(, ;
Gobi-
Sümber) is one of the 21
aimags (provinces) of
Mongolia
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. It is located in the center of the country. Its capital is
Choir
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. Govisümber is the least populated Mongolian
aimag.
History
Borjigon clan said in ''The Secret History of the Mongols'': one of the world's greatest cultural and historical written relics was written in 1240—the year of white mouse.
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; August 1227), also known as Chinggis Khan, was the founder and first khan (title), khan of the Mongol Empire. After spending most of his life uniting the Mongols, Mongol tribes, he launched Mongol invasions and ...
is a grandson of the Bodanchar who is the heir of the Burte Chono. It is stated in the historical literature that Bodanchar had separated from his brothers and founded the Borjigon clan.
In 1691, when the Manchurian emperior
Enkh-Amgalan made Mongolia its tributary state and divided four Mongolian aimags and seven khoshuus, there was founded Borjigon khoshuu of Setsen khan aimag.
In 1911, the name of the khoshuu was changed to Borjigon Setsen van khoshuu.
In 1923, the name was changed to Otsol Sansar uuliin khoshuu.
From 1931 onward, it was called Govisumber soum of the
Töv aimag, Sumber soum of the
Dornogovi aimag.
From 1991 onward, it was called Choir City.
From 1994 onward, it is called Govisumber aimag.
Administrative subdivisions
Demographics
In 2020, the majority of the religion of the residents is Buddhism (90.3%) followed by Shamans (6.7%), Christianity (2.0%), Islam (0.4%) and other religions (0.6%).
Economy
In 2018, the province contributed to 0.29% of the total national GDP of Mongolia.
Infrastructure
The province has one general hospital, one family hospital, one district health center, four private hospitals, one health department, one medical supply organization and 10 pharmacies. In 2018, there were 71.1 hospital beds per 10,000 of its population.
References
External links
Provinces of Mongolia
States and territories established in 1994
1994 establishments in Mongolia
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