Provinces of Mongolia

{{Short description|First-level administrative divisions of Mongolia}}

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Mongolia is divided into 21 provinces or aimags ({{langx|mn|аймаг}}) and one provincial municipality.{{cite news|last=Buyanjargal|date=5 April 2017|url=https://montsame.mn/jp/read/129466|title=Political system|work=Mongolian National News Agency|access-date=10 December 2024}} Each aimag is subdivided into several districts.Mongolian constitution, article 57Montsame News Agency. Mongolia. 2006, Foreign Service office of Montsame News Agency, {{ISBN|99929-0-627-8}}, p. 46

The modern provinces have been established since 1921. The capital, Ulaanbaatar, is governed as an independent provincial municipality separate from Töv Province, inside which it is situated.

List of provinces

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Provinces (Aimags){{cite web\|url=http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/cc/12/70/1/30\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217085526/http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/cc/12/70/1/30\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=17 December 2014\|title=Provinces of Mongolia\|work=InfoMongolia.com\|publisher=MER\|access-date=17 December 2014}} ! Year established ! Area (km²)[http://e-land.gov.mn/spaw2/uploads/files/Report%20on%20ULR.pdf Mongolia Landuse Annual Report 2007] {{dead link\|date=June 2016\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}} ! Population ^{2020 Census}{{cite web\|url=https://www.1212.mn/BookLibraryDownload.ashx?url=Census2020_Main_report_Eng.pdf&ln=En\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817174257/https://www.1212.mn/BookLibraryDownload.ashx?url=Census2020_Main_report_Eng.pdf&ln=En\|archive-date=17 August 2021\|title=2020 Population and Housing Census of Mongolia National Report, table 2.5\|work=National Statistical Office of Mongolia\|access-date=28 November 2021}} !Density ! Capital
{{flag\|Arkhangai}} \| align=right\|1931 \| align=right\|55,313.82 \| align=right\|94,994 \|1.72 \| Tsetserleg{{cite web\|url=http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/ci/207/70/Arkhangai%20Aimag\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027192835/http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/ci/207/70/Arkhangai%20aimag\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=27 October 2011\|title=Arkhangai Aimag\|date=26 May 2014\|publisher=InfoMongolia.com\|access-date=13 May 2016}}
{{flag\|Bayankhongor}} \| align=right\|1941 \| align=right\|115,977.80 \| align=right\|88,672 \|0.76 \| Bayankhongor{{cite web\|url=http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/ci/206/70/Bayankhongor%20Aimag\|title=Bayankhonghor Aimag\|date=23 April 2014\|publisher=InfoMongolia.com\|access-date=13 May 2016\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316162207/http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/ci/206/70/Bayankhongor%20Aimag\|archive-date=16 March 2016}}
{{flag\|Bayan-Ölgii}} \| align=right\|1940 \| align=right\|45,704.89 \| align=right\|108,530 \|2.37 \| Ölgii
{{flag\|Bulgan}} \| align=right\|1938 \| align=right\|48,733.00 \| align=right\|62,089 \|1.27 \| Bulgan
{{flag\|Darkhan-Uul}} \| align=right\|1994 \| align=right\|3,275.00 \| align=right\|107,018 \|33 \| Darkhan
{{flag\|Dornod}} \| align=right\|1941 \| align=right\|123,597.43 \| align=right\|82,054 \|0.66 \| Choibalsan
{{flag\|Dornogovi}} \| align=right\|1931 \| align=right\|109,472.30 \| align=right\|71,014 \|0.65 \| Sainshand
{{flag\|Dundgovi\|name=Dundgobi}} \| align=right\|1942 \| align=right\|74,690.32 \| align=right\|47,104 \|0.63 \| Mandalgovi
{{flag\|Govi-Altai}} \| align=right\|1940 \| align=right\|141,447.67 \| align=right\|57,748 \|0.41 \| Altai City
{{flag\|Govisümber}} \| align=right\|1996 \| align=right\|5,541.80 \| align=right\|17,928 \|3.23 \| Choir
{{flag\|Khentii}} \| align=right\|1930 \| align=right\|80,325.08 \| align=right\|77,957 \|0.97 \| Öndörkhaan
{{flag\|Khovd}} \| align=right\|1931 \| align=right\|76,060.38 \| align=right\|89,712 \|1.18 \| Khovd
{{flag\|Khövsgöl}} \| align=right\|1931 \| align=right\|100,628.82 \| align=right\|135,095 \|1.34 \| Mörön
{{flag\|Orkhon}} \| align=right\|1994 \| align=right\|844.00 \| align=right\|107,634 \|128 \| Erdenet
{{flag\|Ömnögovi}} \| align=right\|1931 \| align=right\|165,380.47 \| align=right\|69,187 \|0.42 \| Dalanzadgad
{{flag\|Övörkhangai}} \| align=right\|1931 \| align=right\|62,895.33 \| align=right\|116,732 \|1.86 \| Arvaikheer
{{flag\|Selenge}} \| align=right\|1934 \| align=right\|41,152.63 \| align=right\|110,110 \|2.68 \| Sükhbaatar
{{flag\|Sükhbaatar}} \| align=right\|1943 \| align=right\|82,287.15 \| align=right\|63,182 \|0.77 \| Baruun-Urt
{{flag\|Töv}} \| align=right\|1931 \| align=right\|74,042.37 \| align=right\|94,250 \|1.27 \| Zuunmod
{{flag\|Uvs}} \| align=right\|1931 \| align=right\|69,585.39 \| align=right\|83,223 \|1.20 \| Ulaangom
{{flag\|Zavkhan}} \| align=right\|1931 \| align=right\|82,455.66 \| align=right\|72,823 \|0.88 \| Uliastai
bgcolor="lightblue" \| {{flag\|Ulaanbaatar}} (provincial municipality) \| align=right\|1942 \| align=right\|4,704.40 \| align=right\|1,539,810 \|327 \| Ulaanbaatar

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Provinces
(Aimags){{cite web|url=http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/cc/12/70/1/30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217085526/http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/cc/12/70/1/30|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 December 2014|title=Provinces of Mongolia|work=InfoMongolia.com|publisher=MER|access-date=17 December 2014}}

! Year
established

! Area
(km²)[http://e-land.gov.mn/spaw2/uploads/files/Report%20on%20ULR.pdf Mongolia Landuse Annual Report 2007] {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

! Population
^{2020 Census}{{cite web|url=https://www.1212.mn/BookLibraryDownload.ashx?url=Census2020_Main_report_Eng.pdf&ln=En|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817174257/https://www.1212.mn/BookLibraryDownload.ashx?url=Census2020_Main_report_Eng.pdf&ln=En|archive-date=17 August 2021|title=2020 Population and Housing Census of Mongolia National Report, table 2.5|work=National Statistical Office of Mongolia|access-date=28 November 2021}}

!Density

! Capital

| align=right|1931

| align=right|55,313.82

| align=right|94,994

|1.72

| Tsetserleg{{cite web|url=http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/ci/207/70/Arkhangai%20Aimag|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027192835/http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/ci/207/70/Arkhangai%20aimag|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 October 2011|title=Arkhangai Aimag|date=26 May 2014|publisher=InfoMongolia.com|access-date=13 May 2016}}

| align=right|1941

| align=right|115,977.80

| align=right|88,672

|0.76

| Bayankhongor{{cite web|url=http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/ci/206/70/Bayankhongor%20Aimag|title=Bayankhonghor Aimag|date=23 April 2014|publisher=InfoMongolia.com|access-date=13 May 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316162207/http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/ci/206/70/Bayankhongor%20Aimag|archive-date=16 March 2016}}

| align=right|1940

| align=right|45,704.89

| align=right|108,530

|2.37

| Ölgii

| align=right|1938

| align=right|48,733.00

| align=right|62,089

|1.27

| Bulgan

| align=right|1994

| align=right|3,275.00