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Khovd Province is a region located in western Mongolia that serves as an important administrative division of the country. It matters as a significant area of Mongolia with its own distinct geography and population contributing to the nation's overall composition.
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Key facts
- Country
- Mongolia
- Established
- 1931 ( 1931 )
- Capital
- Khovd
- Total
- 76,133.38 km (29,395.26 sq mi)
- Highest elevation
- 4,204 m (13,793 ft)
- Density
- 1.1475/km (2.9720/sq mi)
- Per capita
- MNT 21,692,300, US$ 3,448 (2022)
- Time zone
- UTC+7
- Area code
- +976 (0)143
- Iso 3166 code
- MN-043
- Vehicle registration
- ХО_
- Website
- khovd .gov .mn
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- province of Mongolia
- Country
- Mongolia
- Located in
- Mongolia
- Contains
- Zereg
- Capital
- Khovd
- Population
- 86000
- Area
- 76133.38
- Time zone
- UTC+07:00
- Shares border with
- Govi-Altai Province
- Official website
- www.khovd.gov.mn
- Image
- Sangiin Kerem Kobdo.jpg
- Licence plate code
- ХО_
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- category of associated people
- Category:People from Khovd Province
- Commons category
- Khovd Aimag
- topic's main category
- Category:Khovd Province
- inception
- 1931-00-00
- native label
- ᠬᠣᠪᠳᠤ ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
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Encyclopedic overview
Khovd (/kɒvd/; Mongolian: Ховд [ˈχɔɸt]), alternatively romanized as Khobhd, is one of the twenty-one aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the west of the country. Its capital is also named Khovd. Khovd province is approximately 1,580 km (980 mi) from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's capital. It takes its name from the Khovd River, which is located in this province.
Population
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Khovd Province” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.