Arkhangai Province

This article is about a province of Mongolia. For other uses, see Khangai (disambiguation).

Arkhangai Province (Mongolian: Архангай аймаг) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. It is located slightly west of the country's center, on the northern slopes of the Khangai Mountains. It is composed of 19 districts.

Arkhangai Province Архангай аймаг (Mongolian) ᠠᠷᠤᠬᠠᠩᠭ᠋ᠠᠢᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Province
Arkhangai in 2013
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 47°23′N 101°30′E
Country	Mongolia
Established	1931
Capital	Tsetserleg
Area
• Total	55,313.82 km2 (21,356.79 sq mi)
Elevation (average)[1]	2,414 m (7,920 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	95,253[2]
GDP [3]
• Total	MNT 864 billion US$ 0.3 billion (2022)
• Per capita	MNT 9,042,820 US$ 2,895 (2022)
Time zone	UTC+8
Area code	+976 133
ISO 3166 code	MN-073
Vehicle registration	АР_
Website	arkhangai.gov.mn

History

The province was founded in 1931.^[4]

Administrative subdivisions

Sums of Arkhangai

Arkhangai province has 19 sums and 101 bags.^[5] 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)[6]	Population (2008)[7]	Population (2009)[6]	Area km2	Density /km2	Sum centre population
Battsengel	Батцэнгэл	3,818	3,855	3,846	3,500	1.10	1,096
Bulgan	Булган	2,285	2,361	2,434	3,100	0.79	961
Chuluut	Чулуут	3,943	3,749	3,744	3,900	0.96	935
Erdenebulgan*	Эрдэнэбулган	17,790	18,022	17,770	536	33.15	17,770
Erdenemandal	Эрдэнэмандал	6,099	5,843	5,933	3,400	1.74	1,091
Ikh-Tamir	Их тамир	5,714	5,154	5,247	4,800	1.09	1,050
Jargalant	Жаргалант	4,089	4,114	4,111	3,832	1.07	1,035
Khairkhan	Хайрхан	3,756	3,558	3,656	2,500	1.46	739
Khangai	Хангай	3,054	2,805	2,926	4,400	0.66	795
Khashaat	Хашаат	3,594	3,305	3,344	2,600	1.29	802
Khotont	Хотонт	4,763	4,809	4,440	2,200	2.02	774
Ögii nuur	Өгий нуур	3,015	3,041	3,086	n.a	n.a.	622
Ölziit	Өлзийт	3,154	3,037	3,102	1,700	1.82	829
Öndör-Ulaan	Өндөр-Улаан	5,873	5,729	5,798	4,000	1.45	1,097
Tariat	Тариат	5,082	5,022	5,086	3,800	1.34	644
Tüvshrüülekh	Түвшрүүлэх	3,489	3,410	3,438	1,200	2.86	1,869
Tsakhir	Цахир	2,058	2,126	2,143	3,398	0.63	438
Tsenkher	Цэнхэр	5,480	5,387	5,414	3,200	1.69	997
Tsetserleg	Цэцэрлэг	2,058	3,955	3,813	2,500	1.53	848

^* - The aimag capital Tsetserleg

Climate

Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake, Mongolia

In winter mean temperature is −30 to −38 °C (−22 to −36 °F) and in summer the highest temperature is between 25 and 36 °C (77 and 97 °F).

Geology

The province as a total forest area of 10,086 km² which represents 18.6% of the province's area.^[8]

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.^[9]

In 2018, the province contributed to 1.34% of the total national GDP of Mongolia.^[10]