Öwörchangai-Aimag

Öworchangai-Aimag Өвөрхангай Аймаг
Coat of arms of the Öworchangai-Aimag Flag of the Öworchangai-Aimag
The Ulaan-Tsutgalan waterfall
Founded:	1931
Main place:	Arwaicheer
Surface:	62,900 km²
Residents:	113,911 (2016)
Population density:	1.77 inhabitants / km²
Telephone code:	+976 (0) 132
License Plate:	ӨВ_ (_ variable)
ISO 3166-2 :	MN-055
Offic. Website:	pmis.gov.mn/uvurkhangai/
Location of the Öworchangai aimag in Mongolia

Coordinates: 45 ° 42 '  N , 102 ° 48'  O The Övörkhangai Province ( Mongolian Өвөрхангай Аймаг ; also: District Uwurchai ) is a Aimag (Province) of Mongolia , located in the center of the country.

Administrative structure

The Sum des Öwörchangai-Aimag (English spelling of names)

The sum of the Öwörchangai-Aimag

Sum	Mongolian	Population 2004 estimate	Population 2006 estimate	Population 2008 estimate
Arvaicheer	Арвайхээр	22,546	24,954	25.622
Bajangol	Баянгол	4.103	3.933	4,572
Bajan-Öndör	Баян-Өндөр	3.734	4.077	4,261
Baruun bajan-Ulaan	Баруун Баян-Улаан	2.586	2.502	2.556
Bat-Öldsii	Бат-Өлзий	5.932	5.878	6.189
Bogd	Богд	5.708	5.395	5,342
Burden	Бүрд	3.171	3.258	3.135
Chairchandulaan	Хайрхандулаан	3.388	3.462	3.510
Kharkhorin	Архорин	12,546	13,270	12,901
Khujirt	Хужирт	6,781	6.749	6.649
Josondsüil	Есөнзүйл	3,584	3.415	3.422
Gutschin-Us	Гучин-Ус	2.290	2.279	2.260
Nariin teel	Нарийн тээл	3.797	3.792	3.736
Sant	Сант	3.706	3,540	3.525
Tarags	Тарагт	3,860	3.424	3.313
Tögrög	Төгрөг	2.839	2.691	2,689
Ujanga	Уянга	10.003	10.510	9,581
Öldsiite	Өлзийт	2.805	2.678	2.741

tourism

The aimag is one of the most visited areas of Mongolia by tourists, as some of the most important sights - such as B. the waterfall of Orkhon  - and the most important monasteries of Mongolia can be found, z. B. Erdene Dsuu , Töwchön Chiid and Schanch Chiid .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hans-Peter Vietze : Dictionary Mongolian-German . Leipzig: Encyclopedia, 1988; ISBN 3-324-00336-9 , p. 177.
2. ↑ Övörkhangai Aimag Sums Statistics, 2009 ( Memento from April 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 301 kB)