Selenge (Mongolian: Сэлэнгэ) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the north of the country. The name is derived from the Selenge river. The capital is Sükhbaatar.
Selenge aimag
Сэлэнгэ аймаг ᠰᠡᠯᠡᠩᠭᠡᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ | |
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Coordinates: 49°45′N 106°30′E / 49.750°N 106.500°E | |
Country | Mongolia |
Established | 1934 |
Capital | Sükhbaatar |
Government | |
Area | |
• Total | 41,152.63 km2 (15,889.12 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 108,768 |
• Density | 2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | MNT 10,024 billion US$ 0.3 billion (2022) |
• Per capita | MNT 21,692,300 US$ 3,026 (2022) |
Time zone | UTC+8 |
Area code | +976 (0)136 |
ISO 3166 code | MN-049 |
Vehicle registration | СЭ_ |
Website | selenge |
The province of Darkhan-Uul, and its capital Darkhan, is located as an enclave inside Selenge.
Sum | Selenge | Population (2000) |
Population (2002) |
Population (2004) |
Population (2006) |
Population (2008) |
Area (km2)[3] | Density (/km2) |
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Altanbulag | Алтанбулаг | 3,489 | 4,003 | 3,783 | 4,255 | 4,545 | 2100.30 | 2.16 |
Baruunbüren | Баруунбүрэн | 3,999 | 2,430 | 2,430 | 2,378 | 2,702 | 2814.54 | 0.96 |
Bayangol | Баянгол | 5,391 | 5,015 | 4,264 | 4,512 | 5,028 | 1976.28 | 2.54 |
Javkhlant | Жавхлант | 1,767 | 1,921 | 1,838 | 1,704 | 1,827 | 1189.70 | 1.54 |
Khüder | Хүдэр | 1,799 | 1,772 | 1,838 | 1,936 | 2,078 | 2838.65 | 0.73 |
Khushaat | Хушаат | 1,406 | 1,679 | 1,946 | 1,654 | 1,585 | 2010.15 | 0.79 |
Mandal | Мандал | 23,964 | 22,645 | 22,864 | 22,975 | 23,646 | 4843.73 | 4.88 |
Orkhon | Орхон | 2,817 | 2,467 | 2,106 | 2,006 | 2,165 | 1306.27 | 1.66 |
Orkhontuul | Орхонтуул | 3,760 | 4,016 | 3,398 | 3,248 | 2,952 | 2940.83 | 1.00 |
Sant | Сант | 2,062 | 2,050 | 2,033 | 2,054 | 2,056 | 1387.06 | 1.48 |
Saikhan | Сайхан | 8,737 | 8,795 | 8,282 | 8,100 | 8,285 | 1311.87 | 6.32 |
Shaamar | Шаамар | 4,809 | 4,157 | 3,783 | 3,944 | 4,158 | 671.91 | 6.19 |
Sükhbaatar* | Сүхбаатар | 22,374 | 21,076 | 20,025 | 19,916 | 19,626 | 45.35 | 432.77 |
Tsagaannuur | Цагааннуур | 4,153 | 4,221 | 3,919 | 4,005 | 4,257 | 3814.72 | 1.12 |
Tüshig | Түшиг | 1,899 | 1,725 | 1,608 | 1,552 | 1,420 | 2492.82 | 0.57 |
Yeröö | Ерөө | 6,077 | 5,677 | 5,531 | 5,630 | 5,792 | 8203.51 | 0.71 |
Züünbüren | Зүүнбүрэн | 2,507 | 2,226 | 2,373 | 2,201 | 2,468 | 1204.94 | 2.05 |
Züünkharaa | Зүүнхараа | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
* The aimag capital Sükhbaatar.