The Symbol of Khuvsgul Aimag (Province)
The Map of Khuvsgul Aimag
The General Data Information of Khuvsgul Aimag
Content
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Data
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Description |
Founded year
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1931 |
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Name of the Aimag's center
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Murun
|
with a Sum status |
| Coordinates |
49°38'N 100°10'E |
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Number of the Sums (the territorial administrative units)
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24 |
including Murun (Aimag's center)
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Total population
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117,702 |
by December 2012
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Territory
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100,600 km²
|
-
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- pasture land
|
-
|
- |
- meadow
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- |
-
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- forest
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3,383,996.0 |
by December 2010, hectare
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- agricultural land
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15,725.3
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by December 2012, hectare
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| Total number of livestock head |
3,601.7 thous. |
by December 2012 |
- camel
|
2.1 thous. |
by December 2012 |
- horse
|
161.2 thous. |
by December 2012 |
- cattle
|
322.1 thous. |
by December 2012 |
- sheep
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1,673.1 thous. |
by December 2012 |
- goat
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1,443.2 thous. |
by December 2012 |
Time zone
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GMT +8
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Add 8 hours to Greenwich Mean Time
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Area code
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+976-7038-xxxx
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976 - country code
7038 - aimag code
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Vehicle registration code
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ХӨА 00-00 (sample)
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"ХӨА" - stands for Khuvsgul |
Distance
Distance from Ulaanbaatar to the Center of Aimag (Murun), km
|
| Ulaanbaatar - Murun |
779 |
Distance from center of Aimag to the center of Sum, km
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Alag-Erdene
|
63
|
Tumurbulag
|
75
|
| Arbulag |
71 |
Tunel |
46 |
Bayanzurkh
|
127
|
Ulaan-Uul
|
164
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Burentogtokh
|
51
|
Khankh
|
280
|
Galt
|
167
|
Tsagaannuur
|
252
|
| Jargalant |
177 |
Tsagaan-Uul
|
131
|
| Ikh-Uul |
112 |
Tsagaan-Uur |
173
|
| Khatgal |
101 |
Tsetserleg
|
209 |
| Rashaant |
154 |
Chandmani-Undur
|
137 |
| Renchinlkhumbe |
243 |
Shine-Ider |
123 |
| Tarialan |
160 |
Erdenebulgan |
133 |
| Tosontsengel |
64 |
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Geography
Khuvsgul aimag is bordered with Russia to the north, Zavkhan aimag to the west, Bulgan aimag to the east and Arkhangai aimag to the south. It is located in Khangai Mountain Region. The main mountains are Khuvsgul Tagna and Sayan Mountains which are belong to the Khangai mountain range. Highest point of Delgerkhaan Mountain is at 3,491m above the sea level and the aimag has average elevation of 1,650-2,050m above the sea level.
This aimag is considered to be one of the most beautiful places of Mongolia with its snow capped majestic mountain ranges, deep blue lakes, thick forests, vast river valleys. Dayan Deerkh limestone and marble sediment cave in Tsagaan-Uur sum which is one of the natural attractions of Khuvsgul aimag. Sometimes Khuvsgul aimag is called Mongolian Switzerland due to its natural beauty, wilderness and historical sites. The aimag's 24 sums are divided into three regions, High Mountain, Low Mountain and Forrest-Steppe.
Meteorology
During the winter time, average air temperature is around -24°C to -32°C, but it can drop down to -42°C to -50°C. During the summer time, average air temperature is around +15°C to +30°C and can get as high as +38°C. It receives an average of 300 to 400mm of precipitation annuly due to the snowing in high mountains region.
Soil
Khuvsgul aimag is rich with mineral resources. Deposits containing many thousands of tons of phosphate, coal, graphite, gold, iron ore, lime stone, mineral colors, marble, and granite have been explored in this region.
Rivers and Lakes
The aimag has around 400 rivers and streams, including Ider, Tes, Bugdgeen rivers that are takes source from Khangai mountain range and Delger, Beltes, Sharga, Shishged, Eg, Uur, Uilgan rivers that are takes source from Eastern and Western shore mountains of
Khuvsgul Lake. It also has around 300 big and small lakes. One of the most beautiful lakes is Khuvsgul Lake with its prestine fresh water, the second-most voluminous freshwater lake in Mongolia, the 10th most voluminous in Asia and the second deepest in Central Asia. It gets drained by Eg and Selenge Rivers which are ultimately feed into Lake Baikal making 60 percent of its water. The aimag is famous for its medicinal healing springs, such as Bulnai and Salbar Hot Springs, Torts, Dulaan Buleen, Naranbumbat, Khonogtsol, Buustug and Gantigt cold springs. Many medical spring spas operate in this region.
Flora
The 35.4% or 35.5 thou.m² areas are covered with forest. The 90% of the forest consists of larch with remaining 10% of pine, asp, cedar etc. Almost 80 species of plants that have medicinal properties like saussurea involucrata grow in Khuvsgul aimag. The aimag is rich with various species of edible plants such as blueberries, blackberries, red berries, huckleberries, and strawberries, different kinds of mushrooms, wild onions and nuts. Among these abis sibirica, juniper sabina, peony anomala, tragus and milk vetch are listed in Mongolia Red Book and attract scientist’s interests. Khuvsgul has many million m² of forest reserve.
Fauna
There are 35 different species of 31 different genuses, 13 different families and 5 different orders of mammals inhabit in Khuvsgul aimag. For example, furbearers like fox, wolf, moose, bear, steppe fox, musk deer, boar, deer, antelope, sable and marmot. Also, two different species of amphibians, 4 different species of reptiles, 400 different species of insects in this region. 10 different species of fish are found in various rivers and lakes of Khuvsgul aimag. For example gray taimen which is the biggest fish in Mongolia and sturgeon. Also world widely rare, unique white fish inhabits the Darkhad depression and Shishged rivers. About 2,000 different species of birds in this region, including vulture, lammergeyer, snowcock, hawk and endangered species of birds like stork, whooper swan, wild goose, duck, osprey, oceanic white tailed eagle, Asian godwit, great black headed gull that are included in the Mongolian and the World Red Books.
Other information
Khuvsgul aimag's population consists of Khalkh and other ethnic groups. The Khalkh people make up 76.9% of the population, Darkhad 13.7%, Khotgoid 5.2% and the remaining are consists of Buriads, Durvuds, Uriankhais, Tsaatans and Uulds.
Over 40 veterans, 70 Government award winners, 100 scientists and many more famous bestowal personas were born and still living in Khuvsgul aimag. Government awarded the Khuvsgul aimag with the state’s highest award the Order of the Red Banner in 1986 for its people’s hard work. Khuvsgul people were among the first who joined 1990 democratic revolution and fought for it at the Davaadorj's Square.
Danish explorer Henning Haslund-Christensen lived and worked in nowadays Erdenebulgan sum of Khuvsgul aimag around 1920s. Some of the local people believes that Mongolians’ maternal line ancestor Alan-Gua was born in somewhere around nowadays Chandmani-Undur sum of the aimag. Khuvsgul is considered to be the most populated and also has the most number of livestock.
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