| Khentii Province | |
| Native Name: | Хэнтий аймаг |
| Native Name Lang: | mn |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Image Alt: | Puffy white clouds roll over lush green hills. |
| Coordinates: | 47.3167°N 149°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Mongolia |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Chinggis City |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 80325.08 |
| Population Total: | 76019 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics2 Info1: | MNT 730 billion US$ 0.2 billion (2022) |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | MNT 9,175,250 US$ 2,938 (2022) |
| Timezone1: | UTC+8 |
| Area Code: | +976 (0)156 |
| Iso Code: | MN-039 |
| Registration Plate: | ХЭ_ |
Khentii (Mongolian: Хэнтий) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the east of the country. Its capital is Chinggis City. The aimag is named after the Khentii Mountains. It is best known as the birthplace, and likely final resting place, of Temüjin, otherwise known as Genghis Khan.
The aimag borders with Russia (Zabaykalsky Krai) in the north. The neighbouring aimags are Selenge in the northwest, Töv in the west, Govisümber in the southwest, Dornogovi in the south, Sükhbaatar in the southeast, and Dornod in the east. The border to Töv is divided by the city of Baganuur, an administrative exclave of Ulaanbaatar.
The northwest of the aimag is covered by the eastern part of the Khentii Mountains; towards the southeast, the landscape changes into the eastern Mongolian steppe plains. The mountain Burkhan Khaldun in the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area is considered sacred and assumed to be the birthplace of Genghis Khan.
The Kherlen River originates South of the Burkhan Khaldun; the river then crosses the south of the aimag in the eastern direction after a detour through Töv. A little further east is the spring of the Onon River. The Onon-Balj National Park is located in the northeast of the aimag.
| Khalkha | Халх | 42,883 | 81.21 | 57,391 | 77.76 | 61,363 | 86.49 | 57,072 | 87.35 | |
| Буриад | 6,550 | 12.40 | 7,044 | 9.54 | 6,223 | 8.77 | 5,477 | 8.38 | ||
| Урианхай | 595 | 1.13 | 1,004 | 1.36 | 951 | 1.34 | 779 | 1.19 | ||
| Kazakh | Казак (Хасаг) | 1,290 | 2.44 | 3,655 | 4.95 | 629 | 0.89 | 463 | 0.71 | |
| Dörvöd | Дөрвөд | 154 | 0.29 | 208 | 0.28 | 186 | 0.26 | 371 | 0.57 | |
| Дарьганга | 177 | 0.34 | 353 | 0.48 | 361 | 0.51 | 281 | 0.41 | ||
| Баяд | 56 | 0.11 | 185 | 0.25 | 120 | 0.17 | 117 | 0.18 | ||
| Дархад | 18 | 0.03 | 24 | 0.03 | 32 | 0.05 | 39 | 0.06 | ||
| Торгууд | 37 | 0.07 | 19 | 0.03 | 16 | 0.02 | 17 | 0.03 | ||
| Үзэмчин | 18 | 0.03 | 8 | 0.01 | 3 | 0.00 | 8 | 0.01 | ||
| Other Mongolian citizens | 209 | 0.40 | 161 | 0.22 | 482 | 0.68 | 467 | 0.71 | ||
| Foreigners | 816 | 1.55 | 3,752 | 5.08 | 580 | 0.82 | 244 | 0.37 | ||
| Total | 52,803 | 100.00 | 73,804 | 100.00 | 70,946 | 100.00 | 65,335 | 100.00 |
| + The Cities of Khentii aimag | ||||||||
| City | Mongolian | Sum | Population (1994)[3] | Population (2001)[4] | Population (2006)[5] | Population (2007)[6] | Population (2008) | Population (2010)[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mongolian: Бэрх | 4,517 | 3,871 | 3,890 | 3,673 | 3,541 | 2,413 | ||
| Mongolian: Бор-Өндөр | 2,695 | 6,406 | 8,510 | 8,932 | 8,902 | 8,080 | ||
| Chinggis(capital) | Чингис | 14,409 | ~12,000 | ~14,800 | ~15,000 | ~15,000 | 17,164 | |
| + The Sums of Khentii aimag | ||||||||
| Sum | Mongolian | Population (1994) | Population (2001) | Population (2005)[8] | Population (2008) | Population (2010)[9] | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batnorov | Mongolian: Батноров | 3,169 | 2,986 | 6739* | 2,833 | 2,693 | 4,968 | 0.54 |
| Mongolian: Батширээт | 2,591 | 2,196 | 2,009 | 2,092 | 2,086 | 7,018 | 0.30 | |
| Mongolian: Баян-Адарга | 2,493 | 2,333 | 2,413 | 2,429 | 2,205 | 3,021 | 0.73 | |
| Mongolian: Баянхутаг | 2,130 | 2,280 | 2,090 | 1,949 | 1,656 | 6,029 | 0.27 | |
| Mongolian: Баянмөнх | 1,646 | 1,790 | 1,693 | 1,532 | 1,347 | 2,540 | 0.53 | |
| Mongolian: Баян-Овоо | 1,917 | 1,697 | 1,701 | 1,765 | 1,581 | 3,381 | 0.47 | |
| Binder | Mongolian: Биндэр | 4,184 | 3,615 | 3,537 | 3,784 | 3,455 | 5,386 | 0.64 |
| Dadal | Mongolian: Дадал | 2,826 | 2,387 | 2,534 | 2,667 | 2,612 | 4,727 | 0.55 |
| Darkhan | Mongolian: Дархан | 1,949 | 1,904 | 9,462** | 1,899 | 1,549 | 4,455 | 0.35 |
| Mongolian: Дэлгэрхаан | 3,029 | 2,902 | 2,339 | 2,353 | 2,040 | 3,986 | 0.51 | |
| Galshar | Mongolian: Галшар | 2,575 | 2,906 | 2,468 | 2,074 | 1,807 | 6,676 | 0.27 |
| Mongolian: Жаргалтхаан | 1,863 | 2,073 | 1,848 | 1,926 | 1,831 | 2,752 | 0.67 | |
| Kherlen *** | Mongolian: Хэрлэн | 20,172 | 16,578 | 16,783 | 17,154 | 19,000 | 3,788 | 5.02 |
| Mörön | Mongolian: Мөрөн | 2,444 | 2,264 | 2,026 | 1,934 | 1,326 | 2,196 | 0.60 |
| Norovlin | Mongolian: Норовлин | 2,713 | 2,777 | 2,255 | 2,341 | 2,254 | 5,334 | 0.42 |
| Mongolian: Өмнөдэлгэр | 3,895 | 5,739 | 5,208 | 5,148 | 5,156 | 10,877 | 0.47 | |
| Mongolian: Цэнхэрмандал | 2,361 | 1,791 | 1,661 | 1,447 | 2,004 | 3,177 | 0.63 | |