21 provinces + capital city
Provinces of Mongolia
Explore all 21 provinces (aimags) of Mongolia
Capital cityUlaanbaatar
The capital of Mongolia and its economic and cultural heart.
9 districts
khangaiArkhangai
A Khangai-region province rich in forests, steppes and hot springs.
Tsetserleg · 95,000 population
westernBayan-Ölgii
Home of Kazakh culture, eagle hunters and the Altai Mountains.
Ölgii · 106,000 population
khangaiBayankhongor
A vast province stretching from the Khangai mountains to the Gobi.
Bayankhongor · 89,000 population
centralBulgan
A central province known for agriculture and forest resources.
Bulgan · 62,000 population
centralDarkhan-Uul
An industrial province home to Darkhan, Mongolia’s second city.
Darkhan · 107,000 population
easternDornod
An eastern province holding one of the world’s last great steppes.
Choibalsan · 82,000 population
gobiDornogovi
Gobi desert lands and the energy center of Khamar Monastery.
Sainshand · 73,000 population
gobiDundgovi
A Gobi province famous for the granite formations of Ikh Gazriin Chuluu.
Mandalgovi · 45,000 population
westernGovi-Altai
A vast western province combining Altai peaks and Gobi plains.
Altai · 56,000 population
centralGovisümber
One of Mongolia’s smallest provinces and a railway junction.
Choir · 18,000 population
easternKhentii
The birthplace of Chinggis Khaan and a land of historic sites.
Öndörkhaan · 75,000 population
westernKhovd
A historic western province with diverse ethnic cultures.
Khovd · 88,000 population
khangaiKhövsgöl
A scenic province holding Lake Khövsgöl, the “Blue Pearl”.
Mörön · 135,000 population
gobiÖmnogovi
Home to Gobi Gurvansaikhan, dinosaur fossils and the Khongor dunes.
Dalanzadgad · 70,000 population
centralOrkhon
An industrial province centered on the copper-mining city of Erdenet.
Erdenet · 112,000 population
khangaiÖvörkhangai
A historic province with the ancient capital Karakorum and Erdene Zuu.
Arvaikheer · 117,000 population
centralSelenge
Mongolia’s main farming belt and a northern province bordering Russia.
Sükhbaatar · 107,000 population
easternSükhbaatar
An eastern province noted for the Dariganga sands and extinct volcanoes.
Baruun-Urt · 60,000 population
centralTöv
The central province surrounding the capital, including Gorkhi-Terelj.
Zuunmod · 90,000 population
westernUvs
A western province of the Uvs Lake basin, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Ulaangom · 80,000 population
khangaiZavkhan
A northwestern province where forests, lakes and dunes meet.
Uliastai · 68,000 population