Töv Province
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| Töv Aimag | |||
| Төв аймаг | |||
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| Capital | Zuunmod | ||
| Area | 74,045 km² (28,589 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 92,800 (2004) | ||
| Density | 1.25 /km² (3 /sq mi) | ||
| Founded | 1931 | ||
| Timezone | UTC+8 | ||
| Area code | +976 (0)127 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 code | MN-047 | ||
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| Website: http://www.tuv.gov.mn | |||
Töv Aimag (Mongolian: Төв аймаг, ᠲᠥᠪ ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ , Central Aimag) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. The national capital Ulan Bator is located roughly at its center, but the city itself is administrated as an independent municipality.
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[edit] Geography
The Aimag includes the western part of the Khentii Mountains, the mountains around the capital, as well as rolling steppe in the south and west. The most interesting body of water is the Tuul River, which crosses Ulan Bator and later joins the Orkhon.
[edit] Population
The Töv aimag is populated primarily by Khalkh Mongols, major minority group of Kazakhs declined at intercensal period of massive out migration to the Kazakhstan, rest of minority groups grew of in migrations.
| Ethnic groups in Töv aimag (self-identification) 1989, 2000 census[1] | ||||
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| Group | Population Census 1989 |
Percentage Census 1989 |
Population Census 2000 |
Percentage Census 2000 |
| Khalkh | 94,773 | 94.6% | 93,604 | 94.2% |
| Kazakh | 2,167 | 2.2% | 1,065 | 1.1% |
| Buriad | 590 | 0.6% | 856 | 0.9% |
| Dörvöd | 727 | 0.7% | 770 | 0.8% |
| Bayad | 317 | 0.3% | 745 | 0.8% |
| Uriankhai | 420 | 0.4% | 524 | 0.5% |
| Tuva | 269 | 0.23% | 500 | 0.5% |
| Zakhchin | 160 | 0.2% | 202 | 0.2% |
| Ööld | 61 | 0.1% | 171 | 0.2% |
| other | 420 | 0.4% | 614 | 0.6% |
| foreigners | 179 | 0.2% | 217 | 0.2% |
| Total population | 100,088 | 100% | 99,266 | 100% |
[edit] Traffic
The central traffic node is the enclave Ulan Bator. The city includes the largest station of the Trans-Mongolian Railway and the Chinggis Khaan International Airport. A small airport with an unpaved runway also exists in the aimag capital Zuunmod.
[edit] Culture
Manzshir Khiid is located near Zuunmod in the Bogd Khan Uul national park. It was founded in 1733 and used to be the home of 20 temples and 300 monks. Most of it was destroyed by the communists, yet the last temple was restored after democratisation and hosts a small museum today.
[edit] National parks
The Gorkhi-Terelj National Park was founded in 1993. It covers a part of the Khentii Mountains. It is most well known for its spectacular rock formations, including a rock that looks like a giant turtle from the right perspective. The landscape has an alpine character, with larch and pine forests, sparkling mountain rivers, and very diverse flora and fauna.
In Khustayn Nuruu National Park, about 120 km south west of Ulan Bator, the original wild horses, Takhi of Mongolia (Przewalski horses) have been released to the wild again in a process first begun in 1993. The project has been quite successful, and has developed into an attraction for both scientists and tourists.
The Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve is a protected area founded in 2003 to conserve globally threatened species and their habitat. The IUCN red-listed species - White-naped Crane, Hooded Crane, Siberian White Crane, Swan goose and Argali-Wild mountain sheep and many other species listed in the National Red book of Mongolia are found here.
Because it is considered sacred, the mountain Bogd Khan Uul south of Ulan Bator has been a protected area since 1778. During socialism, it was formally established as a national park. This stopped the urban sprawl of the capital on its southern side.
[edit] Administrative Subdivision
| Sum | Mongolian | Population 1980 |
Population 1986 |
Population 1992 |
Population 1998 |
Population 2005 |
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| Altanbulag | Алтанбулаг | 2,701 | 2,857 | 3,357 | 3,622 | 3,104 |
| Argalant | Аргалант | 1,530 | 1,941 | 2,689 | 2,505 | 1,892 |
| Arkhust | Архуст | 1,431 | 2,006 | 2,260 | 2,086 | 1,671 |
| Batsümber | Батсүмбэр | 5,390 | 5,810 | 6,505 | 6,786 | 6,358 |
| Bayan | Баян | 2,847 | 3,385 | 2,903 | 2,575 | 2,062 |
| Bayan-Önjüül | Баян-Өнжүүл | 2,759 | 2,621 | 2,918 | 2,817 | 2,538 |
| Bayanchandmani | Баянчандмань | 3,244 | 4,059 | 4,769 | 3,641 | 3,268 |
| Bayandelger | Баяндэлгэр | 2,506 | 2,600 | 2,655 | 2,203 | 1,226 |
| Bayanjargalan | Баянжаргалан | 1,377 | 1,302 | 1,718 | 1,788 | 1,583 |
| Bayankhangai | Баянхангай | 1,357 | 2,062 | 2,270 | 1,693 | 1,498 |
| Bayantsagaan | Баянцагаан | 2,128 | 2,236 | 2,683 | 2,737 | 2,369 |
| Bayantsogt | Баянцогт | 3,505 | 3,575 | 3,987 | 3,406 | 1,890 |
| Bornuur | Борнуур | 3,816 | 4,031 | 5,145 | 4,454 | 4,372 |
| Büren | Бүрэн | 2,714 | 2,718 | 3,452 | 3,624 | 3,303 |
| Delgerkhaan | Дэлгэрхаан | 2,006 | 1,867 | 2,294 | 2,499 | 2,033 |
| Erdene | Эрдэнэ | 4,523 | 4,365 | 4,067 | 3,485 | 3,424 |
| Erdenesant | Эрдэнэсант | 3,472 | 4,735 | 5,757 | 5,855 | 5,011 |
| Jargalant | Жаргалант | 4,218 | 4,941 | 6,038 | 5,975 | 5,798 |
| Lün | Лүн | 2,644 | 2,400 | 3,245 | 3,151 | 2,595 |
| Möngönmorit | Мөнгөнморьт | 2,091 | 2,099 | 2,363 | 2,197 | 1,923 |
| Öndörshireet | Өндөрширээт | 2,111 | 2,112 | 2,471 | 2,525 | 1,927 |
| Sergelen | Сэргэлэн | 2,490 | 2,280 | 2,831 | 2,422 | 1,855 |
| Sümber | Сүмбэр | 1,133 | 1,608 | 2,265 | 2,210 | 1,637 |
| Tseel | Цээл | 2,318 | 2,728 | 3,605 | 3,988 | 2,513 |
| Ugtaal | Угтаал | 3,366 | 4,003 | 5,007 | 4,139 | 2,397 |
| Zaamar | Заамар | 2,354 | 3,030 | 4,002 | 5,645 | 5,721 |
| Zuunmod | Зуунмод | 9,649 | 12,739 | 20,285 | 16,037 | 14,600 |
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