Dornogovi Province

Dornogovi (Mongolian: Дорноговь, East Gobi) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. It is located in the southeast of the country, bordering PR China's autonomous region of Inner Mongolia.

Dornogovi Province

Дорноговь аймаг
ᠳᠣᠷᠤᠨᠠᠭᠣᠪᠢᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Province
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Coat of arms
Coordinates: 44°53′N 110°09′E
CountryMongolia
Established1931 (1931)
CapitalSainshand
Area
 • Total109,472.30 km2 (42,267.49 sq mi)
Elevation
784 m (2,572 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total68,192
 • Density0.62/km2 (1.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8
Area code(s)+976 (0)152
ISO 3166 codeMN-063
Vehicle registrationДГ_
Websitedornogovi.gov.mn

Dornogovi is located in the Gobi desert and frequent sand- and snow storms amplify the hard weather conditions of Mongolia. Temperatures can range from −40 °C (−40 °F) to 40 °C (104 °F) with ground temperatures as high as 60 °C or 140 °F.

Dornogovi has ample reserves of groundwater, but no lakes or rivers.[1]

Administrative subdivisions
Sums of Dornogovi Aimag
Sums of Dornogovi Aimag
Sum Mongolian Population
(2000)[2]		 Population
(2006)[3]		 Population
(2009)[4]		 Area
(km²)[5]		 Density
(/km²)		 Sum centre
population (2009)[4]
AiragАйраг3,4673,4863,5987,442.580.482,607
AltanshireeАлтанширээ1,5471,4221,3067,225.710.18370
DalanjargalanДаланжаргалан2,3322,4792,5544,045.900.63726
DelgerekhДэлгэрэх1,8931,7331,7814,858.100.37429
ErdeneЭрдэнэ2,8322,4482,3959,952.040.241,577
IkhkhetИххэт2,7012,2782,1764,152.520.521,270*[6]
KhatanbulagХатанбулаг3,3623,0822,98518,669.370.16603
KhövsgölХөвсгөл1,7201,4611,5318,376.960.18385
MandakhМандах1,9051,6481,52812,660.610.12366
ÖrgönӨргөн2,0281,9221,8168,689.650.21871
SaikhandulaanСайхандулаан1,2811,3011,2179,558.340.13354
SainshandСайншанд18,29019,54820,4802,342.808.7418,747**
UlaanbadrakhУлаанбадрах1,7301,5501,54311,370.920.14367
Zamyn-ÜüdЗамын-Үүд5,4869,66512,823486.8026.3412,823*

* - tosgon (urban-type settlement).
** - The aimag capital Sainshand

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2014-07-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Mongolia Development Gateway
  3. Statistics office of Dornogovi Aimag
  4. Statistics office of Dornogovi Aimag/ Report 2009 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  5. “ДОРНОГОВЬ АЙМГИЙН ЖИШЭЭН ДЭЭР АЙМГУУДЫН БАЙГАЛЬ ОРЧНЫ ХӨГЖЛИЙН СТРАТЕГИЙН ЗАГВАР БОЛОВСРУУЛАХ НЬ” ТӨСЛИЙН ҮЕ ШАТНЫ АЖЛЫН ТАЙЛАН.
  6. The Zülegt urban-type settlement is Ikhkhet sum centre Dorngovi aimag official site. Ikhkhen sum overview (in Mongolian) Archived 2010-09-29 at the Wayback Machine


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