This article is about the province of Mongolia. For other uses, see Khovd (disambiguation).
Khovd (Mongolian: Ховд, romanized: Howd, pronounced[ˈχɔw̜t]) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the west of the country. Its capital is also named Khovd.
The Khovd province is approximately 1,580 km from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's capital. It takes its name from the Khovd River, which is located in this province.
Khovd is distinguished by its multi-cultural population. It is home to more than 17 nationalities and ethnicities. Each of these groups has its own distinct traditional dwelling and settlement pattern, dress and other cultural distinctions, literary, artistic, and musical traditions.
Ethnic groups of Khovd aimag[2] national censuses data
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 the limits of 87 thousand to 92 thousand since.
Khovd is notorious for its harsh weather, for temperatures regularly reach as high as 40 °C or 104 °F during summer and as low as −30 °C or −22 °F during winter. The climate is dry, as it receives approximately the same average annual precipitation as Phoenix, Arizona.
The Khovd Airport (HVD/ZMKD) has two runways, one of which is paved, and gets served by regular flights from and to Ulaanbaatar, Mörön, and Bulgan. And flights are planned to Ürümqi city of Xinjiang.
Economyedit
The region around the Khovd city is famous in Mongolia for its watermelon crop. There is a sizable hydroelectric dam-building project underway that will theoretically generate enough electricity to power the three most western aimags (Uvs, Bayan-Ölgii, and Khovd).[citation needed] The city of Khovd is connected to the Russian power grid and subject to blackouts if it falls behind in its payments. Domestic and international tourism and sports hunting are a sizable industry of Khovd province. The natural environment, fresh and salt water lakes, mountains, valleys, caves, ancient rock paintings and fortresses are other sightseeing attractions.[citation needed]
Animal herding is the main economy of this province.
The aimag capital Khovd is geographically located in the Buyant sum, but is administered as independent Jargalant sum. The administrative center of the Khovd Sum is also called Khovd, which is a common source of confusion. The other administrative centers carry the name of the respective Sum as well.
Natalia Rudaya, Pavel Tarasov, Nadezhda Dorofeyuk... Holocene environments and climate in the Mongolian Altai reconstructed from the Hoton-Nur pollen and diatom records: a step towards better understanding climate dynamics in Central Asia // Quaternary Science Reviews
Expedition trip to the North-West Mongolia, Tomsk State University and the University of Hovd, cooperation. Video. 2011-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
January 01, 1970
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This article is about the province of Mongolia For other uses see Khovd disambiguation Khovd Mongolian Hovd romanized Howd pronounced ˈxɔw t is one of the 21 aimags provinces of Mongolia located in the west of the country Its capital is also named Khovd Khovd Province Hovd ajmag ᠬᠣᠪᠳᠤ ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭProvinceRuins of a fortress in Khovd ProvinceFlagCoat of armsCoordinates 47 0 N 92 45 E 47 000 N 92 750 E 47 000 92 750Country MongoliaEstablished1931 1931 CapitalKhovdGovernmentArea Total76 133 38 km2 29 395 26 sq mi Highest elevation4 204 m 13 793 ft Population 2017 Total87 363 Density1 1 km2 3 0 sq mi GDP 1 TotalMNT 975 billionUS 0 3 billion 2022 Per capitaMNT 21 692 300US 3 448 2022 Time zoneUTC 7Area code 976 0 143ISO 3166 codeMN 043Vehicle registrationHO Websitekhovd wbr gov wbr mn The Khovd province is approximately 1 580 km from Ulaanbaatar Mongolia s capital It takes its name from the Khovd River which is located in this province Contents 1 Population 2 Climate 2 1 Rivers 2 2 Lakes 2 3 Mountains 3 Transportation 4 Economy 5 Administrative subdivisions 6 References 6 1 Citations 6 2 SourcesPopulation editKhovd is distinguished by its multi cultural population It is home to more than 17 nationalities and ethnicities Each of these groups has its own distinct traditional dwelling and settlement pattern dress and other cultural distinctions literary artistic and musical traditions Ethnic groups of Khovd aimag 2 national censuses data Ethnicgroup Mongolianname 1979 1989 2000 Khalkha Halh 17 343 27 72 20 397 26 64 23 832 27 45 Zakhchin Zahchin 14 464 23 12 17 228 22 50 21 645 24 93 Kazakh Hasag 9 425 15 06 12 814 16 74 10 005 11 52 Torguud Torguud 5 566 8 90 6 703 8 76 6 995 8 06 Olots Өold 4 823 7 71 5 622 7 34 6 503 7 49 Altai Uriankhai Urianhaj 4 587 7 33 5 403 7 06 6 592 7 59 Dorvod Dorvod 2 856 4 56 3 609 4 71 5 242 6 04 Myangad Myangad 2 855 4 56 3 517 4 59 4 287 4 94 Tuvan Tuva 239 0 31 724 0 83 Bayad Bayad 129 0 21 227 0 30 377 0 43 Chantuu Chantuu 183 0 29 187 0 24 258 0 30 Khoshuud Hoshuud 149 0 17 Other Mongolian citizens 93 0 15 176 0 23 203 0 23 Foreigners 241 0 39 431 0 56 19 0 02 Total 62 565 100 00 76 553 100 00 86 831 100 00 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 the limits of 87 thousand to 92 thousand since Khovd aimag population 3 4 5 6 7 1956 census 1960 est 1969 census 1979 census 1981 est 1989 census 1995 est 2000 census 2006 census 2010 census 42 300 48 000 54 000 62 600 64 500 86 831 88 494 89 326 92 395 82 204Climate editKhovd is notorious for its harsh weather for temperatures regularly reach as high as 40 C or 104 F during summer and as low as 30 C or 22 F during winter The climate is dry as it receives approximately the same average annual precipitation as Phoenix Arizona Rivers edit The major rivers are Khovd River Bulgan River Buyant River Hoid tsenher River Dund tsenher River Uench River Bodonch River Lakes edit Khar Us Nuur Khar Nuur Dorgon Nuur Tsetseg lake Mountains edit Altai Mountains Jargalant hairhan Bumbat hairhan Baatar hairhan Monkh hairhan Baitag bogdTransportation editThe Khovd Airport HVD ZMKD has two runways one of which is paved and gets served by regular flights from and to Ulaanbaatar Moron and Bulgan And flights are planned to Urumqi city of Xinjiang Economy editThe region around the Khovd city is famous in Mongolia for its watermelon crop There is a sizable hydroelectric dam building project underway that will theoretically generate enough electricity to power the three most western aimags Uvs Bayan Olgii and Khovd citation needed The city of Khovd is connected to the Russian power grid and subject to blackouts if it falls behind in its payments Domestic and international tourism and sports hunting are a sizable industry of Khovd province The natural environment fresh and salt water lakes mountains valleys caves ancient rock paintings and fortresses are other sightseeing attractions citation needed Animal herding is the main economy of this province Number of livestock 8 1950 census 1960 census 1970 census 1980 census 1990 census 2000 census 2005 census 2010 census 2014 census 1 131 733 1 691 934 1 539 574 1 687 703 2 070 622 1 836 272 1 963 712 1 639 100 2 625 577 Further information Halzan Buregtei mineAdministrative subdivisions edit nbsp Sums of Khovd Aimag The aimag capital Khovd is geographically located in the Buyant sum but is administered as independent Jargalant sum The administrative center of the Khovd Sum is also called Khovd which is a common source of confusion The other administrative centers carry the name of the respective Sum as well The sums of Khovd Aimag 7 Sum Mongolian Population1979 census Population1991 est Population2007 est Population2010 est Major Ethnic Sum CentrePopulation Area km 2 Density km Distancefrom Khovdcity km 2 Altai Altaj 2 141 2 712 3 234 2 849 Zahchin 767 13 144 0 25 310 Bulgan Bulgan 7 052 9 169 9 634 8 262 Torguud 3 171 8 104 1 19 335 Buyant Buyant 3 361 4 386 3 533 2 673 Halh Tuva 1 568 3 759 0 96 19 Chandmani Chandman 2 311 2 963 3 155 2 469 Halh 689 6 016 0 52 160 Darvi Darvi 2 402 2 775 2 596 2 362 Halh 579 5 604 0 47 204 Dorgon Dorgon 1 715 2 555 3 015 2 266 Dorvod 659 4 128 0 73 106 Duut Duut 1 675 2 189 2 094 1 287 Urianhai 502 2 146 0 98 76 Erdeneburen Erdenebүren 2 258 3 210 3 372 1 995 Oold 696 2 772 1 22 60 Jargalant Zhargalant 17 620 26 877 29 207 29 012 Halh Mixed 28 601 70 417 24 0 Khovd Hovd 3 927 4 850 4 589 2 722 Halh 719 2 830 1 63 27 Mankhan Manhan 3 273 4 352 4 526 3 480 Zahchin 1 258 4 330 1 05 80 Monkhkhairkhan Monhhajrhan 1 811 2 337 2 554 1 955 Urianhai Zahchin 744 2 554 1 06 155 Most Most 3 239 4 092 3 577 2 939 Zahchin 809 3 927 0 91 180 Myangad Myangad 2 940 4 552 3 662 2 615 Myangad 713 3 258 1 12 35 Tsetseg Ceceg 2 189 2 645 2 531 2 423 Halh 570 3 491 0 72 216 Uyench Үench 2 575 3 913 4 760 4 024 Zahchin 1 452 7 476 0 64 305 Zereg Zereg 2 388 3 092 3 078 2 727 Zahchin 796 2 524 1 23 130 The aimag capital KhovdReferences editCitations edit GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT by region aimags and the Capital www 1212 mn Mongolian Statistical Information Service Retrieved 2023 12 06 a b c Khovd Aimak Statistical Office 1983 2008 Dynamics Data Sheet Archived 2011 07 22 at the Wayback Machine Statoids Gwillim Law web page National Statistical Office Archived 2007 06 07 at the Wayback Machine National Economy of the Mongolian People s Republic 1921 1981 Ulaanbaatar 1981 GeoHive Global Statistics a b Khovd Aimag Statistical Office 2007 Annual Report Annual livestock census data The National Statistical Office of Mongolia http khovd nso mn page 650 Sources edit Natalia Rudaya Pavel Tarasov Nadezhda Dorofeyuk Holocene environments and climate in the Mongolian Altai reconstructed from the Hoton Nur pollen and diatom records a step towards better understanding climate dynamics in Central Asia Quaternary Science Reviews Expedition trip to the North West Mongolia Tomsk State University and the University of Hovd cooperation Video Archived 2011 08 08 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Khovd Province amp oldid 1217896801, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
