Dornogovi (, East Gobi) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the southeast of the country, bordering China's autonomous region of Inner Mongolia.
Dornogovi is located in the Gobi Desert, and frequent sand- and snow storms amplify the hard weather conditions of Mongolia. Temperatures can range from to with ground temperatures as high as .
Dornogovi has ample reserves of groundwater, but no lakes or rivers.
Administrative subdivisions
+ Sums of Dornogovi Aimag Sum Mongolian Population(2000)Mongolia Development Gateway Population(2006)Statistics office of Dornogovi AimagPopulation(2009)Statistics office of Dornogovi Aimag/ Report 2009 Area(km2)“Дорноговь аймгийн жишээн дээр аймгуудын байгаль орчны хөгжлийн стратегийн загвар боловсруулах нь.” төслийн үе шатны ажлын тайлан. Density(/km2) Sum centrepopulation (2009) Airag 3,4673,4863,5987,442.580.482,607 Altanshiree 1,5471,4221,3067,225.710.18370 Dalanjargalan 2,3322,4792,5544,045.900.63726 Delgerekh 1,8931,7331,7814,858.100.37429 Erdene 2,8322,4482,3959,952.040.241,577 Ikhkhet 2,7012,2782,1764,152.520.521,270*The Zülegt urban-type settlement is Ikhkhet sum centre Dorngovi aimag official site. Ikhkhen sum overview (in Mongolian) Khatanbulag 3,3623,0822,98518,669.370.16603 Khövsgöl 1,7201,4611,5318,376.960.18385 Mandakh 1,9051,6481,52812,660.610.12366 Örgön 2,0281,9221,8168,689.650.21871 Saikhandulaan 1,2811,3011,2179,558.340.13354 Sainshand 18,29019,54820,4802,342.808.7418,747** Ulaanbadrakh 1,7301,5501,54311,370.920.14367 Zamyn-Üüd 5,4869,66512,823486.8026.3412,823*
* - tosgon (urban-type settlement). ** - The aimag capital Sainshand
Demographics In 2020, the majority of the religion of the residents is Buddhism (89.1%) followed by Shamans (6%), Christianity (2.2%) and other religions (2.8%).
Economy In 2018, the province contributed to 1.09% of the total national GDP of Mongolia.
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