Sükhbaatar (Mongolian: Сүхбаатар, lit. Axe Hero) is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia, located in the east of the country. Its capital is Baruun-Urt. It is named after Damdin Sükhbaatar.
Sükhbaatar Province
Сүхбаатар аймаг ᠰᠦᠬᠡᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ | |
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| Hometown of Dued | |
 Sükhbaatar Square Statue in Baruun-Urt | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 46°41′N 113°17′E / 46.683°N 113.283°E | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Settled | 1942 |
| Capital | Baruun-Urt |
| Area | |
• Total | 82,287.15 km2 (31,771.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)60ail podvol | |
• Total | 61,323 |
| • Density | 0.74523/km2 (1.9301/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | MNT 771 billion US$ 0.2 billion (2022) |
| • Per capita | MNT 11,761,520 US$ 3,766 (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 |
| Area code | +976 (0)151 |
| ISO 3166 code | MN-051 |
| Vehicle registration | СҮ_ |
| Website | sukhbaatar |
Population
edit| 1950 est. |
1956 census |
1963 census |
1969 census |
1975 est. |
1979 census |
1981 est. |
1989 census |
1991 est. |
1993 est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27,800 | 30,700 | 32,100 | 35,300 | 39,900 | 43,000 | 44,600 | 50,800 | 57,408 | 56,085 |
| 1994 est. |
1996 est. |
1998 est. |
2000 census |
2002 est. |
2004 est. |
2005 est. |
2008 est. |
2009 est. | |
| 57,546 | 56,534 | 55,523 | 55,511 | 54,529 | 53,935 | 52,768 | 53,785 | 54,363 | |
Transportation
editThe Baruun-Urt Airport (UUN/ZMBU) has one unpaved runway and is served by regular flights to Ulaanbaatar.
Administrative subdivisions
edit
The Aimag capital Baruun-Urt is geographically located within the Sükhbaatar sum but administered independently.
| Sum | Mongolian | Sum population 2008 est.[8] |
Sum population 2009 est.[9] |
Sum centre population 2009 est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asgat | Асгат | 1,775 | 1,806 | 538 |
| Baruun-Urt | Баруун-Урт | 15,549 | 16,249 | 13,859* |
| Bayandelger | Баяндэлгэр | 4,560 | 4,568 | 1,169 |
| Dariganga | Дарьганга | 2,884 | 2,853 | 639 |
| Erdenetsagaan | Эрдэнэцагаан | 6,309 | 6,439 | 2,813 |
| Khalzan | Халзан | 1,622 | 1,598 | 566 |
| Mönhhaan | Мөнххаан | 4,335 | 4,213 | 1,189 |
| Naran | Наран | 1,466 | 1,477 | 336 |
| Ongon | Онгон | 3,638 | 3,646 | 1,261 |
| Sükhbaatar | Сүхбаатар | 3,263 | 3,197 | 631 |
| Tümentsogt | Түмэнцогт | 2,339 | 2,404 | 1,106 |
| Tüvshinshiree | Түвшинширээ | 3,035 | 3,030 | 610 |
| Uulbayan | Уулбаян | 3,010 | 2,883 | 766 |
* - the aimag capital Baruun-Urt
Economy
editIn 2018, the province contributed to 1.47% of the total national GDP of Mongolia.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, by region, aimags and the Capital". www.1212.mn. Mongolian Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ↑ MONGOLIA REPORT NATIONAL ECONOMY OF THE MPR IN 1981 A COMPILATION OF STATISTICS
- ↑ Statoids (Gwillim Law) web page
- ↑ Statistics office of Sükhbaatar aimag
- ↑ National Statistical Office Archived 2007-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ National Economy of the Mongolian People's Republic (1921 - 1981), Ulaanbaatar 1981
- ↑ Thomas Brinkhoff: City Population
- 1 2 Sukhbaatar Aimag Statistical Office 2008 Annual Report Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Sükhbaatar Aimag Annual Statistical Report 2009 Archived 2012-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Mongolia: Human Settlements Development Program (Development Oriented Aimag Plans – Volume 1)" (PDF). Asian Development Bank. October 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
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