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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Govi-Altai Province
| native_name = Говь-Алтай аймаг {{MongolUnicode|ᠭᠣᠪᠢ}}{{MongolUnicode|ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢ}}{{MongolUnicode|ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ}}
| native_name_lang = mn
| settlement_type = [[Provinces of Mongolia|Province]]
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| image_flag = Mn flag govi-altai aimag 2011.svg
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| image_shield = Mn coa govi-altai aimag 2011.svg
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| image_map = Govi-Altai in Mongolia.svg
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| coordinates = {{coord|45|30|N|95|30|E|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Mongolia
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1940
| founder =
| seat_type =Capital
| seat =[[Altai City|Altai]]
| government_footnotes =
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 141447.67
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| elevation_max_m = 3802
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 53590
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone1 = UTC+8
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| area_code = +976 (0)148
| registration_plate = ГА_
| iso_code = MN-065
| website = {{URL|http://www.govi-altai.gov.mn/}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Govi-Altai''' ({{lang-mn|Говь-Алтай}}, ''[[Gobi]]-[[Altai Mountains|Altai]]'') is one of the 21 [[Provinces of Mongolia|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|thumb|right|250px|Sums of Govi-Altai]]
The capital [[Altai City|Altai]] is geographically located in [[Yesönbulag, Govi-Altai|Yesönbulag sum]], and not to be confused with the [[Altai, Govi-Altai|Altai sum]] in the south of the aimag.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ The [[Sum (subnational entity)|sums]] of Govi-Altai Aimag
|-
! Sum
! [[Mongolian language|Mongolian]]
! Area (km²)<ref name="Y2007"/>
! Population 2007(est.)<ref name="Y2007">[http://www.gobi-altai.gov.mn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63&Itemid=54 Govi-Altai aimag official site]</ref>
! Population 2009(est.)<ref name="Y2009">[http://www.statis.mn/portal/content_files/comppmedia/cxls0x1666.xls Govi-Altai aimag statistical office annual report 2009]</ref>
! Density (/km²)
! Distance from Altai city (km)<ref name="Y2007"/>

|-
| [[Altai, Govi-Altai|Altai]] || {{lang|mn|Алтай}}||20,256||2,386||2,152 ||0.11||318
|-
| [[Bayan-Uul, Govi-Altai|Bayan-Uul]] || {{lang|mn|Баян-Уул}}||5,836||2,953||2,943 ||0.50||146
|-
| [[Biger, Govi-Altai|Biger]] || {{lang|mn|Бигэр}}||3,826||2,460||2,197 ||0.57||108
|-
| [[Bugat, Govi-Altai|Bugat]] || {{lang|mn|Бугат}}||9,921||2,461||2,257||0.23||219
|-
| [[Chandmani, Govi-Altai|Chandmani]] || {{lang|mn|Чандмань}}||4,629||2,024||2,053 ||0.44||189
|-
| [[Darvi, Govi-Altai|Darvi]] || {{lang|mn|Дарви}}||3,523||1,877||1,819 ||0.52||212
|-
| [[Delger, Govi-Altai|Delger]] || {{lang|mn|Дэлгэр}}||6,625||3,066||3,104 ||0.47||88
|-
| [[Erdene, Govi-Altai|Erdene]] || {{lang|mn|Эрдэнэ}}||26,066||2,280||2,288 ||0.09||223
|-
| [[Khaliun, Govi-Altai|Khaliun]] || {{lang|mn|Халиун}}||4,214||2,546||2,497 ||0.59||87
|-
| [[Khökh morit, Govi-Altai|Khökh morit]] || {{lang|mn|Хөх морьт}}||6,314||2,404||2,461 ||0.39||215
|-
| [[Jargalan, Govi-Altai|Jargalan]] || {{lang|mn|Жаргалан}}||3,683||1,885||1,904 ||0.52||102
|-
| [[Sharga, Govi-Altai|Sharga]] || {{lang|mn|Шарга}}||5,566||1,930||1,921 ||0.35||79
|-
| [[Taishir, Govi-Altai|Taishir]] || {{lang|mn|Тайшир}}||3,913||1,575||1,536 ||0.39||43
|-
| [[Tögrög, Govi-Altai|Tögrög]] || {{lang|mn|Төгрөг}}||5,343||1,871||1,914 ||0.36||148
|-
| [[Tonkhil, Govi-Altai|Tonkhil]] || {{lang|mn|Тонхил}}||7,322||2,388||2,402 ||0.33||218
|-
| [[Tseel, Govi-Altai|Tseel]] || {{lang|mn|Цээл}}||5,631||2,235||2,038 ||0.36||167
|-
| [[Tsogt, Govi-Altai|Tsogt]] || {{lang|mn|Цогт}}||16,618||3,950||3,697 ||0.22||187
|-
| [[Yesönbulag, Govi-Altai|Yesönbulag]]* || {{lang|mn|Есөнбулаг}}||2,161||17,527||16,243 ||7.52||0
|-
|}
* - includes the capital of Govi-Altai Aimag, [[Altai City]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = {{flag|Govi-Altai}} Province
|North = {{flag|Zavkhan}} Province
|Northeast =
|East = {{flag|Bayankhongor}} Province
|Southeast = [[Inner Mongolia]], {{flag|China}}
|South = [[Gansu]], {{flag|China}}
|Southwest = [[Xinjiang]], {{flag|China}}
|West =
|Northwest = {{flag|Khovd}} Province
}}

{{Provinces of Mongolia}}

[[Category:Govi-Altai Province| ]]
[[Category:Altai Mountains]]
[[Category:Provinces of Mongolia]]

{{Mongolia-geo-stub}}

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