Uvs Province
Uvs (Mongolie: Увс аймаг) is ane o the 21 aimags (provinces) o Mongolie. It is locatit in the wast o the kintra, 1336 km awa frae the naitional caipital Ulan Bator. Its caipital is Ulaangom which lees 936m abuin sea level.
Uvs Province Увс аймаг ᠤᠪᠰᠤᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ | |
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| Coordinates: 49°30′N 92°30′E / 49.500°N 92.500°ECoordinates: 49°30′N 92°30′E / 49.500°N 92.500°E | |
| Kintra | Mongolie |
| Established | 1931 |
| Caipital | Ulaangom |
| Area | |
| • Total | 69585.39 km2 (26,867.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 81,278 |
| • Density | 1.2/km2 (3.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 |
| Area code(s) | +976 (0)145 |
| ISO 3166 code | MN-046 |
| Vehicle registration | ТӨ_ |
| Website | uvs |
The province is namit efter Mongolie's biggest lake, Uvs Lake.
Geography
eeditPairts o the steppe in this province are protectit as the Warld Heritage Steid Ubsunur Hollow. In the north the province borders Roushie for 640 km, in the east 340 km o border lees atween Uvs an Zavkhan province. In the sooth an wast it borders wi Khovd an Bayan-Ölgii provinces for 200 km each. The province occupees 4.45% o the naitional territory, which is equivalent o 69,585 km2. O the total aurie o the province, 60% belangs tae the muntainous climatic zone, an 40% tae the Gobi semi-desert.
Population
eeditAltaic fowk live in the province throughoot history. Nou, 60% o population is Do'rbet, 15% is Bayid an 15% is Halh. Even theday thare are Tuvans, Khotons an Kazakhs livin in this province.
The province is owerwhelmingly atheist.
History
eeditEfter the revolution in 1921 in Mongolie, on 21 November 1925 the govrenment foondit the Chandmani Uulyn Aimag (Чандмань уулын аймаг, Jewel Muntain Province). This province includit the whole wastren pairt o the kintra, i.e. the day's Uvs, Khovd an Bayan-Ölgii Aimags. In 1931 Chandmani Uulyn Aimag aimag wis split up intae the Khovd an Dörvöd aimags. Dörvöd aimag (Дөрвөд аймаг) wis renamit tae Uvs aimag in 1933.
Admeenistrative subdiveesion
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| Sum | Mongolie | 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 |
| Bo'hmoron | Бөхмөрөн | 2,261 | 2,217 | 2,150 | 2,187 | 779 |
| Davst | Давст | 1,854 | 1,748 | 1,820 | 1,784 | 537 |
| Hovd | Ховд | 2,463 | 2,440 | 2,458 | 2,475 | 503 |
| Hyargas | 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 |
| O'lgii | Өлгий | 2,629 | 2,649 | 2,620 | 2,444 | 478 |
| O'mnogovi | Өмнөговь | 4,335 | 4,526 | 4,503 | 4,336 | 1,034 |
| O'ndorhangai | Өндөрхангай | 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 |
| Tsagaanhairhan | Цагаанхайрхан | 2,598 | 2,462 | 2,499 | 2,501 | 624 |
| Tu'rgen | Түргэн | 1,867 | 1,877 | 1,933 | 1,960 | 603 |
| Ulaangom | Улаангом | 26,940 | 25,339 | 24,071 | 24,167 | 21,406* |
| Zavhan | Завхан | 2,261 | 2,052 | 2,042 | 1,936 | 650 |
| Zu'ungovi | Зүүнговь | 2,644 | 2,599 | 2,620 | 2,578 | 657 |
| Zu'unhangai | Зүүнхангай | 2,725 | 2,749 | 2,599 | 2,586 | 618 |
* - aimag caipital Ulaangom
References
eedit- ↑ a b c d e Uvs Aimag Population Annual Report 2007 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Uvs Aimag Annual Statistical Report 2008[deid airtin]