The Arkhangai Province or Arkhangai Aimag (Mongolian: Архангай аймаг, romanized: Arhangai aimag, pronounced[arχəɴˈɢæˑˈæˑməq]; lit. "Northern Khangai") is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia. It is located slightly west of the country's center, on the northern slopes of the Khangai Mountains. It is composed of 19 soums.
Arkhangai covers 55,313.82 km² (21,357 sq mi), and had 89,282 citizens in Dec.31 2008,[1] in Dec. 31 2009 89,331[2] who live in 19 sums and 99 bags (subdistricts)
Climateedit
In winter mean temperature is −30 °C to −38 °C (−22 °F to −36 °F) and in summer the highest temperature is between 25 °C and 36 °C (77 °F and 97 °F).
Economyedit
The main field of economy in the aimag is agriculture, predominantly animal husbandry. According to 2004 data, the aimag was home to 1,948,000 domestic animals: goats, sheep, cattle (incl. yaks and khainags), horses and camels. Camels are almost exclusively herded in the southeastern sums.[3]
Administrative subdivisionsedit
Sums of Arkhangai
The aimag capital Tsetserleg is geographically located in the Bulgan sum in the south of the aimag. It is not to be confused with the Tsetserleg sum in the north.
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