Selenge Province

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Selenge Aimag
Сэлэнгэ аймаг
Province
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Coordinates	49°45′N 106°30′E / 49.75, 106.5
Capital	Sükhbaatar
Area	41,152.6 km² (15,889 sq mi)
Population	90,772 (2007)
Density	2.21 /km² (6 /sq mi)
Founded	1934
Timezone	UTC+8
Area code	+976 (0)136
ISO 3166-2 code	MN-049
Website: http://www.selenge.mn/

Selenge Aimag (Mongolian: Сэлэнгэ аймаг) 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.

[edit] Administrative subdivisions

Sum	Mongolian	Population (2004)[1]	Population (2006)[2]	Area (km²)[1]	Density (/km²)
Altanbulag	Алтанбулаг	3,783	4,255	2100.30	2.03
Baruunbüren	Баруунбүрэн	2,434	2,227	2814.54	0.79
Bayangol	Баянгол	4,264	4,512	1976.28	2.28
Javkhlant	Жавхлант	1,804	1,704	1189.70	1.43
Khüder	Хүдэр	1,838	1,936	2838.65	0.68
Khushaat	Хушаат	2,025	1,654	2010.15	0.82
Mandal	Мандал	22,864	22,975	4843.73	4.74
Orkhon	Орхон	2,106	2,006	1306.27	1.54
Orkhontuul	Орхонтуул	3,398	3,248	2940.83	1.10
Sant	Сант	2,033	2,054	1387.06	1.48
Saikhan	Сайхан	8,282	8,100	1311.87	6.17
Shaamar	Шаамар	3,783	3,944	671.91	5.87
Sükhbaatar*	Сүхбаатар	19,466	19,862	45.35	438.68
Tsagaannuur	Цагааннуур	3,919	4,005	3814.72	1.03
Tüshig	Түшиг	1,608	1,552	2492.82	0.62
Yeröö	Ерөө	5,531	5,630	8203.51	0.69
Züünbüren	Зүүнбүрэн	2,373	2,201	1204.94	1.83

^* - The aimag capital

[edit] References

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