Arkhangai Province () is one of the 21

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. It is located slightly west of the country's center, on the northern slopes of the

Khangai Mountains The Khangai Mountains form a mountain range, range in central Mongolia, some west of Ulaanbaatar. Name Two provinces of Mongolia are named after the Khangai mountains: Arkhangai (North Khangai) and Ovorkhangai (South Khangai). The mild climat ...

. It is composed of 19

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History

The province was founded in 1931.

Administrative subdivisions

Arkhangai province has 19

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and 101 bags. The aimag capital

Tsetserleg Tsetserleg (, ''garden'') may signify: * Tsetserleg (city), the capital of Arkhangai aimag in Mongolia * two sums (districts) in different aimags of Mongolia: ** Tsetserleg, Arkhangai ** Tsetserleg, Khövsgöl {{disambig ...

is geographically located in the Erdenebulgan sum in the south of the aimag. It is not to be confused with the Tsetserleg sum in the north. ^* - The aimag capital

Climate

In winter mean temperature is and in summer the highest temperature is between .

Geology

The province as a total forest area of 10,086 km² which represents 18.6% of the province's area.

Economy

The main field of economy in the aimag is agriculture, predominantly animal husbandry. According to 2004 data, the aimag was home to 1,948,000 domestic animals: goats, sheep, cattle (incl. yaks and khainags), horses and camels. Camels are almost exclusively herded in the southeastern sums. In 2018, the province contributed to 1.34% of the total national GDP of Mongolia.

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{{Authority control Provinces of Mongolia States and territories established in 1931 1931 establishments in Mongolia