Bulgan Province

Province (aimag) of Mongolia

Province in Mongolia

Bulgan (Mongolian: Булган) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in northern Mongolia. Its capital is also named Bulgan.

Geography

The aimag is surrounded by Russia (Buryatia) in the north, the aimags Khövsgöl in the northwest, Arkhangai in the southwest, Övörkhangai in the south, Töv in the southeast, and Selenge in the northeast. The small Orkhon Aimag forms an enclave at the border to Selenge.

The north of the aimag is characterized by alpine forests, gradually blending in the arid steppe plains of the central Mongolian highland. The main rivers are the Orkhon and the Selenge, first of which enter the aimag from Övörkhangai while the second is enters from Khövsgöl Province. As a result, southern and central Bulgan is one of Mongolia's few arable regions.

Transportation

The Bulgan Airport (UGA/ZMBN) has one unpaved runway and is served by regular flights to Ulaanbaatar, Khovd, and Mörön.

Administrative subdivisions

Sums of Bulgan

^* - The aimag capital Bulgan city.

^** - data includes Khyalganat urban-type settlement (3,300 pop.), 25 km North from the Khangal sum centre

^*** - data includes Saikhan-Ovoo urban-type settlement (500 pop.), 25 km North-West from the Saikhan sum centre

Uran Togoo, a mountain in western Bulgan

References

1. "GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, by region, aimags and the Capital". www.1212.mn. Mongolian Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
2. Rural Poverty Reduction Programme official site Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
3. Bulgan Aimag Statistical Office: Annual Report 2008 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
4. Bulgan Aimag Statistical Office: Annual Report 2009 Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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