Bayankhongor Aimag
Баянхонгор аймаг
Province
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Mongolia
Coordinates	46°06′N 100°41′E / 46.1°N 100.683°E / 46.1; 100.683
Capital	Bayankhongor
Area	115,977.8 km2 (44,779 sq mi)
Population	82,229 (2006)
Density	0.71 /km2 (2 /sq mi)
Founded	1941 [1]
Timezone	UTC+8
Area code	+976 (0)144
License plate	БХ_ (_ variable)
ISO 3166-2 code	MN-069
Website: http://gate1.pmis.gov.mn/bayankhongor/

Bayankhongor (Mongolian: Баянхонгор) is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia. It is located in the south of the country. Its capital is also named Bayankhongor.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Transportation 3 Administrative Subdivision 4 References

[edit] Geography

The Bayankhongor aimag includes very diverse geographic areas. The north covers the southern slopes of the Khangai Mountains. The wide valley south of that contains several salt lakes. Next comes a section of the Gobi-Altai mountain range. And the southern end down to the Chinese border is part of the Trans-Altai Gobi.

In the Khangai there are many hot mineral springs, with water temperatures up to 50°C. The most popular ones are located near Shargaljuut, about 54 km NE of the aimag capital.

Most of the lakes are found in the central plane. This valley has no drain, so that the lakes contain salt water. The largest are the Orog nuur and the Böön tsagaan nuur.

The tallest mountain of the aimag is the Ikhee Bogd in the Gobi-Altai. Other than in the forested Khangai, the Altai range suffers from an arid desert climate. Similar to the adjacent Gobi it is only sparsely populated.

[edit] Transportation

The Bayankhongor Airport (BVN/ZMBH) has two runways, one of them paved, and is served by regular flights to Ulan Bator.

[edit] Administrative Subdivision

The sums of Bayankhongor aimag^[2]

Sum	Mongolian	Population (end of 2000)[3]	Population (end of 2006)	Sum center population (end of 2006)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
Baatsagaan	Баацагаан	4,526	3,568	422	7,447	0.48
Bayan-Öndör	Баян-Өндөр	2,692	2,559	548	16,891	0.15
Bayan-Ovoo	Баян-Овоо	3,043	2,912	731	3,244	0.90
Bayanbulag	Баянбулаг	2,252	2,143	463	3,170	0.68
Bayangovi	Баянговь	2,903	2,703	628	4,662	0.58
Bayankhongor *	Баянхонгор	20,501	26,588	26,588	64	415.44
Bayanlig	Баянлиг	3,842	3,316	805	11,918	0.28
Bayantsagaan	Баянцагаан	3,946	3,599	634	5,395	0.67
Bogd	Богд	3,226	2,900	613	3,983	0.73
Bömbögör	Бөмбөгөр	2,755	2,584	656	3,044	0.85
Buutsagaan	Бууцагаан	4,258	3,452	901	5,840	0.59
Erdenetsogt	Эрдэнэцогт	5,158	4,235	933	4,100	1.03
Galuut	Галуут	5,275	4,012	644	5,047	0.79
Gurvanbulag	Гурванбулаг	2,915	2,594	350	4,442	0.58
Jargalant	Жаргалант	4,374	3,173	697	4,175	0.76
Jinst	Жинст	2,352	2,023	376	5,313	0.38
Khüreemaral	Хүрээмарал	2,466	2,064	325	4,328	0.48
Ölziit	Өлзийт	3,721	3,353	661	3,853	0.87
Shinejinst	Шинэжинст	2,469	2,187	319	16,501	0.13
Zag	Заг	2,440	2,264	592	2,561	0.88

^* - The aimag capital Bayankhongor

[edit] References

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