Ömnögovi Province

{{Short description|Province (aimag) of Mongolia}}

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| name = Ömnögovi Province

| native_name = Өмнөговь аймаг
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| settlement_type = Province

| image_skyline =OmnogoviLandscape.jpg

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| image_caption =Landscape in Ömnögovi Province

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Mongolia

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1931

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| seat_type =Capital

| seat = Dalanzadgad

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| unit_pref = Metric

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| area_total_km2 = 165380.47

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| population_total = 76,153

| population_as_of = 2023

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| demographics_type2 = GDP

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| demographics2_title1 = Total

| demographics2_info1 = MNT 3,429 billion
US$ 1.0 billion (2023)

| demographics2_title2 = Per capita

| demographics2_info2 = MNT 45,028,216
US$ 13,202 (2023)

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| area_code = +976 (0)153

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| iso_code = MN-053

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Ömnögovi ({{langx|mn|Өмнөговь}} Ömnögovǐ, South Gobi) is an 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 Flaming Cliffs, Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park and Khongoryn Els - 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

class="wikitable"
+ The Sums of Ömnögovi Aimag
Sum

! Mongolian

! Population
(1994){{cite web|url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20070705123128/http://www.reliefweb.int/library/documents/oxfamannex1-4.pdf|format=PDF|title=ANNEX I Timeline : A Brief History of Mongolia|website=Wayback.archive-it.org|access-date=5 March 2022}}

! Population
(2003)[http://202.131.5.91/webs/aimags/11/ Statistics office of Ömnögovi Aimag] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070326042800/http://202.131.5.91/webs/aimags/11/ |date=March 26, 2007 }}

! Population
(2005)[http://www.pmis.gov.mn/umnugobi/ Official site of Ömnögovi Aimag] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613084255/http://www.pmis.gov.mn/umnugobi/ |date=June 13, 2007 }}

! Population
(2009){{Cite web|url=http://www.statis.mn/portal/content_files/comppmedia/cimg0x1529.jpg|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421043534/http://www.statis.mn/portal/content_files/comppmedia/cimg0x1529.jpg|url-status=dead|title=Ömnögovi Aimag Statistical Office|archive-date=21 April 2012|access-date=5 March 2022}}

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Bayan-Ovoo{{lang|mn|Баян-Овоо }}1,5771,5691,5391,57454410,4740.15
Bayandalai{{lang|mn|Баяндалай }}2,1252,3602,3382,31665110,7510.22
Bulgan{{lang|mn|Булган }}2,4212,4332,4302,3959297,4980.32
Dalanzadgad{{lang|mn|Даланзадгад }}12,39115,30815,95417,94616,85647637.70
Gurvan tes{{lang|mn|Гурван тэс }}2,9833,3763,5244,0341,84227,9670.14
Khanbogd{{lang|mn|Ханбогд }}2,1612,4512,6593,1541,36115,1510.21
Khan khongor{{lang|mn|Хан хонгор }}2,5592,9312,5422,3766169,9310.24
Khürmen{{lang|mn|Хүрмэн }}1,9681,9511,9101,79649512,3930.14
Mandal-Ovoo{{lang|mn|Мандал-Овоо }}2,3452,1662,0041,9546036,4330.30
Manlai{{lang|mn|Манлай }}2,2152,4222,4312,45060812,4180.20
Nomgon{{lang|mn|Номгон }}2,6083,0453,0092,86978719,4680.15
Noyon{{lang|mn|Ноён }}1,4171,4681,3901,31840110,5500.12
Sevrei{{lang|mn|Сэврэй }}2,2162,4232,3092,1917098,0950.27
Tsogt-Ovoo{{lang|mn|Цогт-Овоо }}1,8631,7611,6721,6666196,5260.26
Tsogttsetsii{{lang|mn|Цогтцэций }}1,9902,1302,1552,6421,0437,2460.36

Image:OmnogoviLandscape.jpg|Landscape in Ömnögovi Aimag

Image:Khulan.JPG|A Khulan (Mongolian Wild Ass) on a hill in the Gobi of the Ömnögovi, at sunset.

Image:OaseDal2.jpg|Growing vegetables in oasis Dal.

Religion

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|caption = Religion in Ömnögovi (2009)Data from [http://ifcext.ifc.org/ifcext/spiwebsite1.nsf/0/D8A67E4647784ED385257A62005D32E1/$File/B8.pdf Oyu Tolgoi Project. Social, Economic and Environmental Subset, Centre for Policy Research, Population Training and Research Centre, 2009]. p. 10, Ifcext.ifc.org

|label1 = Buddhism

|value1 = 73.5

|color1 = Gold

|label2 = Christianity

|value2 = 2.9

|color2 = Blue

|label3 = No formal religion

|value3 = 23.3

|color3 = SkyBlue

|label4 = Other

|value4 = 0.3

|color4 = Black

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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.

Economy

In 2018, the province contributed to 1.86% of the total national GDP of Mongolia.{{cite web|date=October 2022|url=https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-documents/51106/51106-001-tacr-en_4.pdf|title=Mongolia: Human Settlements Development Program (Development Oriented Aimag Plans – Volume 1)|website=Asian Development Bank|access-date=27 February 2025}}

References

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