Ömnögovi Province

Ömnögovi (Mongolian: Өмнөговь Ömnögovǐ, South Gobi) is an aimag (province) of Mongolia, located in the south of the country, in the Gobi Desert. Southgobi is Mongolia's largest aimag. The capital is Dalanzadgad.

Ömnögovi Province

Өмнөговь аймаг
ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠭᠣᠪᠢᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Province
Administration building
Flag
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 43°0′N 104°15′E
CountryMongolia
Established1931
CapitalDalanzadgad
Area
 • Total165,380.47 km2 (63,853.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total65,645
 • Density0.40/km2 (1.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8
Area code(s)+976 (0)153
ISO 3166 codeMN-053
Vehicle registrationӨМ_
Websitewww.omnogovi.gov.mn/home.shtml
Sums of Ömnögovi Aimag

The province is rich in mineral deposits, including gold and copper. Agriculture is of minor importance. Vegetables are grown in some oases, e.g. in Dal near Dalanzadgad.

As the aimag has various sights to offer, tourism is gaining importance. SouthGobi includes several well known tourist areas, including the Flaming Cliffs, Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park and Khongoryn Els - The Singing Sand Dunes.

Transportation

The Dalanzadgad Airport (ZMDZ/DLZ) has one concrete runway. It is served by regular domestic flights from and to Ulaanbaatar.

Administrative subdivisions
The Sums of Ömnögovi Aimag
Sum Mongolian Population
(1994)[1]		 Population
(2003)[2]		 Population
(2005)[3]		 Population
(2009)[4]		 Sum centre
population		 Area
(km²)[2]		 Density
(/km²)
Bayan-OvooБаян-Овоо1,5771,5691,5391,57454410,4740.15
BayandalaiБаяндалай2,1252,3602,3382,31665110,7510.22
BulganБулган2,4212,4332,4302,3959297,4980.32
DalanzadgadДаланзадгад12,39115,30815,95417,94616,85647637.70
Gurvan tesГурван тэс2,9833,3763,5244,0341,84227,9670.14
KhanbogdХанбогд2,1612,4512,6593,1541,36115,1510.21
Khan khongorХан хонгор2,5592,9312,5422,3766169,9310.24
KhürmenХүрмэн1,9681,9511,9101,79649512,3930.14
Mandal-OvooМандал-Овоо2,3452,1662,0041,9546036,4330.30
ManlaiМанлай2,2152,4222,4312,45060812,4180.20
NomgonНомгон2,6083,0453,0092,86978719,4680.15
NoyonНоён1,4171,4681,3901,31840110,5500.12
SevreiСэврэй2,2162,4232,3092,1917098,0950.27
Tsogt-OvooЦогт-Овоо1,8631,7611,6721,6666196,5260.26
TsogttsetsiiЦогтцэций1,9902,1302,1552,6421,0437,2460.36
  • Landscape in Ömnögovi Aimag
  • A Khulan (Mongolian Wild Ass) on a hill in the Gobi of the Ömnögovi, at sunset.
  • Growing vegetables in oasis Dal.

Religion

Religion in Omnogovi (2009)[5]

  Buddhism (73.5%)
  Christianity (2.9%)
  No formal religion (23.3%)
  Other (0.3%)

According to a 2009 survey, 73.5% of the residents of Omnogovi are Buddhists, 2.9% are Christians, 23.3% do not identify with a formal religion, and 0.3% adhere to other formal religions.[5]

References
  2. Statistics office of Ömnögovi Aimag Archived March 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Official site of Ömnögovi Aimag Archived June 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Ömnögovi Aimag Statistical Office Archived 2012-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Data from Oyu Tolgoi Project. Social, Economic and Environmental Subset, Centre for Policy Research, Population Training and Research Centre, 2009. p. 10
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