Selenge Province
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Selenge is one of the 21 aimags
(provinces) of Mongolia
, located in the north of the country. The name is derived from the Selenge river
. The capital is Sükhbaatar
.
* - The aimag capital
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 north of the country. The name is derived from the Selenge river
Selenga
The Selenge is a major river in Mongolia and Buryatia, Russia. Its source rivers are the Ider River and the Delgermörön river. It flows into Lake Baikal and has a length of 616 miles...
. The capital is Sükhbaatar
Sükhbaatar (city)
Sükhbaatar is the capital of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia, on the Orkhon river.City population is 19.224 -History:The city was founded in 1940 and named after the Mongolian revolutionary leader Damdin Sükhbaatar.-Transport:...
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Administrative subdivisions
| 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 (2000) |
Population (2002) |
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Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
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| Altanbulag | 3,489 | 4,003 | 3,783 | 4,255 | 4,545 | 2100.30 | 2.16 | |
| Baruunbüren Baruunbüren, Selenge Baruunbüren is a sum of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia. Amarbayasgalant Monastery is located 48 km NE from the sum center.... |
2,939 | 2,430 | 2,430 | 2,378 | 2,702 | 2814.54 | 0.96 | |
| Bayangol Bayangol, Selenge Bayangol is a sum of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia.... |
5,391 | 5,015 | 4,264 | 4,512 | 5,028 | 1976.28 | 2.54 | |
| Javkhlant Javkhlant, Selenge Javkhlant is a sum of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia.... |
1,767 | 1,921 | 1,838 | 1,704 | 1,827 | 1189.70 | 1.54 | |
| Khüder Khüder, Selenge Khüder is a sum of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia.... |
1,799 | 1,772 | 1,838 | 1,936 | 2,078 | 2838.65 | 0.73 | |
| Khushaat Khushaat, Selenge Khushaat is a sum of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia.... |
1,406 | 1,679 | 1,946 | 1,654 | 1,585 | 2010.15 | 0.79 | |
| Mandal Mandal, Selenge Mandal is a sum of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia. The Züünkharaa city is Mandal sum center. The Kherkh urban-type settlement is 5 km S from Züünkharaa city center, separated with Kharaa Gol river... |
23,964 | 22,645 | 22,864 | 22,975 | 23,646 | 4843.73 | 4.88 | |
| Orkhon Orkhon, Selenge Orkhon is a sum of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia.... |
2,817 | 2,467 | 2,106 | 2,006 | 2,165 | 1306.27 | 1.66 | |
| Orkhontuul Orkhontuul, Selenge Orkhontuul is a sum of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia.Orkontuul is a river valley located between the Orkhon and the Tuul rivers.Orkhontuul has a new and old center.The old center is on the train line and has a local bread bakery.... |
3,760 | 4,016 | 3,398 | 3,248 | 2,952 | 2940.83 | 1.00 | |
| Sant Sant, Selenge Sant is a sum of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia.... |
2,062 | 2,050 | 2,033 | 2,054 | 2,056 | 1387.06 | 1.48 | |
| Saikhan Saikhan, Selenge Saikhan is a sum of the Selenge Province in northern Mongolia. The center of the sum is the Khötöl city. The Nomgon urban-type settlement is 14 km NE from Khötöl.... |
8,737 | 8,795 | 8,282 | 8,100 | 8,285 | 1311.87 | 6.32 | |
| Shaamar Shaamar, Selenge Shaamar is a sum of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia. The Dulaankhaan urban-type settlement is 35 km S from Shaamar sum center.... |
4,809 | 4,157 | 3,783 | 3,944 | 4,158 | 671.91 | 6.19 | |
| Sükhbaatar Sükhbaatar (city) Sükhbaatar is the capital of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia, on the Orkhon river.City population is 19.224 -History:The city was founded in 1940 and named after the Mongolian revolutionary leader Damdin Sükhbaatar.-Transport:... * |
22,374 | 21,076 | 20,025 | 19,916 | 19,626 | 45.35 | 432.77 | |
| Tsagaannuur Tsagaannuur, Selenge Tsagaannuur is a sum of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia.... |
4,153 | 4,221 | 3,919 | 4,005 | 4,257 | 3814.72 | 1.12 | |
| Tüshig Tüshig, Selenge Tüshig is a sum of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia.... |
1,899 | 1,725 | 1,608 | 1,552 | 1,420 | 2492.82 | 0.57 | |
| Yeröö Yeröö, Selenge Yeröö is a sum of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia. Bugant urban-type settlement is 66 km SE from Yeröö sum center.... |
6,077 | 5,677 | 5,531 | 5,630 | 5,792 | 8203.51 | 0.71 | |
| Züünbüren Züünbüren, Selenge Züünbüren is a sum of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia.... |
2,507 | 2,226 | 2,373 | 2,201 | 2,468 | 1204.94 | 2.05 | |
* - The aimag capital