Orkhon Aimag ( mn, Орхон аймаг) is one of the 21 Aimags (provinces) of

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...

, located in the north of the country. Its capital is

Erdenet Erdenet ( mn, Эрдэнэт, literally "with treasure") is the third-largest city in Mongolia, with a 2018 population of 98,045, and the capital of the aimag (province) of Orkhon. Located in the northern part of the country, it lies in a valley ...

. The province is named after Orkhon River. This Aimag was cut out of

Bulgan Aimag Bulgan ( mn, Булган) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in northern Mongolia. Its capital is also named Bulgan. Geography The aimag is surrounded by Russia ( Buryatia) in the north, the aimags Khövsgöl in the n ...

in 1994, to form a new entity together with its capital

, which had previously been administered as a federal municipality.

Administrative subdivisions

^* - includes aimag capital

References

Provinces of Mongolia States and territories established in 1994 1994 establishments in Mongolia {{Mongolia-geo-stub