Övörkhangai Province


Övörkhangai is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia, located in the south of the country. Its capital is Arvaikheer.
The Shankh Monastery, one of the oldest and most important monasteries, is located in this province, as well as Erdene Zuu monastery and Tövkhön Monastery.
Övörkhangai Provincee held its first Special Olympics games events in 2015.

Transportation

The Arvaikheer Airport has one unpaved runway and is served by regular flights to Ulaanbaatar and Altai.
The bus travels from Arvaikheer to Ulaanbaatar every day.

Administrative subdivisions

SumMongolianPopulation
2004 est.		Population
2006 est.		Population
2008 est.
ArvaikheerАрвайхээр 22,54624,95425,622
Baruun Bayan-UlaanБаруун Баян-Улаан 2,5862,5022,556
Bat-ÖlziiБат-Өлзий 5,9325,8786,189
Bayan-ÖndörБаян-Өндөр 3,7344,0774,261
BayangolБаянгол 4,1033,9334,572
BogdБогд 5,7085,3955,342
BürdБүрд 3,1713,2583,135
Guchin-UsГучин-Ус 2,2902,2792,260
KhairkhandulaanХайрхандулаан 3,3883,4623,510
KharkhorinХархорин 12,54613,27012,901
KhujirtХужирт 6,7816,7496,649
NariinteelНарийнтээл 3,7973,7923,736
ÖlziitӨлзийт 2,8052,6782,741
SantСант 3,7063,5403,525
TaragtТарагт 3,8603,4243,313
TögrögТөгрөг 2,8392,6912,689
UyangaУянга 10,00310,5109,581
YesönzüilЕсөнзүйл 3,5843,4153,422
Züünbayan-UlaanЗүүнбаян-Улаан 4,2684,3434,436