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Khovd Province Ховд аймаг ᠬᠣᠪᠳᠤᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Province
Ruins of a fortress in Khovd Province
FlagCoat of arms
Coordinates: 47°0′N 92°45′E / 47.000°N 92.750°E / 47.000; 92.750
Country	Mongolia
Established	1931 (1931)
Capital	Khovd
Government
Area
• Total	76,133.38 km (29,395.26 sq mi)
Highest elevation	4,204 m (13,793 ft)
Population
• Total	87,363
• Density	1.1/km (3.0/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	MNT 975 billion US$ 0.3 billion (2022)
• Per capita	MNT 21,692,300 US$ 3,448 (2022)
Time zone	UTC+7
Area code	+976 (0)143
ISO 3166 code	MN-043
Vehicle registration	ХО_
Website	khovd.gov.mn

Khovd (/ˈkɒvd/; Mongolian: Ховд [ˈχɔɸt]), alternatively romanized as Khobhd, is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the west of the country. Its capital is also named Khovd. 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.

Islam is a significant religion practiced by around 10–15% of the population, namely the Kazakhs and a small minority of Uyghurs.

Population

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.

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.

Climate

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.

Rivers

The major rivers are:

• Khovd River
• Bulgan River
• Buyant River
• Hoid tsenher River
• Dund tsenher River
• Uench River
• Bodonch River

Lakes

• Khar-Us Nuur
• Khar Nuur
• Dörgön Nuur
• Tsetseg lake

Mountains

• Altai Mountains
  • Jargalant hairhan
  • Bumbat hairhan
  • Baatar hairhan
  • Monkh hairhan
  • Baitag bogd

Transportation

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.

Economy

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). 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.

Animal herding is the main economy of this province.

Administrative subdivisions

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 aimag capital Khovd

References

Citations

1. "GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, by region, aimags and the Capital". www.1212.mn. Mongolian Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
2. "Монгол улсын ястангуудын тоо, байршилд гарч буй өөрчлөлтуудийн асуудалд" М. Баянтөр, Г. Нямдаваа, З. Баярмаа pp.57-70 Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ Khovd Aimak Statistical Office. 1983-2008 Dynamics Data Sheet Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
4. Statoids (Gwillim Law) web page
5. National Statistical Office Archived 2007-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
6. National Economy of the Mongolian People's Republic (1921 - 1981), Ulaanbaatar 1981
7. , GeoHive: Global Statistics
8. ^ Khovd Aimag Statistical Office 2007 Annual Report
9. Annual livestock census data. The National Statistical Office of Mongolia. http://khovd.nso.mn/page/650

Sources

• 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

v t e Places adjacent to Khovd Province
Bayan-Ölgii Province Uvs Province Zavkhan Province Khovd Province Govi-Altai Province Xinjiang, China

v t e Administrative divisions of Mongolia
Aimags (provinces)	Arkhangai Bayankhongor Bayan-Ölgii Bulgan Darkhan-Uul Dornod Dornogovi Dundgobi Govi-Altai Govisümber Khentii Khovd Khövsgöl Ömnögovi Orkhon Övörkhangai Selenge Sükhbaatar Töv Uvs Zavkhan
Municipality	Ulaanbaatar

• Khovd Province
• Provinces of Mongolia
• 1931 establishments in Mongolia
• States and territories established in 1931