Sükhbaatar Province

For other uses, see Sükhbaatar (disambiguation).

Sükhbaatar Province Сүхбаатар аймаг ᠰᠦᠬᠡᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Province
Flag of Sükhbaatar Province Flag Coat of arms of Sükhbaatar Province Coat of arms
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Coordinates:
Country	Mongolia
Capital	Baruun-Urt
Area
• Total	82,287.15 km2 (31,771.25 sq mi)
Population
• Total	54,363
• Density	0.66/km2 (1.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8
Area code(s)	+976 (0)151
ISO 3166 code	MN-051
Website	sukhbaatar.mn

Sükhbaatar (Mongolian: Сүхбаатар) 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

Sükhbaatar aimag population

1950 est.	1956 census	1963 census	1969 census	1975 est.	1979 census	1981 est.	1989 census	1991 est.	1993 est.
27,800	30,700	32,100	35,300	39,900	43,000	44,600	50,800	57,408	56,084
1994 est.	1996 est.	1998 est.	2000 census	2002 est.	2004 est.	2005 est.	2008 est.	2009 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 Subdivision

Sums of Sükhbaatar

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

The Sums of Sükhbaatar aimag

Sum	Mongolian	Sum population 2008 est.	Sum population 2009 est.	Sum centre population 2009 est.
Asgat	Асгат	1,775	1,806	538
Baruun-Urt	Баруун-Урт	15,549	16,249	13,859*
Bayandelger	Баяндэлгэр	4,560	4,568	1,169
Dariganga	Дарьганга	2,884	2,853	639
Erdenetsagaan	Эрдэнэцагаан	6,309	6,439	2,813
Halzan	Халзан	1,622	1,598	566
Mönhhaan	Мөнххаан	4,335	4,213	1,189
Naran	Наран	1,466	1,477	336
Ongon	Онгон	3,638	3,646	1,261
Sükhbaatar	Сүхбаатар	3,263	3,197	631
Tümentsogt	Түмэнцогт	2,339	2,404	1,106
Tüvshinshiree	Түвшинширээ	3,035	3,030	610
Uulbayan	Уулбаян	3,010	2,883	766

* - the aimag capital Baruun-Urt