Bulgan Province

This article is about the Province in Mongolia. For other uses, see Bulgan (disambiguation).

Bulgan Province (Mongolian: Булган аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia, located in the north of the country. Its capital is also named Bulgan.

Bulgan Province Булган аймаг ᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Province
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Coordinates: 48°48′N 103°33′E
Country	Mongolia
Established	1938 (1938)
Capital	Bulgan
Area
• Total	48,733 km2 (18,816 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	62,027
• Density	1.3/km2 (3.3/sq mi)
GDP [1]
• Total	MNT 550 billion US$ 0.2 billion (2022)
• Per capita	MNT 8,892,720 US$ 2,847 (2022)
Time zone	UTC+8
Area code	+976 (0)134
ISO 3166 code	MN-067
Vehicle registration	БУ_
Website	bulgan.gov.mn

History

Bulgan Province was established in 1937 after being separated from Selenge Province.^[2][3] In 1994, Orkhon Province was taken out from Bulgan Province area to form an independent province.^[4]

Geography

The province (or aimag) is surrounded by Russia (Buryatia) in the north, the Khövsgöl Province in the northwest, Arkhangai in the southwest, Övörkhangai in the south, Töv in the southeast, and Selenge in the northeast. The small Orkhon Province forms an enclave at the border to Selenge.

The north of the aimag is characterized by alpine forests, gradually blending in the arid steppe plains of the central Mongolian highland. The main rivers are the Orkhon and the Selenge, first of which enter the aimag from Övörkhangai while the second is enters from Khövsgöl Province. As a result, southern and central Bulgan is one of Mongolia's few arable regions.

Administrative subdivisions

Sums of Bulgan

The Sums of Bulgan Aimag

Sum	Mongolian	Population (2005)[5]	Population (2008)[6]	Population (2009)[7]	Sum centre population
Bayan-Agt	Баян-Агт	2,823	3,014	3,048	783
Bayannuur	Баяннуур	1,303	1,418	1,526	857
Bugat	Бугат	1,799	1,873	1,890	741
Bulgan	Булган	11,984	12,323	12,396	11,221*
Büregkhangai	Бүрэгхангай	2,123	2,366	2,406	867
Dashinchilen	Дашинчилэн	2,422	2,332	2,574	978
Gurvanbulag	Гурванбулаг	3,221	3,052	3,119	617
Khangal	Хангал	4,442	4,574	4,700	3747**
Khishig-Öndör	Хишиг-Өндөр	3,057	3,196	3,171	1,275
Khutag-Öndör	Хутаг-Өндөр	4,236	4,561	4,591	1,950
Mogod	Могод	2,609	2,658	2,738	581
Orkhon	Орхон	2,941	2,932	3,012	985
Rashaant	Рашаант	3,206	3,083	3,131	1,672
Saikhan	Сайхан	3,685	3,748	3,747	1,139***
Selenge	Сэлэнгэ	3,057	3,248	3,271	1,879
Teshig	Тэшиг	3,520	3,496	3,514	1,038

^* - The aimag capital Bulgan city.

^** - data includes Khyalganat urban-type settlement (3,300 pop.), 25 km North from the Khangal sum centre

^*** - data includes Saikhan-Ovoo urban-type settlement (500 pop.), 25 km North-West from the Saikhan sum centre

Uran Togoo, a mountain in western Bulgan

Demographics

The province has a population of over 60,000 people. Around 74.5% of them live in rural areas.^[8]

Economy

Livestock is one of the main economic activity of the province.^[9] In 2018, the province contributed to 0.96% of the total national GDP of Mongolia.^[10]

Transportation

The Bulgan Airport (UGA/ZMBN) has one unpaved runway and is served by regular flights to Ulaanbaatar, Khovd, and Mörön.