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Khentii Province
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| Founded | 1930 | ||||
| Capital | Öndörkhaan | ||||
| Area | 80,311 km² | ||||
| Population • Total (2005) • Density |
66,762 0.83/km² |
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| Predial code | +976 (0)156 | ||||
| License Plate | ХЭ_ (_ variable) | ||||
| ISO 3166-2 | MN-039 | ||||
| Web site | gate1.pmis.gov.mn/khentii/ | ||||
Khentii Aimag (Mongolian: Хэнтий аймаг) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the east of the country. Its capital is Öndörkhaan.
The Great Khan of the Mongols Genghis Khan, creator and leader of the Mongol Empire is claimed to have been born and grown up in the Khentii aimag.
The aimag borders with Russia in the north. The neighbouring aimags are Darkhan-Uul in the northwest, Töv in the west, Govisümber in the southwest, Dornogovi in the south, Sükhbaatar in the southeast, and Dornod in the east. The border to Töv is divided by the city of Baganuur, an administrative exclave of Ulan Bator.
The northwest of the aimag is covered by the eastern part of the Khentii Mountains, towards the southeast the landscape changes into the eastern Mongolian steppe plains. The mountain Burkhan Khaldun in the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area is considered sacred, and assumed to be the birthplace of Genghis Khan.
South of Burkhan Khaldun the Kherlen River originates, which crosses the south of the aimag in eastern direction after a detour through Töv. A little further east is the spring of the Onon River. The Balj-Onon National Park is located in the northeast of the aimag.
| City | Mongolian | Sum | Population (1994)[1] | Population (2001)[2] | Population (2005)[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkh | Бэрх | Batnorov | 4,517 | 3,871 | ~3,700 |
| Bor-Öndör | Бор-Өндөр | Darkhan | 2,695 | 6,406 | ~7,500 |
| Öndörkhaan (capital) | Өндөрхаан | Kherlen | 14,409 | ~12,000 | ~12,000 |
| Sum | Mongolian | Population (1994)[1] | Population (2001)[2] | Population (2005)[3] | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batnorov | Батноров | 3,169 | 2,986 | 6739* | 4,968 | 1.36 |
| Batshireet | Батширээт | 2,591 | 2,196 | 2,009 | 7,018 | 0.29 |
| Bayan-Adarga | Баян-Адарга | 2,493 | 2,333 | 2,413 | 3,021 | 0.80 |
| Bayankhutag | Баянхутаг | 2,130 | 2,280 | 2,090 | 6,029 | 0.35 |
| Bayanmönkh | Баянмөнх | 1,646 | 1,790 | 1,693 | 2,540 | 0.67 |
| Bayan-Ovoo | Баян-Овоо | 1,917 | 1,697 | 1,701 | 3,381 | 0.50 |
| Binder | Биндэр | 4,184 | 3,615 | 3,537 | 5,386 | 0.66 |
| Dadal | Дадал | 2,826 | 2,387 | 2,534 | 4,727 | 0.54 |
| Darkhan | Дархан | 1,949 | 1,904 | 9,462** | 4,455 | 2.12 |
| Delgerkhaan | Дэлгэрхаан | 3,029 | 2,902 | 2,339 | 3,986 | 0.59 |
| Galshar | Галшар | 2,575 | 2,906 | 2,468 | 6,676 | 0.37 |
| Jargaltkhaan | Жаргалтхаан | 1,863 | 2,073 | 1,848 | 2,752 | 0.67 |
| Kherlen *** | Хэрлэн | 20,172 | 16,578 | 16,783 | 3,788 | 4.43 |
| Mörön | Мөрөн | 2,444 | 2,264 | 2,026 | 2,196 | 0.92 |
| Norovlin | Норовлин | 2,713 | 2,777 | 2,255 | 5,334 | 0.42 |
| Ömnödelger | Өмнөдэлгэр | 3,895 | 5,739 | 5,208 | 10,877 | 0.48 |
| Tsenkhermandal | Цэнхэрмандал | 2,361 | 1,791 | 1,661 | 3,177 | 0.52 |
- * - Berkh including.
- ** - Bor-Öndör including.
- *** - The aimag capital Öndörkhaan including.
- ^ a b [1]
- ^ a b The Khentii aimag official site[2]
- ^ a b Rural Poverty Reduction Programme official site [3]
| Provinces of Mongolia |  |
|---|---|
| Arkhangai | Bayan-Ölgii | Bayankhongor | Bulgan | Darkhan-Uul | Dornod | Dornogovi | Dundgovi | Govi-Altai | Govisümber | Khentii | Khovd | Khövsgöl | Ömnögovi | Orkhon | Övörkhangai | Selenge | Sükhbaatar | Töv | Uvs | Zavkhan | |
| Municipality: Ulan Bator | |