Uvs Province

Uvs () is ane o the 21 aimags (provinces) o Mongolie. It is locatit in the wast o the kintra, 1336 km awa frae the naitional caipital Ulan Bator.
Its caipital is Ulaangom whilk lees 936m abuin sea level.

The province is cried efter Mongolie's mucklest lake, Uvs Lake.

 Geography 
Pairts o the steppe in this province are protectit as the Warld Heritage Steid Ubsunur Hollow. In the north the province mairches Roushie for 640 km, in the east 340 km o mairch lees atween Uvs an Zavkhan province. In the sooth an wast it mairches wi Khovd an Bayan-Ölgii provinces for 200 km ilka. The province taks up 4.45% o the naitional territory, that is equivalent to 69,585 km2. O the total area o the province, 60% belangs tae the muntainous climatic zone, an 40% tae the Gobi semi-desert.

 Population 
Altaic fowk hae bidit in the province throu history. Nou, 60% o population is Do'rbet, 15% is Bayid an 15% is Halh. Even theday thare are Tuvans, Khotons an Kazakhs bidin in this province.

The province is maistly atheist.

 History 
Efter the revolution in 1921 in Mongolie, on 21 November 1925 the govrenment foondit the Chandmani Uulyn Aimag (, Jewel Muntain Province). This province includit the whole wastren pairt o the kintra, i.e. the day's Uvs, Khovd an Bayan-Ölgii Aimags. In 1931 Chandmani Uulyn Aimag aimag wis split up intae the Khovd an Dörvöd aimags. Dörvöd aimag () wis renamit tae Uvs aimag in 1933.

 Admeenistrative subdiveesion 
+ The sums o Uvs Aimag  Sum Mongolie Population2003 est.Uvs Aimag Population Annual Report 2007  Population2005 est. Population2007 est. Population2008 est.Uvs Aimag Annual Statistical Report 2008 Sum centrepopulation2007 est. Baruunturuun  Баруунтуруун3,2412,7383,0742,8102,010 Bo'hmoron  Бөхмөрөн2,2612,2172,1502,187779 Davst  Давст1,8541,7481,8201,784537 Hovd  Ховд2,4632,4402,4582,475503 Hyargas  Хяргас2,4912,6142,6632,511765 Malchin  Малчин2,9382,8872,8722,502707 Naranbulag  Наранбулаг4,8814,9354,8934,6581,044 O'lgii  Өлгий2,6292,6492,6202,444478 O'mnogovi  Өмнөговь4,3354,5264,5034,3361,034 O'ndorhangai  Өндөрхангай3,5883,6403,7683,779930 Sagil  Сагил2,2452,2452,3362,3431,015 Tarialan  Тариалан5,1375,1154,4994,0041,393 Tes  Тэс6,0146,0926,0535,623667 Tsagaanhairhan  Цагаанхайрхан2,5982,4622,4992,501624 Tu'rgen  Түргэн1,8671,8771,9331,960603 Ulaangom  Улаангом26,94025,33924,07124,16721,406* Zavhan  Завхан2,2612,0522,0421,936650 Zu'ungovi  Зүүнговь2,6442,5992,6202,578657 Zu'unhangai  Зүүнхангай2,7252,7492,5992,586618
* - aimag caipital Ulaangom

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Category:Provinces o Mongolie