General info

Entity:
Mongolia
Capital:
Ulaanbaatar
Population (2009-07-01):
3,041,142 (CIA)
Area:
1,564,116 sq.km.
Country code:
mn
Region:
Eastern Asia

Mongolia

Administrative units

aimagcapitalarea (sq.km.)population
1989-01-05
census
population
2000-01-05
census
source: National Statistical Office, Mongolia.
note: Mongolian is written in Cyrillic; transcribing it to Latin creates some difficulties as there is no fixed one to one relation between Cyrillic and Latin characters. For instance the Cyrillic "говь" can be transcribed "gobi" or "govi". I try to use, as much as possible, the version used bu the Mongolian statistics agency.
note: Government site can be found here.
note: Area of Tsagaannuur included in Nogoonnuur. Khatgal area included in Alag-Erdene.
Arkhangai AimagTsetserleg55,31484,50098,074
Bayan-olgii AimagOlgii45,70590,90091,602
Bayankhongor AimagBayankhongor115,97574,60085,614
Bulgan AimagBulgan48,70051,90062,897
Darkhan-uul HotDarkhan3,27585,70085,042
Dornod AimagChoibalsan123,59781,10076,544
Dornogovi AimagSainshand109,40057,10051,076
Dundgovi AimagMandalgovi74,69049,30051,815
Govi-altai AimagAltai141,44762,80064,141
Govisumber AimagChoir5,540 12,449
Khentii AimagUndurkhaan80,31173,80072,212
Khovd AimagKhovd75,90176,60086,745
Khovsgol AimagMoron104,820101,800120,127
Omnogovi AimagDalanzadgad165,37742,40045,781
Orkhon AimagErdenet84056,10074,255
Ovorkhangai AimagArvaikheer62,90096,500111,948
Selenge AimagSukhbaatar41,15387,000100,743
Sukhbaatar AimagBaruun-Urt82,30050,80056,639
Tov AimagZuunmod74,000100,10098,703
Ulaanbaatar HotUlaanbaatar4,704548,400772,969
Uvs AimagUlaangom69,60084,00090,156
Zavkhan AimagUliastai82,50088,50090,782
total 1,564,1002,044,0002,400,314

Main cities

namepopulation
1999-12-01
estimate
population
2000-01-05
census
Ulaanbaatar691,000760,077
Erdenet65,70068,310
Darkhan72,60065,791
Choibalsan38,50041,714
Ulaangom25,80026,319
Khovd27,90026,023
Uliastai23,90024,276
Bayankhongor19,50022,066
Arvaikheer20,90019,058
Tsetserleg17,80018,519
Altai19,00018,023
Bulgan14,60016,239
Dzuunmod15,10016,227
Baruun-Urt14,70015,133
Mandalgovi13,50014,183
Dalanzadgad12,80014,183
Choir8,9008,983
Murun25,600..
Ulgii23,700..
Sukhbaatar22,900..
Sainshand17,900..
Undurkhaan16,100..
source: National Statistical Office, Mongolia.