Orkhon (Mongolian: Орхон) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the north of the country. Its capital is Erdenet. The province is named after Orkhon River.
History
Orkhon Province was carved out of Bulgan Province in 1994, to form a new entity together with its capital Erdenet, which had previously been administered as a federal municipality.[2]
Administrative subdivisions

Sum | Mongolian | Area km2 | Population (2004) |
Population (2006) |
Population (2008) |
Population (2009)[5] |
Density /km2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bayan-Öndör* | Баян-Өндөр | 208.0 | 80,858 | 83,160 | 86,866 | 88,046 | 423.30 |
Jargalant | Жаргалант | 635.6 | 2,733 | 3,125 | 3,009 | 3,166 | 4.98 |
* - includes aimag capital Erdenet
References
- ^ "GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, by region, aimags and the Capital". www.1212.mn. Mongolian Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "Orkhon Province". Escape to Mongolia. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-27. Retrieved 2007-03-29.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Statistical Report 2009". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- ^ "동북아시아지역자치단체연합, near".