Ömnögovi Province
Ömnögovi Province
Өмнөговь аймаг ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠭᠣᠪᠢᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ | |
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US$ 0.9 billion (2022) | |
• Per capita | MNT 21,692,300 US$ 12,558 (2022) |
Time zone | UTC+8 |
Area code | +976 (0)153 |
ISO 3166 code | MN-053 |
Vehicle registration | ӨМ_ |
Website | www |
Ömnögovi (
aimag (province) of Mongolia, located in the south of the country, in the Gobi Desert. Ömnögovi is Mongolia's largest aimag. The capital is Dalanzadgad
.
The province is rich in mineral deposits, including gold and copper. Agriculture is of minor importance. Vegetables are grown in some oases -for example, in Dal near Dalanzadgad.
As the aimag has various sights to offer, tourism is gaining importance. Ömnögovi includes several well known tourist areas, including the
Singing Sand Dunes
.
Transportation
The Dalanzadgad Airport (ZMDZ/DLZ) has one concrete runway. It is served by regular domestic flights from and to Ulaanbaatar.
Administrative subdivisions
Sum | Mongolian | Population (1994)[2] |
Population (2003)[3] |
Population (2005)[4] |
Population (2009)[5] |
Sum centre population |
Area (km2)[3] |
Density (/km2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bayan-Ovoo | Баян-Овоо | 1,577 | 1,569 | 1,539 | 1,574 | 544 | 10,474 | 0.15 |
Bayandalai | Баяндалай | 2,125 | 2,360 | 2,338 | 2,316 | 651 | 10,751 | 0.22 |
Bulgan | Булган | 2,421 | 2,433 | 2,430 | 2,395 | 929 | 7,498 | 0.32 |
Dalanzadgad | Даланзадгад | 12,391 | 15,308 | 15,954 | 17,946 | 16,856 | 476 | 37.70 |
Gurvan tes | Гурван тэс | 2,983 | 3,376 | 3,524 | 4,034 | 1,842 | 27,967 | 0.14 |
Khanbogd | Ханбогд | 2,161 | 2,451 | 2,659 | 3,154 | 1,361 | 15,151 | 0.21 |
Khan khongor | Хан хонгор | 2,559 | 2,931 | 2,542 | 2,376 | 616 | 9,931 | 0.24 |
Khürmen | Хүрмэн | 1,968 | 1,951 | 1,910 | 1,796 | 495 | 12,393 | 0.14 |
Mandal-Ovoo | Мандал-Овоо | 2,345 | 2,166 | 2,004 | 1,954 | 603 | 6,433 | 0.30 |
Manlai | Манлай | 2,215 | 2,422 | 2,431 | 2,450 | 608 | 12,418 | 0.20 |
Nomgon | Номгон | 2,608 | 3,045 | 3,009 | 2,869 | 787 | 19,468 | 0.15 |
Noyon | Ноён | 1,417 | 1,468 | 1,390 | 1,318 | 401 | 10,550 | 0.12 |
Sevrei | Сэврэй | 2,216 | 2,423 | 2,309 | 2,191 | 709 | 8,095 | 0.27 |
Tsogt-Ovoo | Цогт-Овоо | 1,863 | 1,761 | 1,672 | 1,666 | 619 | 6,526 | 0.26 |
Tsogttsetsii | Цогтцэций | 1,990 | 2,130 | 2,155 | 2,642 | 1,043 | 7,246 | 0.36 |
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Landscape in Ömnögovi Aimag
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A Khulan (Gobiof the Ömnögovi, at sunset.
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Growing vegetables in oasis Dal.
Religion
According to a 2009 survey, 73.5% of the residents of Ömnögovi are Buddhists, 2.9% are Christians, 23.3% do not identify with a formal religion, and 0.3% adhere to other formal religions.[6]
References
- ^ "GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, by region, aimags and the Capital". www.1212.mn. Mongolian Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "ANNEX I Timeline : A Brief History of Mongolia" (PDF). Wayback.archive-it.org. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ a b Statistics office of Ömnögovi Aimag Archived March 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Official site of Ömnögovi Aimag Archived June 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ömnögovi Aimag Statistical Office". Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ a b Data from Oyu Tolgoi Project. Social, Economic and Environmental Subset, Centre for Policy Research, Population Training and Research Centre, 2009. p. 10, Ifcext.ifc.org
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Dalanzadgad.