Arkhangai Province () is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia, located slightly west of the country's center, on the northern slopes of the Khangai Mountains. It is composed of 19 districts.
History The province was founded in 1931.
Administrative subdivisions
Arkhangai province has 19 sums and 101 bags. The aimag capital Tsetserleg is geographically located in the Erdenebulgan sum in the south of the aimag. It is not to be confused with the Tsetserleg sum in the north. + The Sums of Arkhangai aimag Sum Mongolian Population(2005) Population(2008) Population(2009)Dec. 31 2009 estimation. Arkhangai Aimag Statistical Service Areakm2 Density/km2 Sum centrepopulation Battsengel Батцэнгэл 3,818 3,8553,8463,5001.101,096 Bulgan Булган2,285 2,3612,4343,1000.79961 Chuluut Чулуут3,943 3,7493,7443,9000.96935 Erdenebulgan* Эрдэнэбулган17,790 18,02217,77053633.1517,770 Erdenemandal Эрдэнэмандал6,099 5,8435,9333,4001.741,091 Ikh-Tamir Их тамир5,7145,1545,2474,8001.091,050 Jargalant Жаргалант4,0894,1144,1113,8321.071,035 Khairkhan Хайрхан3,7563,5583,6562,5001.46739 Khangai Хангай3,0542,8052,9264,4000.66795 Khashaat Хашаат3,5943,3053,3442,6001.29802 Khotont Хотонт4,7634,8094,4402,2002.02774 Ögii nuur Өгий нуур3,0153,0413,086n.an.a.622 Ölziit Өлзийт3,1543,0373,1021,7001.82829 Öndör-Ulaan Өндөр-Улаан5,8735,7295,7984,0001.451,097 Tariat Тариат5,0825,0225,0863,8001.34644 Tüvshrüülekh Түвшрүүлэх3,4893,4103,4381,2002.861,869 Tsakhir Цахир2,0582,1262,1433,3980.63438 Tsenkher Цэнхэр5,4805,3875,4143,2001.69997 Tsetserleg Цэцэрлэг2,0583,9553,8132,5001.53848
* - The aimag capital Tsetserleg
Climate
In winter, the mean temperature is , and in summer, the highest temperature is between .
Geology The province has a total forest area of 10,086 km2, which represents 18.6% of the province's area.
Economy The main field of economy in the aimag is agriculture, predominantly animal husbandry. According to 2004 data, the aimag was home to 1,948,000 domestic animals: goats, sheep, cattle (incl. yaks and khainags), horses and camels. Camels are almost exclusively herded in the southeastern sums.National statistical office, Livestock count 2004, Khavsralt 44
In 2018, the province contributed to 1.34% of the total national GDP of Mongolia.
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