Uvs Province

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Uvs Aimag
Увс аймаг
Province
Coat of arms
Country	Mongolia
Coordinates	49°30′N 92°30′E / 49.5°N 92.5°E / 49.5; 92.5
Capital	Ulaangom
Area	69,585.39 km² (26,867 sq mi)
Population	77,184 (2008)
Density	1.11 /km² (3 /sq mi)
Founded	1931
Timezone	UTC+7
Area code	+976 (0)145
License plate	УВ_ (_ variable)
ISO 3166-2 code	MN-046
Website: http://www.uvsmongolia.mn

Uvs (Mongolian: Увс аймаг) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. It is located in the west of the country, 1336 km away from the national capital Ulan Bator. Its capital is Ulaangom which lies 936m above the Sea level.

The province is named after Mongolia's biggest lake, Uvs Nuur (Увс нуур).

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 History 4 Administrative Subdivision 5 References

[edit] Geography

Parts of the steppe in this province are protected as the World Heritage Site Uvs Nuur Basin. In the north the province borders the Russian Federation for 640km, in the east 340 km of border lies between Uvs and Zavkhan province. In the south and west it borders with Khovd and Bayan-Ölgii provinces for 200km each. The province occupies 4.45% of the national territory, which is equivalent of 69,585 sq. km. 60% of total area of the province belongs to the mountainous climatic zone, and 40% to the Gobi semi-desert.

[edit] Population

Altaic people live in the province throughout history. Now, 60% of population is Dorvod, 15% is Bayad and 15% is Khalkha. Even today there are Tuvans, Khotons and Kazakhs living in this province.

[edit] History

After the revolution in 1921 in Mongolia, on November 21, 1925 the government founded the Chandmani Uulyn Aimag (Чандмань уулын аймаг, Jewel Mountain Province). This province included the whole western part of the country, i.e. today's Uvs, Khovd and Bayan-Ölgii Aimags. In 1931 Chandmani Uulyn Aimag aimag was split up into the Khovd and Dörvöd aimags. Dörvöd aimag (Дөрвөд аймаг) was renamed to Uvs aimag in 1933.

[edit] Administrative Subdivision

The sums of Uvs Aimag

Sum	Mongolian	Population 2003 est.[1]	Population 2005 est.[1]	Population 2007 est.[1]	Population 2008 est.[1][2]	Sum centre population 2007 est.[1]
Baruunturuun	Баруунтуруун	3,241	2,738	3,074	2,810	2,010
Bökhmörön	Бɵхмɵрɵн	2,261	2,217	2,150	2,187	779
Davst	Давст	1,854	1,748	1,820	1,784	537
Khovd	Ховд	2,463	2,440	2,458	2,475	503
Khyargas	Хяргас	2,491	2,614	2,663	2,511	765
Malchin	Малчин	2,938	2,887	2,872	2,502	707
Naranbulag	Наранбулаг	4,881	4,935	4,893	4,658	1,044
Ölgii	Өлгий	2,629	2,649	2,620	2,444	478
Ömnögovi	Өмнɵговь	4,335	4,526	4,503	4,336	1,034
Öndörkhangai	Өндɵрхангай	3,588	3,640	3,768	3,779	930
Sagil	Сагил	2,245	2,245	2,336	2,343	1,015
Tarialan	Тариалан	5,137	5,115	4,499	4,004	1,393
Tes	Тэс	6,014	6,092	6,053	5,623	667
Tsagaankhairhan	Цагаанхайрхан	2,598	2,462	2,499	2,501	624
Türgen	Тγргэн	1,867	1,877	1,933	1,960	603
Ulaangom	Улаангом	26,940	25,339	24,071	24,167	21,406*
Zavkhan	Завхан	2,261	2,052	2,042	1,936	650
Züüngovi	Зγγнговь	2,644	2,599	2,620	2,578	657
Züünkhangai	Зγγнхангай	2,725	2,749	2,599	2,586	618

^* - aimag capital Ulaangom

[edit] References

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