Khovd , Mongolia

Khovd Province
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Khovd Aimag
Ховд аймаг



Founded 1931
Capital Khovd
Area 76,100 km²
Population
• Total (2005)
• Density
91,687
1.20/km²
Predial code +976 (0)143
License Plate
ISO 3166-2 MN-043
Web site gate1.pmis.gov.mn/hovd/
Khovd Aimag (Mongolian: Ховд аймаг) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the west of the country. Its capital is Khovd.

Khovd is approximately 1,580 km from Ulan Bator. It is considered remote even for Mongolian standards.

Contents [hide]
1 Population
2 Climate
3 Transportation
4 Economy
5 Administrative Subdivision
6 References



[edit] Population
Khovd is ethnically diverse, with some 16 different and distinctive tribal segments represented. There is a rather large minority Kazakh-Mongol population that speaks both Kazakh and Mongolian.

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 87,000 – 92,000 limits.

Khovd aimag population [1] [2][3] 1963
census 1969
census 1975
est. 1979
census 1981
est. 1989
census 1991
est. 1993
est. 1995
est. 1997
est. 1999
est. 2000
census 2002
est. 2004
est.
47,300 54,000 59,200 62,600 64,500 86,831 89,365 87,171 88,494 91,339 91.490 89,326 89,664 91,770


[edit] Climate
Khovd is notorious for its harsh weather cycles, as temperatures regularly reach as high as 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) and as low as −30 degrees Celsius (−22 degrees Fahrenheit). The climate is dry, as it receives the same average rainfall of Phoenix, Arizona each year.


[edit] Transportation
The Khovd Airport (HVD/ZMKD) has two runways, one of which is paved, and gets served by regular flights from and to Ulan Bator, Mörön, and Bulgan


[edit] Economy
The region around the city is famous in Mongolia for its watermelon crop.

There is a sizable hydroelectric dambuilding project underway that will theoretically generate enough electricity to power the three most western aimags (Uvs, Bayan-Ölgii, and Khovd). Currently, the city of Khovd is connected to the Russian power grid and subject to blackouts if it falls behind in its payments.


[edit] Administrative Subdivision

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

The sums of Khovd Aimag Sum Mongolian
Altai Алтай
Bulgan Булган
Buyant Буянт
Chandmani Чандмань
Darvi Дарви
Dörgön Дөргөн
Duut Дуут
Erdenebüren Эрдэнэбүрэн
Jargalant* Жаргалант
Khovd Ховд
Mankhan Манхан
Mönkhkhairkhan Мөнххайрхан
Möst Мөст
Myangad Мянгад
Tsetseg Цэцэг
Üyench Үенч
Zereg Зэрэг

* - The aimag capital Khovd