Zavkhan Province

This airticle is aboot the province o Mongolie. For ither uisses, see Zavkhan.

Zavkhan Province Завхан аймаг ᠵᠠᠪᠬᠠᠨᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Province
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Coordinates: 48°0′N 96°15′E
Kintra	Mongolie
Established	1931 (1931)
Caupital	Uliastai
Area
• Total	82455.66 km2 (31,836.31 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	65,481
• Density	0.79/km2 (2.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8
Area code(s)	+976 (0)146
ISO 3166 code	MN-057
Vehicle registration	ЗА_
Website	www.zavkhan.gov.mn

Zavkhan (Mongolie: Завхан) is ane o the 21 aimags (provinces) o Mongolie, locatit in the wast o the kintra. Its caipital is Uliastai. The aimag is namit efter the Zavkhan River.

Population

The Zavkhan aimag population growthe stoppit in 1994, then migration oot o the aimag (approx. 40,000 in 1995-2005) reducit its population tae the end o 1979 level.

Zavkhan aimag population

1956 census	1960 est.	1963 census	1969 census	1975 est.	1979 census	1981 est.	1989 census	1990 est.	1992 est.	1994 est.	1996 est.	1998 est.	2000 census	2002 est.	2005 est.	2008 est.
55,100	61,000	60,000	70,800	76,000	79,800	81,700	88,500	91,960	102,834	103,150	102,341	100,905	87,686	83,516	78,668	76,614

Economy

In 2005, the aimag wis hame tae 2,1 million heid o livestock, amang them 1,03 million sheep, 861,000 gaits, 107,000 cattle an yaks, 101,000 horse, an 6,300 camels.

Transportation

The auld Uliastai Airport haes twa unpavit runweys an is locatit close tae the ceety, but it haes nae regular flichts operatin. Syne 2002, the Donoi Airport (or "New Uliastai Airport") wi ane unpavit runwey is locatit aboot 25 km wast o the ceety an gets servit bi regular flichts frae an tae Ulan Bator.

Admeenistrative Subdiveesion

Sums o Zavkhan

The Sums o Zavkhan Aimag

Sum	Mongolie	Population (2005)
Aldarkhaan	Алдархаан	3,708
Asgat	Асгат	1,125
Bayanhairhan	Баянхайрхан	1,968
Bayantes	Баянтэс	3,024
Dörvöljin	Дөрвөлжин	2,323
Erdenehairhan	Эрдэнэхайрхан	1,771
Ider	Идэр	2,714
Ih-Uul	Их-Уул	6,271
Nömrög	Нөмрөг	1,848
Otgon	Отгон	3,478
Santmargats	Сантмаргац	2,101
Shilüüstei	Шилүүстэй	2,450
Songino	Сонгино	1,921
Telmen	Тэлмэн	2,820
Tes	Тэс	3,230
Tosontsengel	Тосонцэнгэл	9,045
Tsagaanchuluut	Цагаанчулуут	1,496
Tsagaanhairhan	Цагаанхайрхан	1,823
Tsetsen-Uul	Цэцэн-Уул	2,114
Tüdevtei	Түдэвтэй	2,003
Uliastai*	Улиастай	15,742
Urgamal	Ургамал	1,822
Yaruu	Яруу	2,547
Zavhanmandal	Завханмандал	1,324

^* - The aimag caipital