Selenge Province

Selenge aimag
Сэлэнгэ аймаг
ᠰᠡᠯᠡᠩᠭᠡᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Province
The Selenge River
The Selenge River
Flag of Selenge aimag
Flag
Coat of arms of Selenge aimag
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°45′N 106°30′E / 49.750°N 106.500°E / 49.750; 106.500
CountryMongolia
Established1934 (1934)
CapitalSükhbaatar
Area
 • Total
41,152.63 km2 (15,889.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
103,831
 • Density2.52307/km2 (6.53472/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalMNT 10,024 billion
US$ 0.3 billion (2022)
 • Per capitaMNT 21,692,300
US$ 3,026 (2022)
Time zoneUTC+8
Area code+976 (0)136
ISO 3166 codeMN-049
Vehicle registrationСЭ_
Websiteselenge.gov.mn

Selenge (Mongolian: Сэлэнгэ) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the north of the country, directly bordering Russia. It lies in the broad, fertile river basins of the Selenge and Orkhon rivers, which are among Mongolia's most important waterways. The name is derived from the Selenge river. The capital is Sükhbaatar.

The province of Darkhan-Uul, and its capital Darkhan, is an enclave inside Selenge.

History

In 1994, a portion of its area was taken out to form the Darkhan-Uul Province.

Geology

The province covers roughly ~41,000 km², with a landscape dominated by forest-steppe plains, rolling hills, and river basins. Elevations typically range between ~800 – 1,200 m above sea level in the major valleys.

The province has a total forest area of 19,000 km2.

Administrative subdivisions

Sums of Selenge
The Sums of Selenge aimag
Sum Selenge Population
(2000)		 Population
(2002)		 Population
(2004)		 Population
(2006)		 Population
(2008)		 Area (km2) Density (/km2)
AltanbulagАлтанбулаг3,4894,0033,7834,2554,5452100.302.16
BaruunbürenБаруунбүрэн2,9392,4302,4302,3782,7022814.540.96
BayangolБаянгол5,3915,0154,2644,5125,0281976.282.54
JavkhlantЖавхлант1,7671,9211,8381,7041,8271189.701.54
KhüderХүдэр1,7991,7721,8381,9362,0782838.650.73
KhushaatХушаат1,4061,6791,9461,6541,5852010.150.79
MandalМандал23,96422,64522,86422,97523,6464843.734.88
OrkhonОрхон2,8172,4672,1062,0062,1651306.271.66
OrkhontuulОрхонтуул3,7604,0163,3983,2482,9522940.831.00
SantСант2,0622,0502,0332,0542,0561387.061.48
SaikhanСайхан8,7378,7958,2828,1008,2851311.876.32
ShaamarШаамар4,8094,1573,7833,9444,158671.916.19
Sükhbaatar*Сүхбаатар22,37421,07620,02519,91619,62645.35432.77
TsagaannuurЦагааннуур4,1534,2213,9194,0054,2573814.721.12
TüshigТүшиг1,8991,7251,6081,5521,4202492.820.57
YerööЕрөө6,0775,6775,5315,6305,7928203.510.71
ZüünbürenЗүүнбүрэн2,5072,2262,3732,2012,4681204.942.05
ZüünkharaaЗүүнхараа-------

* The aimag capital Sükhbaatar.

Economy

In 2018, the province contributed to 2.12% of the total national GDP of Mongolia.

Government

Governors

References

  1. ↑ "Resident population in Mongolia, by location, bag, khoroo, and by year". data.1212.mn. National Statistics Office of Mongolia. Region: Selenge; Location: Total; Year: 2025. Retrieved 2026-10-29.
  2. ↑ "GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, by region, aimags and the Capital". www.1212.mn. Mongolian Statistical Information Service. Archived from the original on 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  3. ↑ Buyanjargal (5 April 2017). "Political system". Mongolian National News Agency. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Selenge aimag. Region of Mongolia. Northern Mongolia". legendtour.mn. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  5. ↑ M., Sambuunyam (5 May 2023). "Selenge Aimag's Efforts to Expand Forests". Mongolian National News Agency. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Selenge Aimag Statistical Office. Selenge Aimag Sums Review 2000-2008 Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Official site of the Selenge aimag Archived November 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "Mongolia: Human Settlements Development Program (Development Oriented Aimag Plans – Volume 1)" (PDF). Asian Development Bank. October 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2025.