Khentii Province

Khentii (Mongolian: Хэнтий) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the east of the country. Its capital is Chinggis City. The aimag is named after the Khentii Mountains. It is best known as the birthplace, and likely final resting place, of Temüjin, otherwise known as Genghis Khan.

Khentii Province
Хэнтий аймаг
ᠬᠡᠨᠲᠡᠢᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Province
Puffy white clouds roll over lush green hills.
Flag of Khentii Province
Flag
Coat of arms of Khentii Province
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 47°19′N 110°39′E
CountryMongolia
Established1930 (1930)
CapitalChinggis City
Area
 • Total80,325.08 km2 (31,013.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total76,019
 • Density0.95/km2 (2.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8
Area code+976 (0)156
ISO 3166 codeMN-039
Vehicle registrationХЭ_
Websitekhentii.mn

Geography

The aimag borders with Russia in the north. The neighbouring aimags are Selenge in the northwest, Töv in the west, Govisümber in the southwest, Dornogovi in the south, Sükhbaatar in the southeast, and Dornod in the east. The border to Töv is divided by the city of Baganuur, an administrative exclave of Ulaanbaatar.

The northwest of the aimag is covered by the eastern part of the Khentii Mountains; towards the southeast, the landscape changes into the eastern Mongolian steppe plains. The mountain Burkhan Khaldun in the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area is considered sacred and assumed to be the birthplace of Genghis Khan.

The Kherlen River originates South of the Burkhan Khaldun; the river then crosses the south of the aimag in the eastern direction after a detour through Töv. A little further east is the spring of the Onon River. The Onon-Balj National Park is located in the northeast of the aimag.

The Onon River in the Khentii Mountains

Population
Ethnic groups of Khentii aimag[1]
national censuses data
Ethnic
group		Mongolian
name		1979%1989%2000%2010%
KhalkhaХалх42,88381.2157,39177.7661,36386.4957,07287.35
BuriadБуриад6,55012.407,0449.546,2238.775,4778.38
UriankhaiУрианхай5951.131,0041.369511.347791.19
KazakhКазак (Хасаг)1,2902.443,6554.956290.894630.71
DörvödДөрвөд1540.292080.281860.263710.57
DarigangaДарьганга1770.343530.483610.512810.41
BayadsБаяд560.111850.251200.171170.18
DarkhadДархад180.03240.03320.05390.06
TorguudТоргууд370.07190.03160.02170.03
ÜzemchinҮзэмчин180.0380.0130.0080.01
Other Mongolian citizens2090.401610.224820.684670.71
Foreigners8161.553,7525.085800.822440.37
Total52,803100.0073,804100.0070,946100.0065,335100.00

Administrative subdivisions
Sums of Khentii aimag
The Cities of Khentii aimag
City Mongolian Sum Population
(1994)[2]		 Population
(2001)[3]		 Population
(2006)[4]		 Population
(2007)[5]		 Population
(2008)[5]		 Population
(2010)[6]
BerkhБэрхBatnorov4,5173,8713,8903,6733,5412,413
Bor-ÖndörБор-ӨндөрDarkhan2,6956,4068,5108,9328,9028,080
Chinggis(capital)ЧингисKherlen14,409~12,000~14,800~15,000~15,00017,164
The Sums of Khentii aimag
Sum Mongolian Population
(1994)[2]		 Population
(2001)[3]		 Population
(2005)[7]		 Population
(2008)[5]		 Population
(2010)[8]		 Area
(km2)		 Density
(/km2)
BatnorovБатноров3,1692,9866739*2,8332,6934,9680.54
BatshireetБатширээт2,5912,1962,0092,0922,0867,0180.30
Bayan-AdargaБаян-Адарга2,4932,3332,4132,4292,2053,0210.73
BayankhutagБаянхутаг2,1302,2802,0901,9491,6566,0290.27
BayanmönkhБаянмөнх1,6461,7901,6931,5321,3472,5400.53
Bayan-OvooБаян-Овоо1,9171,6971,7011,7651,5813,3810.47
BinderБиндэр4,1843,6153,5373,7843,4555,3860.64
DadalДадал2,8262,3872,5342,6672,6124,7270.55
DarkhanДархан1,9491,9049,462**1,8991,5494,4550.35
DelgerkhaanДэлгэрхаан3,0292,9022,3392,3532,0403,9860.51
GalsharГалшар2,5752,9062,4682,0741,8076,6760.27
JargaltkhaanЖаргалтхаан1,8632,0731,8481,9261,8312,7520.67
Kherlen ***Хэрлэн20,17216,57816,78317,15419,0003,7885.02
MörönМөрөн2,4442,2642,0261,9341,3262,1960.60
NorovlinНоровлин2,7132,7772,2552,3412,2545,3340.42
ÖmnödelgerӨмнөдэлгэр3,8955,7395,2085,1485,15610,8770.47
TsenkhermandalЦэнхэрмандал2,3611,7911,6611,4472,0043,1770.63
* - including Berkh.
** - including Bor-Öndör.
*** - including the aimag capital Chinggis.

References
  1. Khentii Aimag Statistical Office. Statistical Yearbook 2017
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). www.reliefweb.int. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2005. Retrieved 30 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. The Khentii aimag official site Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Rural Poverty Reduction Programme:semi-annual report 2007 Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Khentii Aimag Statistical Office. 2008 Annual Report Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  6. National Census 2010 (bag level divisions)
  7. Rural Poverty Reduction Programme official site Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  8. National Census 2010 (sum level divisions)
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