Orkhon Province
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Template:Short description Template:Infobox settlement Orkhon Province (Template:Langx) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia, located in the north of the country. Its capital is Erdenet. The province is named after the Orkhon River.
History
Orkhon Province was carved out of Bulgan Province in 1994, to form a new entity together with its capital Erdenet, which had previously been administered as a federal municipality.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Administrative subdivisions
| Sum | Mongolian | Area km2 | Population (2004) |
Population (2006) |
Population (2008) |
Population (2009)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Density /km2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayan-Öndör* | Template:Lang | 208.0 | 80,858 | 83,160 | 86,866 | 88,046 | 423.30 |
| Jargalant | Template:Lang | 635.6 | 2,733 | 3,125 | 3,009 | 3,166 | 4.98 |
* - includes aimag capital Erdenet
Economy
In 2018, the province contributed to 5.72% of the total national GDP of Mongolia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
References
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