Övörkhangai Province

This airticle is aboot a province o Mongolie. For ither uisses, see Khangai.

Övörkhangai (Mongolie: Өвөрхангай, soothren Khangai) is ane o the 21 aimags (provinces) o Mongolie, locatit in the sooth o the kintra. Its caipital is Arvaikheer.

Uvurkhangai Province Өвөрхангай аймаг ᠥᠪᠦᠷᠬᠠᠩᠭ᠋ᠠᠢᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Province
Scenery aroond Erdene Zuu monastery
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Coordinates: 45°45′N 102°45′E
Kintra	Mongolie
Established	1931 (1931)
Caipital	Arvaikheer
Area
• Total	62895.33 km2 (24,284.02 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	101,314
• Density	1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8
Area code(s)	+976 (0)132
ISO 3166 code	MN-055
Vehicle registration	ӨВ_
Website	gate1.pmis.gov.mn/uvurkhangai

The Shankh Monastery, ane o the auldest an maist important monasteries, is locatit in this province, as well as Erdene Zuu monastery an Tövkhön Monastery.

Transportation

The Arvaikheer Airport (AVK/ZMAH) haes ane unpavit runway an is servit bi regular flichts tae Ulan Bator an Altai.

Admeenistrative Subdiveesion

Scenery aroond Erdene Zuu monastery

Sums o Övörkhangai

The sums o Övörkhangai Aimag^[1]

Sum	Mongolian	Population 2004 est.	Population 2006 est.	Population 2008 est.
Arvaikheer	Арвайхээр	22,546	24,954	25,622
Baruun Bayan-Ulaan	Баруун Баян-Улаан	2,586	2,502	2,556
Bat-Ölzii	Бат-Өлзий	5,932	5,878	6,189
Bayan-Öndör	Баян-Өндөр	3,734	4,077	4,261
Bayangol	Баянгол	4,103	3,933	4,572
Bogd	Богд	5,708	5,395	5,342
Bürd	Бүрд	3,171	3,258	3,135
Guchin-Us	Гучин-Ус	2,290	2,279	2,260
Khairkhandulaan	Хайрхандулаан	3,388	3,462	3,510
Kharkhorin	Хархорин	12,546	13,270	12,901
Khujirt	Хужирт	6,781	6,749	6,649
Nariinteel	Нарийнтээл	3,797	3,792	3,736
Ölziit	Өлзийт	2,805	2,678	2,741
Sant	Сант	3,706	3,540	3,525
Taragt	Тарагт	3,860	3,424	3,313
Tögrög	Төгрөг	2,839	2,691	2,689
Uyanga	Уянга	10,003	10,510	9,581
Yesönzüil	Есөнзүйл	3,584	3,415	3,422
Züünbayan-Ulaan	Зүүнбаян-Улаан	4,268	4,343	4,436

References

1. Övörkhangai Aimag Sums Statistics, 2009 Archived 2012-04-21 at the Wayback Machine

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