Sükhbaatar Province

Coordinates: 46°41′N 113°17′E / 46.683°N 113.283°E / 46.683; 113.283
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Sükhbaatar Province
Сүхбаатар аймаг
ᠰᠦᠬᠡᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Flag of Sükhbaatar Province
Coat of arms of Sükhbaatar Province
Coordinates: 46°41′N 113°17′E / 46.683°N 113.283°E / 46.683; 113.283
CountryMongolia
Settled1942 (1942)
CapitalBaruun-Urt
Area
 • Total82,287.15 km2 (31,771.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total61,323
 • Density0.75/km2 (1.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8
Area code+976 (0)151
ISO 3166 codeMN-051
Vehicle registrationСҮ_
Websitesukhbaatar.mn

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.

Population[edit]

Sükhbaatar aimag population[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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 56,084
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[edit]

The Baruun-Urt Airport (UUN/ZMBU) has one unpaved runway and is served by regular flights to Ulaanbaatar.

Administrative subdivisions[edit]

Sums of Sükhbaatar

The Aimag capital Baruun-Urt is geographically located within the Sükhbaatar sum, but administered independently.

The Sums of Sükhbaatar aimag
Sum Mongolian Sum population
2008 est.[7]
Sum population
2009 est.[8]
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
Halzan 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

See also[edit]

References[edit]