Hentiy Province
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Khentii is one of the 21 aimags
(provinces) of Mongolia
, located in the east of the country. Its capital is Öndörkhaan. The aimag is named after the Khentii Mountains
. It is best known as the birthplace and likely final resting place of Temüjin (otherwise known as Genghis Khan
.)
in the north. The neighbouring aimags are Darkhan-Uul in the northwest, Töv
in the west, Govisümber
in the southwest, Dornogovi
in the south, Sükhbaatar in the southeast, and Dornod
in the east. The border to Töv is divided by the city of Baganuur
, an administrative exclave of Ulaanbaatar
.
The northwest of the aimag is covered by the eastern part of the Khentii Mountains
, towards the southeast the landscape changes into the eastern Mongolian steppe plains. The mountain Burkhan Khaldun in the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area
is considered sacred, and assumed to be the birthplace of Genghis Khan
.
South of Burkhan Khaldun the Kherlen River
originates, which crosses the south of the aimag in eastern direction after a detour through Töv. A little further east is the spring of the Onon River
. The Balj-Onon National Park is located in the northeast of the aimag.
Aimags of Mongolia
Mongolia is divided into 21 aimags . Each aimag is subdivided into several sums. The name aimag is derived from the Mongolian and Turkic languages word for "tribe". The modern aimags were established since 1921...
(provinces) of Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
, located in the east of the country. Its capital is Öndörkhaan. The aimag is named after the Khentii Mountains
Khentii Mountains
The Khentii Mountains are a mountain range in the Töv and Khentii Provinces in northern Mongolia. The chain overlaps the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area and includes Mongolia's sacred mountain, Burkhan Khaldun, which is associated with the origin of Genghis Khan.The range forms the watershed...
. It is best known as the birthplace and likely final resting place of Temüjin (otherwise known as Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan , born Temujin and occasionally known by his temple name Taizu , was the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death....
.)
Geography
The aimag borders with RussiaRussia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
in the north. The neighbouring aimags are Darkhan-Uul in the northwest, Töv
Töv Province
Töv is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia. The national capital Ulaanbaatar is located roughly at its center, but the city itself is administrated as an independent municipality.- Geography :...
in the west, Govisümber
Govisümber Province
Govisümber is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia. It is located in the center of the country. Its capital is Choir.- Administrative Subdivision :* - The aimag capital Choir- References :...
in the southwest, Dornogovi
Dornogovi Province
Dornogovi is one of the 21 Aimags of Mongolia. It is located in the southeast of the country.-Administrative Subdivision:* - tosgon .** - The aimag capital Sainshand-References:...
in the south, Sükhbaatar in the southeast, and Dornod
Dornod Province
Dornod is the easternmost of the 21 aimags of Mongolia. Its capital is Choibalsan.- Population :Halh are the ethnic majority of the Dornod aimag, but Buryat ethnic group is 22.8% of population total concentrated in the north-eastern sums of Dashbalbar, Tsagaan-Ovoo, Bayan-Uul, Bayandun and...
in the east. The border to Töv is divided by the city of Baganuur
Baganuur
Baganuur is one of nine düüregs of the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar. It is subdivided into four khoroos .Baganuur is actually a separate city, located as an exclave of 620 km² at the border between the Töv and Khentii aimags. It was created as a Soviet military base.Later Soviet Union...
, an administrative exclave of Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar
Ulan Bator or Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. An independent municipality, the city is not part of any province, and its population as of 2008 is over one million....
.
The northwest of the aimag is covered by the eastern part of the Khentii Mountains
Khentii Mountains
The Khentii Mountains are a mountain range in the Töv and Khentii Provinces in northern Mongolia. The chain overlaps the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area and includes Mongolia's sacred mountain, Burkhan Khaldun, which is associated with the origin of Genghis Khan.The range forms the watershed...
, towards the southeast the landscape changes into the eastern Mongolian steppe plains. The mountain Burkhan Khaldun in the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area
Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area
The Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area is a government administered Strictly Protected Area in the Khentii aimag in Eastern Mongolia. Strictly Protected Areas are regions of land designated by the Mongolian government as wildlife preservation areas. Herding and tourism are tightly controlled,...
is considered sacred, and assumed to be the birthplace of Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan , born Temujin and occasionally known by his temple name Taizu , was the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death....
.
South of Burkhan Khaldun the Kherlen River
Kherlen River
Kherlen River is a river of 1,254 km length in Mongolia and China.-Course:The river has its origin in the south slopes of the Khentii mountains, near the Burkhan Khaldun mountain in the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area, about 180 km northeast of Ulaanbaatar...
originates, which crosses the south of the aimag in eastern direction after a detour through Töv. A little further east is the spring of the Onon River
Onon River
The Onon is a river in Mongolia and Russia of length 818 km and watershed 94,010 km². It originates at the eastern slope of the Khentii Mountains. For 298 km it flows within Mongolia...
. The Balj-Onon National Park is located in the northeast of the aimag.
Population
| Ethnic group | Mongolian name | 1979 | % | 1989 | % | 2000 | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khalkha Khalkha Khalkha is the largest subgroup of Mongol people in Mongolia since 15th century. The Khalkha together with Tsahar, Ordos and Tumed, were directly ruled by the Altan Urag Khans until the 20th century; unlike the Oirat people who were ruled by the Dzungar nobles or the Khorchins who were ruled by... |
Халх | 42,883 | 81.21 | 57,391 | 77.76 | 61,363 | 86.49 |
| Buriad Buryats The Buryats or Buriyads , numbering approximately 436,000, are the largest ethnic minority group in Siberia and are mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic, a federal subject of Russia... |
Буриад | 6,550 | 12.40 | 7,044 | 9.54 | 6,223 | 8.77 |
| Uriankhai Uriankhai "Uriankhai" , also known as Urianhai or Uryangkhai, is a term applied to several neighboring ethnic groups... |
Урианхай | 595 | 1.13 | 1,004 | 1.36 | 951 | 1.34 |
| Kazakh Kazakhs The Kazakhs are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia .... |
Казак (Хасаг) | 1,290 | 2.44 | 3,655 | 4.95 | 629 | 0.89 |
| Dariganga Dariganga The Dariganga are an eastern Mongol subgroup who mainly live in Dari Ovoo and Ganga Lake, Sukhbaatar Province.It is believed that the Dariganga were resettled by the Qing Dynasty from Chahar, Khalkha and Ööled to herd horses of the Emperor in the late 1690s.From 1912 on, a Ministry of Internal... |
Дарьганга | 177 | 0.34 | 353 | 0.48 | 361 | 0.51 |
| Dörvöd | Дөрвөд | 154 | 0.29 | 208 | 0.28 | 186 | 0.26 |
| Bayad Bayad The bayad بياض, Bagrus bajad, is a species of catfish in the family Bagridae.-Distribution:The natural habitat of the bayad are lakes and rivers in Africa. These lakes include Lake Chad, Lake Mobutu, and Lake Turkana. Rivers include the Nile, the Niger, and the Senegal.-Description:The bayad is... |
Баяд | 56 | 0.11 | 185 | 0.25 | 120 | 0.17 |
| Darkhad Darkhad The Darkhad is a subgroup of Mongol people living mainly in northern Mongolia. They living mainly in the Bayanzürkh, Ulaan-Uul, Renchinlkhümbe, and Tsagaannuur sums of Khövsgöl Province. The Darkhad valley is named after them... |
Дархад | 18 | 0.03 | 24 | 0.03 | 32 | 0.05 |
| Torguud | Торгууд | 37 | 0.07 | 19 | 0.03 | 16 | 0.02 |
| Üzemchin Üzemchin The Üzemchin are a subgroup of Mongols in eastern Mongolia and Inner Mongolia. They settle mainly in Sergelen, Bayantu'men, Choibalsan city of the Dornod Province and in Xilin Gol League of the Inner Mongolia... |
Үзэмчин | 18 | 0.03 | 8 | 0.01 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Other Mongolian citizens | 209 | 0.40 | 161 | 0.22 | 482 | 0.68 | |
| Foreigners | 816 | 1.55 | 3,752 | 5.08 | 580 | 0.82 | |
| Total | 52,803 | 100.00 | 73,804 | 100.00 | 70,946 | 100.00 |
Administrative Subdivision
| City | Mongolian Mongolian language The Mongolian language is the official language of Mongolia and the best-known member of the Mongolic language family. The number of speakers across all its dialects may be 5.2 million, including the vast majority of the residents of Mongolia and many of the Mongolian residents of the Inner... |
Sum | Population (1994) | Population (2001) | Population (2006) | Population (2007) | Population (2008) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkh Berkh, Khentii Berkh is a town in the Batnorov sum of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia.- Economy :The fluorspar mine is in the town.There are 42,000 heads of livestock in Berh, but they don’t have enough pasture land.- References :... |
Batnorov Batnorov, Khentii Batnorov is a sum of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia. Berkh town is 35 km SW from Batnorov sum center.... |
4,517 | 3,871 | 3,890 | 3,673 | 3,541 | |
| Bor-Öndör | Darkhan Darkhan, Khentii Darkhan is a sum of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia. Bor-Öndör city is 43 km S from the sum center.... |
2,695 | 6,406 | 8,510 | 8,932 | 8,902 | |
| Öndörkhaan (capital) | Kherlen Kherlen, Khentii Kherlen is a sum of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia.This sum includes the city Öndörkhaan, which serves both as the Khentii aimag capital and the Kherlen sum center. Large portions of mountainous and plane pasture lands and forests also are included in Kherlen sum. Ölziit former sum... |
14,409 | ~12,000 | ~14,800 | ~15,000 | ~15,000 | |
| Sum | Mongolian Mongolian language The Mongolian language is the official language of Mongolia and the best-known member of the Mongolic language family. The number of speakers across all its dialects may be 5.2 million, including the vast majority of the residents of Mongolia and many of the Mongolian residents of the Inner... |
Population (1994) | Population (2001) | Population (2005) | Population (2008) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batnorov Batnorov, Khentii Batnorov is a sum of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia. Berkh town is 35 km SW from Batnorov sum center.... |
3,169 | 2,986 | 6739* | 2,833 | 4,968 | 0.57 | |
| Batshireet Batshireet, Khentii Batshireet is a sum of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia.... |
2,591 | 2,196 | 2,009 | 2,092 | 7,018 | 0.30 | |
| Bayan-Adarga Bayan-Adarga, Khentii Bayan-Adarga is a sum of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia.... |
2,493 | 2,333 | 2,413 | 2,429 | 3,021 | 0.80 | |
| Bayankhutag Bayankhutag, Khentii Bayankhutag is a sum of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia.... |
2,130 | 2,280 | 2,090 | 1,949 | 6,029 | 0.32 | |
| Bayanmönkh Bayanmönkh, Khentii Bayanmönkh is a sum of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia.... |
1,646 | 1,790 | 1,693 | 1,532 | 2,540 | 0.60 | |
| Bayan-Ovoo Bayan-Ovoo, Khentii Bayan-Ovoo is a sum of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia.... |
1,917 | 1,697 | 1,701 | 1,765 | 3,381 | 0.52 | |
| Binder Binder, Khentii Binder is a sum of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia.... |
4,184 | 3,615 | 3,537 | 3,784 | 5,386 | 0.70 | |
| Dadal Dadal, Khentii Dadal is a sum of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia.... |
2,826 | 2,387 | 2,534 | 2,667 | 4,727 | 0.56 | |
| Darkhan Darkhan, Khentii Darkhan is a sum of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia. Bor-Öndör city is 43 km S from the sum center.... |
1,949 | 1,904 | 9,462** | 1,899 | 4,455 | 0.43 | |
| Delgerkhaan Delgerkhaan, Khentii Delgerkhaan is a sum of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia. Avraga Toson resort is 4 km W from Delgerkhaan sum center. Kherlenbayan-Ulaan settlement is 38 km W from Delgerkhaan sum center.... |
3,029 | 2,902 | 2,339 | 2,353 | 3,986 | 0.59 | |
| Galshar Galshar, Khentii Galshar is a sum of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia. Sum center former location was 46 33 49 N 110 46 04 E.... |
2,575 | 2,906 | 2,468 | 2,074 | 6,676 | 0.31 | |
| Jargaltkhaan Jargaltkhaan, Khentii Jargaltkhaan is a sum of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia.-Notable people:*Byambasuren Sharav -composer and pianist... |
1,863 | 2,073 | 1,848 | 1,926 | 2,752 | 0.70 | |
| Kherlen Kherlen, Khentii Kherlen is a sum of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia.This sum includes the city Öndörkhaan, which serves both as the Khentii aimag capital and the Kherlen sum center. Large portions of mountainous and plane pasture lands and forests also are included in Kherlen sum. Ölziit former sum... *** |
20,172 | 16,578 | 16,783 | 17,154 | 3,788 | 4.53 | |
| Mörön Mörön, Khentii Mörön is a sum of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia. The Chandgana Tal coal mine is 25 km E fromMörön sum center.... |
2,444 | 2,264 | 2,026 | 1,934 | 2,196 | 0.88 | |
| Norovlin Norovlin, Khentii Norovlin is a sum of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia. Bürenkhaan settlement is 40 km NW from Norovlin sum center.... |
2,713 | 2,777 | 2,255 | 2,341 | 5,334 | 0.44 | |
| Ömnödelger Ömnödelger, Khentii Ömnödelger is a sum of Khentii Province in northeastern Mongolia. Sum center former location is 47 53 N 109 55 E. Gurvanbayan settlement is 52 km NE from sum center actual location.... |
3,895 | 5,739 | 5,208 | 5,148 | 10,877 | 0.47 | |
| Tsenkhermandal Tsenkhermandal, Khentii Tsenkhermandal is a sum of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia.... |
2,361 | 1,791 | 1,661 | 1,447 | 3,177 | 0.46 | |
- * - including BerkhBerkh, KhentiiBerkh is a town in the Batnorov sum of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia.- Economy :The fluorspar mine is in the town.There are 42,000 heads of livestock in Berh, but they don’t have enough pasture land.- References :...
. - ** - including Bor-Öndör.
- *** - including The aimag capital Öndörkhaan.