Sükhbaatar (, Axe Hero) is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia, located in the east of the country. Its capital is Baruun-Urt. It is named after Damdin Sükhbaatar.

Population

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Sükhbaatar aimag population

|-

! 1950 <br> est.

! 1956 <br> census

! 1963 <br> census

! 1969 <br> census

! 1975 <br> est.

! 1979 <br> census

! 1981 <br> est.

! 1989 <br> census

! 1991 <br> est.

! 1993 <br> est.

|-

| 27,800||30,700||32,100|| 35,300|| 39,900||43,000|| 44,600||50,800||57,408||56,085

|-

! 1994 <br> est.

! 1996 <br> est.

! 1998 <br> est.

! 2000 <br> census

! 2002 <br> est.

! 2004 <br> est.

! 2005 <br> est.

! 2008 <br> est.

! 2009 <br> est.

|-

|57,546||56,534||55,523||55,511||54,529||53,935||52,768||53,785||54,363

|-

|}

Transportation

The Baruun-Urt Airport (UUN/ZMBU) has one unpaved runway and is served by regular flights to Ulaanbaatar.

Administrative subdivisions

thumb|right|250px|Sums of Sükhbaatar

The Aimag capital Baruun-Urt is geographically located within the Sükhbaatar sum but administered independently.

{| class="wikitable"

|-

|+ The Sums of Sükhbaatar aimag

|-

! Sum

! Mongolian

!Sum population<br>2008 est.

!Sum centre<br>population<br>2009 est.

|-

| Asgat || ||1,775||1,806 ||538

|-

| Baruun-Urt || ||15,549||16,249 ||13,859<sup>*</sup>

|-

| Bayandelger || ||4,560||4,568 ||1,169

|-

| Dariganga || ||2,884||2,853 ||639

|-

| Erdenetsagaan || ||6,309||6,439 ||2,813

|-

| Khalzan || ||1,622||1,598 ||566

|-

| Mönhhaan || ||4,335||4,213 ||1,189

|-

| Naran || ||1,466||1,477 ||336

|-

| Ongon || ||3,638||3,646 ||1,261

|-

| Sükhbaatar || ||3,263||3,197 ||631

|-

| Tümentsogt || ||2,339||2,404 ||1,106

|-

| Tüvshinshiree || ||3,035||3,030 ||610

|-

| Uulbayan || ||3,010||2,883 ||766

|-

|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> - the aimag capital Baruun-Urt

Economy

In 2018, the province contributed to 1.47% of the total national GDP of Mongolia.

See also

  • Dariganga Mongols

References