-Алтай / Mongolian: italic=no|[[Gobi Desert|Gowi]]-[[Altai Mountains|Altai]], in Mongolian pronounced as /ˌɡœw̜‿aɬˈtʰæˑ/) is an aimag (province) in western Mongolia.
The Altai Airport (LTI/ZMAT) has one paved runway and is served by regular flights to Arvaikheer, Bayankhongor and Ulaanbaatar. The new arrival/departure building was opened to the public in 2013.
The capital Altai is geographically located in Yesönbulag sum, and not to be confused with the Altai sum in the south of the aimag.
+ The sums of Govi-Altai Aimag | ||||||
Sum | Mongolian | Area (km2) | Population 2007(est.)[2] | Population 2009(est.)[3] | Density (/km2) | Distance from Altai city (km) |
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Altai | Mongolian: Алтай | 20,256 | 2,386 | 2,152 | 0.11 | 318 |
Mongolian: Баян-Уул | 5,836 | 2,953 | 2,943 | 0.50 | 146 | |
Biger | Mongolian: Бигэр | 3,826 | 2,460 | 2,197 | 0.57 | 108 |
Bugat | Mongolian: Бугат | 9,921 | 2,461 | 2,257 | 0.23 | 219 |
Mongolian: Чандмань | 4,629 | 2,024 | 2,053 | 0.44 | 189 | |
Darvi | Mongolian: Дарви | 3,523 | 1,877 | 1,819 | 0.52 | 212 |
Mongolian: Дэлгэр | 6,625 | 3,066 | 3,104 | 0.47 | 88 | |
Mongolian: Эрдэнэ | 26,066 | 2,280 | 2,288 | 0.09 | 223 | |
Mongolian: Халиун | 4,214 | 2,546 | 2,497 | 0.59 | 87 | |
Mongolian: Хөх морьт | 6,314 | 2,404 | 2,461 | 0.39 | 215 | |
Mongolian: Жаргалан | 3,683 | 1,885 | 1,904 | 0.52 | 102 | |
Mongolian: Шарга | 5,566 | 1,930 | 1,921 | 0.35 | 79 | |
Mongolian: Тайшир | 3,913 | 1,575 | 1,536 | 0.39 | 43 | |
Mongolian: Төгрөг | 5,343 | 1,871 | 1,914 | 0.36 | 148 | |
Mongolian: Тонхил | 7,322 | 2,388 | 2,402 | 0.33 | 218 | |
Tseel | Mongolian: Цээл | 5,631 | 2,235 | 2,038 | 0.36 | 167 |
Tsogt | Mongolian: Цогт | 16,618 | 3,950 | 3,697 | 0.22 | 187 |
Yesönbulag | Mongolian: Есөнбулаг | 2,161 | 17,527 | 16,243 | 7.52 | 0 |