Bulgan Aimag

Bulgan-Aimag Булган Аймаг
Bulgan Aimag coat of arms Flag of the Bulgan aimag
The extinct volcano Uran Togoo in Bulgan-Aimag
Founded:	1938
Main place:	Bulgan
Surface:	48,700 km²
Residents:	61,776 (2000)
Population density:	1.27 inhabitants / km²
Telephone code:	+976 (0) 134
License Plate:	БУ_ (_ variable)
ISO 3166-2 :	MN-067
Offic. Website:	bulgan.gov.mn/
Location of the Bulgan aimag in Mongolia

Coordinates: 49 ° 0 '  N , 103 ° 30'  E

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

The Bulgan Aimag ( Mongolian Булган Аймаг ) is an aimag (province) of Mongolia , located in the north of the country on the Russian border. The city of Bulgan is the seat of the aimag administration .

Historical

In the valley of the Tolbor River , a tributary of the Selenga , stone tools almost 45,000 years old were discovered at the Tolbor-16 site .

geography

The Aimag is adjacent to the Aimags Chöwsgöl in the northwest, Archangai in the southwest, Öwörchangai in the south, Töw in the southeast, and Selenge in the northeast. The small Orkhon aimag around the mining town of Erdenet forms an enclave on the border with Selenge.

The north of the Aimag is characterized by alpine forest areas, which in the south merge into the arid steppe plains of the central Mongolian highlands. The main rivers are the Orkhon and Selenge , which flow from the Archangai Aimag into the Selenge Aimag. They make the south of the aimag part of the agricultural area of ​​Mongolia.

traffic

Bulgan Airport (ZMBN / UGA) has at least one paved runway. It has regular flights to and from Ulan Bator and also serves as a stop for some of the western aimags.

Administrative structure

The sum of the Bulgan-Aimag

Sum	Mongolian	Population (2005)	Population (2008)
Bayan Agt	Баян-Агт	2.823	3.014
Bajannuur	Баяннуур	1.303	1.418
Bulgan (city) *	Булган	11.984	12,323
Bugat	Бугат	1,799	1,873
Buregchangai	Бүрэгхангай	2.123	2,366
Changal	Хангал	4,442	4,574
Chischig-Öndör	Хишиг-Өндөр	3.057	3.196
Chutag-Öndör	Хутаг-Өндөр	4.236	4,561
Daschintschilen	Дашинчилэн	2,422	2,332
Gurwanbulag	Гурванбулаг	3.221	3.052
Mogod	Могод	2.609	2.658
Orkhon	Орхон	2.941	2.932
Saichan	Сайхан	3,685	3.748
Selenium	Сэлэнгэ	3.057	3.248
Teschig	Тэшиг	3.520	3,496

^* - Bulgan - capital of Aimag

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rural Poverty Reduction Program official site ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Bulgan Aimag Statistical Office: Annual Report 2008 ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( MS Word ; 2.5 MB) 

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