Dornod Province

Dornod Province Дорнод аймаг ᠳᠣᠷᠤᠨᠠᠳᠤᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Province
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Coordinates: 48°04′N 114°30′E
Kintra	Mongolie
Established	1941 (1941)
Caipital	Choibalsan
Area
• Total	123597.43 km2 (47,721.23 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	69,552
• Density	0.56/km2 (1.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8
Area code(s)	+976 (0)158
ISO 3166 code	MN-061
Vehicle registration	ДО_
Website	dornod.gov.mn

Stupa o the Kidan epoch, 10t century

Sums o Dornod

Dornod (Mongolie: Дорнод, literally "the East") is the eastemaist o the 21 aimags (provinces) o Mongolie. Its caipital is Choibalsan.

Population

Halh are the ethnic majority o the Dornod aimag, but Buryat ethnic group is 22.8% o population total (17,196 in 2000, census) concentratit in the northeastren sums o Dashbalbar, Tsagaan-Ovoo, Bayan-Uul, Bayandun an aimag caipital Choibalsan. There are several sma ethnic groups: Barga (populates Gurvanzagal an Hölönbuir sums), Uzemchin (are present in Sergelen, Bayantümen, Bulgan, Chuluunhoroot sums an Choibalsan), Hamnigan ethnic group (Bayan-Uul an Tsagaan-Ovoo sums).

History

The aimag wis creatit durin the admeenistrative reorganisation o 1941 wi the name o Choibalsan, efter the communist leader Khorloogiin Choibalsan. The caipital, which previously haed been cried Bayan Tümen, receivit the name Choibalsan an aw. In 1963, the aimag wis gien the current name Dornod.

Transportation

The Choibalsan Airport (COQ/ZMCD) haes ane pavit runway, an is servit bi regular flichts tae Ulan Bator.

Admeenistrative subdiveesion

The sums o Dornod Aimag

Sum	Mongolie	Aurie (km²)	Population (2005)	Population (2009)	Density (/km²)	Sum centre population
Bayandun	Баяндун	6,237	2,906	2,936	0.47	1,231
Bayantümen	Баянтүмэн	8,321	1,945	2,006	0.24	840
Bayan-Uul	Баян-Уул	5,623	4,737	4,451	0.79	2,553
Bulgan	Булган	7,111	1,860	1,775	0.25	815
Choibalsan (sum)	Чойбалсан	10,152	2,844	2,691	0.27	1,305
Chuluunhoroot (Ereentsav)	Чулуунхороот (Эрээнцав)	6,539	1,518	1,609	0.25	696
Dashbalbar	Дашбалбар	8,713	3,347	3,246	0.37	1,461
Gurvanzagal	Гурванзагал	5,252	1,386	1,338	0.25	441
Halhgol	Халхгол	28,093	2,863	3,203	0.11	1,756
Herlen (Sümber) *	Хэрлэн (Сүмбэр)	281	40,667	40,439	143.91	40,439
Hölönbuir	Хөлөнбуйр	3,773	1,847	1,776	0.47	804
Matad	Матад	22,831	2,274	2,526	0.11	834
Sergelen	Сэргэлэн	4,169	2,194	2,198	0.53	577
Tsagaan-Ovoo	Цагаан-Овоо	6,502	3,393	3,696	0.57	1,488

^* - aimag capital Choibalsan(Чойбалсан)