Govi-Altai Province

Template:Infobox settlement Govi-Altai (Template:Lang-mn, Gobi-Altai) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. The province is located in the west of the country and is home to Salkhin Sandag NGO, which works actively to protect its main water source, Zavkhan River.

Transportation

The Altai Airport (LTI/ZMAT) has one paved runway and is served by regular flights to Arvaikheer, Bayankhongor and Ulaanbaatar. The new arrival/departure building was opened to the public in 2013.

Administrative subdivision

File:Mongolia Govi-Altai sum map.png

Sums of Govi-Altai

The capital Altai is geographically located in Yesönbulag sum, and not to be confused with the Altai sum in the south of the aimag.

The sums of Govi-Altai Aimag

Sum	Mongolian	Area (km²)<ref name="Y2007"/>	Population 2007(est.)<ref name="Y2007">Govi-Altai aimag official site</ref>	Population 2009(est.)<ref name="Y2009">Govi-Altai aimag statistical office annual report 2009</ref>	Density (/km²)	Distance from Altai city (km)<ref name="Y2007"/>
Altai	Template:Lang	20,256	2,386	2,152	0.11	318
Bayan-Uul	Template:Lang	5,836	2,953	2,943	0.50	146
Biger	Template:Lang	3,826	2,460	2,197	0.57	108
Bugat	Template:Lang	9,921	2,461	2,257	0.23	219
Chandmani	Template:Lang	4,629	2,024	2,053	0.44	189
Darvi	Template:Lang	3,523	1,877	1,819	0.52	212
Delger	Template:Lang	6,625	3,066	3,104	0.47	88
Erdene	Template:Lang	26,066	2,280	2,288	0.09	223
Khaliun	Template:Lang	4,214	2,546	2,497	0.59	87
Khökh morit	Template:Lang	6,314	2,404	2,461	0.39	215
Jargalan	Template:Lang	3,683	1,885	1,904	0.52	102
Sharga	Template:Lang	5,566	1,930	1,921	0.35	79
Taishir	Template:Lang	3,913	1,575	1,536	0.39	43
Tögrög	Template:Lang	5,343	1,871	1,914	0.36	148
Tonkhil	Template:Lang	7,322	2,388	2,402	0.33	218
Tseel	Template:Lang	5,631	2,235	2,038	0.36	167
Tsogt	Template:Lang	16,618	3,950	3,697	0.22	187
Yesönbulag*	Template:Lang	2,161	17,527	16,243	7.52	0

^* - includes the capital of Govi-Altai Aimag, Altai City.