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Orkhon Province

Orkhon (Mongolian: Орхон) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the north of the country. Its capital is Erdenet. The province is named after Orkhon River. Orkhon Province was carved out of Bulgan Province in 1994, to form a new entity together with its capital Erdenet, which had previously been administered as a federal municipality.

Administrative subdivisions

Sums of the Orkhon Aimag
The Sums of Orkhon Aimag
Sum Mongolian Area km Population
(2004)
Population
(2006)
Population
(2008)
Population
(2009)
Density
/km
Bayan-Öndör* Баян-Өндөр 208.0 80,858 83,160 86,866 88,046 423.30
Jargalant Жаргалант 635.6 2,733 3,125 3,009 3,166 4.98

- includes aimag capital Erdenet