Khovd Province

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| name = Khovd Province

| native_name = {{lang|mn|Ховд аймаг}}
{{MongolUnicode|ᠬᠣᠪᠳᠤ}}{{MongolUnicode|ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ}}

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| settlement_type = Province

| image_skyline = The Buyant River.jpg

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| image_caption = Buyant River

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| subdivision_type = Country

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| established_title = Established

| established_date = {{Start date|1931}}

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| seat_type =Capital

| seat =Khovd

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| leader_name = E.Bolormaa

| unit_pref = Metric

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| area_total_km2 = 76133.38

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| elevation_max_m = 4204

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| population_total = 87363

| population_as_of = 2017

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| demographics_type2 = GDP

| demographics2_footnotes = {{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, by region, aimags and the Capital|url=https://www.1212.mn/en/statistic/statcate/573052/table-view/DT_NSO_0500_007V1

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| demographics2_title1 = Total

| demographics2_info1 = MNT 975 billion
US$ 0.3 billion (2022)

| demographics2_title2 = Per capita

| demographics2_info2 = MNT 21,692,300
US$ 3,448 (2022)

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| area_code = +976 (0)143

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| iso_code = MN-043

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Khovd ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɒ|v|d}}; {{langx|mn|Ховд}} {{IPA|mn|ˈχɔɸt|}}), alternatively romanized as Khobhd, is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the west of the country. Its capital is also named Khovd. Khovd province is approximately 1,580 km from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's capital. It takes its name from the Khovd River, which is located in this province.

Islam is a significant religion practiced by around 10–15% of the population, namely the Kazakhs and a small minority of Uyghurs.[http://www.ses.edu.mn/books/ptrc/ptrc_10.pdf "Монгол улсын ястангуудын тоо, байршилд гарч буй өөрчлөлтуудийн асуудалд" М. Баянтөр, Г. Нямдаваа, З. Баярмаа pp.57-70] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327100852/http://www.ses.edu.mn/books/ptrc/ptrc_10.pdf |date=2009-03-27 }}

Population

Khovd is distinguished by its multi-cultural population. It is home to more than 17 nationalities and ethnicities. Each of these groups has its own distinct traditional dwelling and settlement pattern, dress and other cultural distinctions, literary, artistic, and musical traditions.

class="wikitable" \|+ Ethnic groups of Khovd aimag[http://www.statis.mn/portal/content_files/comppmedia/cxls0x450.xls Khovd Aimak Statistical Office. 1983-2008 Dynamics Data Sheet] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722221549/http://www.statis.mn/portal/content_files/comppmedia/cxls0x450.xls \|date=2011-07-22 }} national censuses data !Ethnic group!!Mongolian name!! 1979!!%!!1989!!%!!2000!!%
Khalkha	Халх	17,343	27.72	20,397	26.64	23,832	27.45
Zakhchin	Захчин	14,464	23.12	17,228	22.50	21,645	24.93
Kazakh	Хасаг	9,425	15.06	12,814	16.74	10,005	11.52
Torguud	Торгууд	5,566	8.90	6,703	8.76	6,995	8.06
Olots	Өөлд	4,823	7.71	5,622	7.34	6,503	7.49
Altai Uriankhai	Урианхай	4,587	7.33	5,403	7.06	6,592	7.59
Dörvöd	Дөрвөд	2,856	4.56	3,609	4.71	5,242	6.04
Myangad	Мянгад	2,855	4.56	3,517	4.59	4,287	4.94
Tuvan	Тува\|

\|239	0.31	724	0.83
Bayad	Баяд	129	0.21	227	0.30	377	0.43
Chantuu	Чантуу	183	0.29	187	0.24	258	0.30
Khoshuud	Хошууд\|



\|149	0.17
Other Mongolian citizens		93	0.15	176	0.23	203	0.23
Foreigners		241	0.39	431	0.56	19	0.02
Total		62,565	100.00	76,553	100.00	86,831	100.00

The Khovd aimag population growth stopped in 1991, then migration out of the aimag (approx. 20,000 in 1992-2004) compensated the natural increase and confined aimag’s population within the limits of 87 thousand to 92 thousand since.

class="wikitable" \|+ Khovd aimag population [http://www.statoids.com/umn.html Statoids (Gwillim Law) web page][http://www.nso.mn/mdg/eng_index.htm National Statistical Office] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607183346/http://www.nso.mn/mdg/eng_index.htm \|date=2007-06-07 }}National Economy of the Mongolian People's Republic (1921 - 1981), Ulaanbaatar 1981[http://www.geohive.com/cntry/mongolia.aspx , GeoHive: Global Statistics][http://khovdstat.50webs.com/medeelel/2007/UntitledFrameset-3.html Khovd Aimag Statistical Office 2007 Annual Report]
1956 census ! 1960 est. ! 1969 census ! 1979 census ! 1981 est. ! 1989 census ! 1995 est. ! 2000 census ! 2006 census ! 2010 census
42,300	48,000	54,000	62,600	64,500	86,831	88,494	89,326	92,395	82, 204

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|+ Khovd aimag population [http://www.statoids.com/umn.html Statoids (Gwillim Law) web page][http://www.nso.mn/mdg/eng_index.htm National Statistical Office] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607183346/http://www.nso.mn/mdg/eng_index.htm |date=2007-06-07 }}National Economy of the Mongolian People's Republic (1921 - 1981), Ulaanbaatar 1981[http://www.geohive.com/cntry/mongolia.aspx , GeoHive: Global Statistics][http://khovdstat.50webs.com/medeelel/2007/UntitledFrameset-3.html Khovd Aimag Statistical Office 2007 Annual Report]

1956
census

! 1960
est.

! 1969
census

! 1979
census

! 1981
est.

! 1989
census

! 1995
est.

! 2000
census

! 2006
census

! 2010
census

42,300

48,000

54,000

62,600

64,500

86,831

88,494

89,326

92,395

82, 204

Climate

Khovd is notorious for its harsh weather, for temperatures regularly reach as high as {{convert|40|C|F|disp=or}} during summer and as low as {{convert|−30|C|F|disp=or}} during winter. The climate is dry, as it receives approximately the same average annual precipitation as Phoenix, Arizona.

=Rivers=

The major rivers are:

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Transportation

The Khovd Airport (HVD/ZMKD) has two runways, one of which is paved, and gets served by regular flights from and to Ulaanbaatar, Mörön, and Bulgan. And flights are planned to Ürümqi city of Xinjiang.

Economy

The region around the Khovd city is famous in Mongolia for its watermelon crop. There is a sizable hydroelectric dam-building project underway that will theoretically generate enough electricity to power the three most western aimags (Uvs, Bayan-Ölgii, and Khovd).{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} The city of Khovd is connected to the Russian power grid and subject to blackouts if it falls behind in its payments. Domestic and international tourism and sports hunting are a sizable industry of Khovd province. The natural environment, fresh and salt water lakes, mountains, valleys, caves, ancient rock paintings and fortresses are other sightseeing attractions.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

Animal herding is the main economy of this province.

class="wikitable" \|+ Number of livestockAnnual livestock census data. The National Statistical Office of Mongolia. http://khovd.nso.mn/page/650
1950 census ! 1960 census ! 1970 census ! 1980 census ! 1990 census ! 2000 census ! 2005 census ! 2010 census ! 2014 census
1,131,733	1,691,934	1,539,574	1,687,703	2,070,622	1,836,272	1,963,712	1,639,100	2,625,577

class="wikitable"

|+ Number of livestockAnnual livestock census data. The National Statistical Office of Mongolia. http://khovd.nso.mn/page/650

1950
census

! 1960
census

! 1970
census

! 1980
census

! 1990
census

! 2000
census

! 2005
census

! 2010
census

! 2014
census

1,131,733

1,691,934

1,539,574

1,687,703

2,070,622

1,836,272

1,963,712

1,639,100

2,625,577

In 2018, the province contributed to 1.21% 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}}

Administrative subdivisions

Image:Mongolia Khovd sum map.png

The aimag capital Khovd is geographically located in the Buyant sum, but is administered as independent Jargalant sum. The administrative center of the Khovd Sum is also called Khovd, which is a common source of confusion. The other administrative centers carry the name of the respective Sum as well.

Sum ! Mongolian ! Population 1979 census ! Population 1991 est. ! Population 2007 est. ! Population 2010 est. ! Major Ethnic. ! Sum Centre Population ! Area (km²) ! Density (/km²) ! Distance from Khovd city(km)
class="wikitable" \|+ The sums of Khovd Aimag
Altai	{{lang\|mn\|Алтай }}	2,141	2,712	3,234	2 849	Zahchin	767	13,144	0.25	310
Bulgan	{{lang\|mn\| Булган}}	7,052	9,169	9,634	8 262	Torguud	3,171	8,104	1.19	335
Buyant	{{lang\|mn\|Буянт }}	3,361	4,386	3,533	2 673	Halh/Tuva	1,568	3,759	0.96	19
Chandmani	{{lang\|mn\|Чандмань }}	2,311	2,963	3,155	2 469	Halh	689	6,016	0.52	160
Darvi	{{lang\|mn\|Дарви }}	2,402	2,775	2,596	2 362	Halh	579	5,604	0.47	204
Dörgön	{{lang\|mn\| Дөргөн}}	1,715	2,555	3,015	2 266	Dorvod	659	4,128	0.73	106
Duut	{{lang\|mn\|Дуут }}	1,675	2,189	2,094	1 287	Urianhai	502	2,146	0.98	76
Erdenebüren	{{lang\|mn\|Эрдэнэбүрэн }}	2,258	3,210	3,372	1 995	Oold	696	2,772	1.22	60
Jargalant*	{{lang\|mn\|Жаргалант }}	17,620	26,877	29,207	29 012	Halh/Mixed	28,601*	70	417.24	0
Khovd	{{lang\|mn\|Ховд }}	3,927	4,850	4,589	2 722	Halh	719	2,830	1.63	27
Mankhan	{{lang\|mn\|Манхан }}	3,273	4,352	4,526	3 480	Zahchin	1,258	4,330	1.05	80
Mönkhkhairkhan	{{lang\|mn\|Мөнххайрхан }}	1,811	2,337	2,554	1 955	Urianhai/Zahchin	744	2,554	1.06	155
Möst	{{lang\|mn\|Мөст }}	3,239	4,092	3,577	2 939	Zahchin	809	3,927	0.91	180
Myangad	{{lang\|mn\|Мянгад }}	2,940	4,552	3,662	2 615	Myangad	713	3,258	1.12	35
Tsetseg	{{lang\|mn\|Цэцэг }}	2,189	2,645	2,531	2 423	Halh	570	3,491	0.72	216
Üyench	{{lang\|mn\|Үенч }}	2,575	3,913	4,760	4 024	Zahchin	1,452	7,476	0.64	305
Zereg	{{lang\|mn\|Зэрэг }}	2,388	3,092	3,078	2 727	Zahchin	796	2,524	1.23	130

^* - The aimag capital Khovd

References

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[http://ice.tsu.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=134:2011-03-23-10-19-19&catid=43:2011-03-30-10-56-16&Itemid=88 Natalia Rudaya, Pavel Tarasov, Nadezhda Dorofeyuk... Holocene environments and climate in the Mongolian Altai reconstructed from the Hoton-Nur pollen and diatom records: a step towards better understanding climate dynamics in Central Asia // Quaternary Science Reviews]
[http://ice.tsu.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=68&Itemid=119 Expedition trip to the North-West Mongolia, Tomsk State University and the University of Hovd, cooperation. Video.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808021704/http://ice.tsu.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=68&Itemid=119 |date=2011-08-08 }}

{{Geographic location

|Centre = Khovd Province

|North = Uvs Province

|Northeast = Zavkhan Province

|East = Govi-Altai Province

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|South = {{Flagicon|China}}Xinjiang, China

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|West =

|Northwest = Bayan-Ölgii Province

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