Uvs Province

Coordinates: 49°30′N 92°30′E / 49.500°N 92.500°E / 49.500; 92.500
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Uvs Province
Увс аймаг (Mongolian)
Увс әәмг (Oirat)
ᠤᠪᠰᠤᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Flag of Uvs Province
Coat of arms of Uvs Province
Coordinates: 49°30′N 92°30′E / 49.500°N 92.500°E / 49.500; 92.500
CountryMongolia
Established1931
CapitalUlaangom
Area
 • Total69,585.39 km2 (26,867.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total82,604
 • Density1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7
Area code+976 (0)145
ISO 3166 codeMN-046
Vehicle registrationУВ_
Websiteuvs.gov.mn

Uvs (/s, vz/; Mongolian: Увс аймаг, romanized: Uws aimag, pronounced [o̙w̜s‿ˈæˑməq]; Oirat: Увс әәмг, romanized: Uws äämg, [ʊw̜s‿ˈɛːmək]), is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. It is located in the west of the country, 1,336 kilometres or 830 miles away from the national capital Ulaanbaatar. Its capital is Ulaangom which lies 936 metres or 3,070 feet above sea level.

The province is named after Mongolia’s biggest lake, Uvs Lake.

Geography[edit]

Parts of the steppe in this province are protected as the World Heritage Site Ubsunur Hollow. In the north the province borders Russia for 640 kilometres or 400 miles, whilst in the east 340 kilometres or 210 miles of border lies between Uvs and Zavkhan province. In the south and west it borders for 200 kilometres or 120 miles each of Khovd and Bayan-Ölgii provinces for. The province occupies 4.45 percent of the national territory, totalling 69,585 square kilometres or 26,867 square miles. Of the total area of the province, sixty percent belongs to the mountainous climatic zone, and forty percent to the Gobi semi-desert.

Population[edit]

Mongols and their proto-peoples have lived in the province since antiquity. Currently, 42.3% of population is Dörbet, 34.2% is Bayid and 13.6% is Khalkha. Also, there are many Tuvans, Khotons, and Kazakhs living in this province.

At the end of 2014, 20,719 households were residing in this province. 7,476 lived in the provincial center Ulaangom, 4,105 lived in sum centers, and 9,138 lived in the countryside as herding families.[1]

History[edit]

After the Mongolian Revolution of 1921, the government founded the Jewel Mountain Province (Чандмань уулын аймаг, pronounced [ˈt͡ɕʰantmæɲ ˈʊːɮiŋ ˈæˑməq]). This province included the whole western part of the country. In 1931 it was split into the Khovd and Dörvöd aimags—the latter which was renamed Uvs aimag in 1933.

Administrative subdivisions[edit]

Uvs province is divided into 19 sums, lower administrative division units.

Sums of Uvs
The sums of Uvs Aimag
Sum Mongolian Population
2003
Population
2014
Baruunturuun Баруунтуруун 3,241 2 449
Bökhmörön Бөхмөрөн 2,261 2 093
Davst Давст 1,854 1 570
Khovd Ховд 2,463 2 237
Khyargas Хяргас 2,491 2 314
Malchin Малчин 2,938 2 351
Naranbulag Наранбулаг 4,881 4 021
Ölgii Өлгий 2,629 2 147
Ömnögovi Өмнөговь 4,335 4 192
Öndörkhangai Өндөрхангай 3,588 3 031
Sagil Сагил 2,245 2 201
Tarialan Тариалан 5,137 3 714
Tes Тэс 6,014 5 056
Tsagaankhairkhan Цагаанхайрхан 2,598 2 011
Türgen Түргэн 1,867 2 018
Ulaangom[1] Улаангом 26,940 27 849
Zavkhan Завхан 2,261 1 734
Züüngovi Зүүнговь 2,644 2 640
Züünkhangai Зүүнхангай 2,725 2 104
Total population 87 592 75 737

^1 Ulaangom is the Uvs province center.

Livestock[edit]

Year Total Camels Horses Cows Sheep Goats
2000 1,579,318 18,235 74,852 105,737 858,613 521,881
2010 1,619,312 14,519 59,718 84,378 776,925 683,772
2014 2,561,315 19,511 88,408 145,440 1,260,522 1,047,434

Source: National Statistical Office of Mongolia[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The National Statistical Office of Mongolia, http://uvs.nso.mn/page/280
  2. ^ The National Statistical Office of Mongolia, www.uvs.nso.mn