Uvs Province

Uvs Province
Увс аймаг
ᠤᠪᠰᠤᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Province

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Coordinates: 49°30′N 92°30′E / 49.500°N 92.500°E / 49.500; 92.500Coordinates: 49°30′N 92°30′E / 49.500°N 92.500°E / 49.500; 92.500
Country Mongolia
Established 1931
Capital Ulaangom
Area
 • Total 69,585.39 km2 (26,867.07 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 75,737
 • Density 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7
Area code(s) +976 (0)145
ISO 3166 code MN-046
Vehicle registration ТӨ_
Website uvs.gov.mn

Uvs (Mongolian: Увс аймаг, Uws aimag) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. It is located in the west of the country, 1336 km away from the national capital Ulaanbaatar. Its capital is Ulaangom which lies 936 m above sea level.

The province is named after Mongolia's biggest lake, Uvs Lake.

Geography

Parts of the steppe in this province are protected as the World Heritage Site Ubsunur Hollow. In the north the province borders the Russian Federation for 640 km, in the east 340 km of border lies between Uvs and Zavkhan province. In the south and west it borders with Khovd and Bayan-Ölgii provinces for 200 km each. The province occupies 4.45% of the national territory, which is equivalent of 69,585 km2. Of the total area of the province, 60% belongs to the mountainous climatic zone, and 40% to the Gobi semi-desert.

Population

Mongols and their proto-peoples have lived in the province since antiquity. Now, 60% of population is Dörbet, 15% is Bayid and 15% is Khalkha. Also there are a number of Tuvans, Khotons and Kazakhs living in this province.

As of end of 2014, there were 20,719 households residing in this province of which 7,476 lived in the provincial center Ulaangom, 4,105 lived in soum centers and 9,138 lived in the countryside as herding families.[1]

History

After the revolution in 1921 in Mongolia, on November 21, 1925 the government founded the Chandmani Uulyn Aimag (Чандмань уулын аймаг, Jewel Mountain Province). This province included the whole western part of the country, i.e. today's Uvs, Khovd and Bayan-Ölgii aimags. In 1931 Chandmani Uulyn aimag was split up into the Khovd and Dörvöd aimags. Dörvöd aimag (Дөрвөд аймаг) was renamed to Uvs aimag in 1933.

Administrative subdivision

Uvs province is divided into 19 sums, lower administrative division units.

Sums of Uvs
 The sums of Uvs Aimag
Sum Mongolian Population
2003 		Population
2014
Baruunturuun Баруунтуруун3,2412 449
Bökhmörön Бөхмөрөн2,2612 093
Davst Давст1,8541 570
Khovd Ховд2,4632 237
Khyargas Хяргас2,4912 314
Malchin Малчин2,9382 351
Naranbulag Наранбулаг4,8814 021
Ölgii Өлгий2,6292 147
Ömnögovi Өмнөговь4,3354 192
Öndörkhangai Өндөрхангай3,5883 031
Sagil Сагил2,2452 201
Tarialan Тариалан5,1373 714
Tes Тэс6,0145 056
Tsagaankhairkhan Цагаанхайрхан2,5982 011
Türgen Түргэн1,8672 018
Ulaangom[1] Улаангом26,94027 849
Zavkhan Завхан2,2611 734
Züüngovi Зүүнговь2,6442 640
Züünkhangai Зүүнхангай2,7252 104
Total population 87 592 75 737

^1 Ulaangom is the Uvs province center.

Livestock

YearTotalCamels Horses CowsSheep Goats
20001,579,31818,23574,852105,737 858,613521,881
20101,619,31214,51959,71884,378 776,925 683,772
20142,561,31519,51188,408 145,440 1,260,522 1,047,434

Source: National Statistical Office of Mongolia[2]

References

  1. ↑ The National Statistical Office of Mongolia, http://uvs.nso.mn/page/280
  2. ↑ The National Statistical Office of Mongolia, www.uvs.nso.mn
  Tuva,  Russia
 Bayan-Ölgii Province
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 Khovd Province  Zavkhan Province
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