Area code(s) +976 (0)158 Area 123,597 km² Population 69,552 (2011) | Established 1941 (1941) Time zone UTC+8 ISO 3166 code MN-061 Founded 1941 | |
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Dornod (Mongolian: Дорнод, literally "the East") is the easternmost of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. Its capital is Choibalsan.
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Map of Dornod, Mongolia
Population
Halh are the ethnic majority of the Dornod aimag, but Buryat ethnic group is 22.8% of population total (17,196 in 2000, census) concentrated in the north-eastern sums of Dashbalbar, Tsagaan-Ovoo, Bayan-Uul, Bayandun and aimag capital Choibalsan. There are several small ethnic groups: Barga (populates Gurvanzagal and Hölönbuir sums), Uzemchin (are present in Sergelen, Bayantümen, Bulgan, Chuluunhoroot sums and Choibalsan city), Hamnigan ethnic group (Bayan-Uul and Tsagaan-Ovoo sums).
History
The aimag was created during the administrative reorganisation of 1941 with the name of Choibalsan, after the communist leader Khorloogiin Choibalsan. The capital, which previously had been called Bayan Tümen, also received the name Choibalsan. In 1963, the aimag was given the current name Dornod.
Transportation
The Choibalsan International Airport (COQ/ZMCD) has one paved runway, and is served by regular flights to Ulan Bator.
Administrative subdivision
^1 - Sum center is aimag capital Choibalsan (Чойбалсан)