Uvs Province ( ) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. It is located in the west of the country, away from the national capital, Ulaanbaatar. Its capital is Ulaangom, which lies above sea level.
The province is named after Mongolia's biggest lake, Uvs Lake.
Geography Parts of the steppe in this province are protected as the World Heritage Site Uvs Lake Basin. In the north the province borders Russia for , whilst in the east of border lies between Uvs and Zavkhan province. In the south and west it borders for each of Khovd and Bayan-Ölgii provinces for. The province occupies 4.45 percent of the national territory, totalling . Of the total area of the province, sixty percent belongs to the mountainous climatic zone, and forty percent to the Gobi semi-desert.
Population Mongols and their proto-peoples have lived in the province since antiquity. Currently, 42.3% of population is Dörbet, 34.2% is Bayid and 13.6% is Khalkha. Also, there are many Tuvans, Khotons, and Kazakhs living in this province.
At the end of 2014, 20,719 households were residing in this province. 7,476 lived in the provincial center Ulaangom, 4,105 lived in sum centers, and 9,138 lived in the countryside as herding families.The National Statistical Office of Mongolia, http://uvs.nso.mn/page/280
History After the Mongolian Revolution of 1921, the government founded the Jewel Mountain Province (, ). This province included the whole western part of the country. In 1931 it was split into the Khovd and Dörvöd aimags—the latter which was renamed Uvs aimag in 1933.
Administrative subdivisions Uvs province is divided into 19 sums, lower administrative division units.
+ The sums of Uvs Aimag Sum Mongolian Population2003 Population2014 Baruunturuun Баруунтуруун3,2412 449 Bökhmörön Бөхмөрөн2,2612 093 Davst Давст1,8541 570 Khovd Ховд2,4632 237 Khyargas Хяргас2,4912 314 Malchin Малчин2,9382 351 Naranbulag Наранбулаг4,8814 021 Ölgii Өлгий2,6292 147 Ömnögovi Өмнөговь4,3354 192 Öndörkhangai Өндөрхангай3,5883 031 Sagil Сагил2,2452 201 Tarialan Тариалан5,1373 714 Tes Тэс6,0145 056 Tsagaankhairkhan Цагаанхайрхан2,5982 011 Türgen Түргэн1,8672 018 Ulaangom Улаангом26,94027 849 Zavkhan Завхан2,2611 734 Züüngovi Зүүнговь2,6442 640 Züünkhangai Зүүнхангай2,7252 104 Total 87 592 75 737 Ulaangom is the Uvs province center.
Livestock
YearTotalCamels Horses CowsSheep Goats 20001,579,31818,23574,852105,737 858,613521,88120101,619,31214,51959,71884,378 776,925 683,772 20142,561,31519,51188,408 145,440 1,260,522 1,047,434 Source: National Statistical Office of MongoliaThe National Statistical Office of Mongolia, www.uvs.nso.mn
Economy In 2018, the province contributed to 1.20% of the total national GDP of Mongolia.
Notable people
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, leader of Mongolia from 1952 to 1984
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