Tov Province

.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement{width:23em;border-collapse:collapse;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement td,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement th{border-top:1px solid #a2a9b1;padding:0.4em 0.6em 0.4em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-header,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-label,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedtoprow .infobox-below{border-top:1px solid #a2a9b1;padding:0.4em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedrow .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedrow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedrow .infobox-label{border:0;padding:0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedbottomrow .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedbottomrow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .mergedbottomrow .infobox-label{border-top:0;border-bottom:1px solid #a2a9b1;padding:0 0.6em 0.4em 0.6em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .maptable{border:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-header,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-below{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}

Töv (Mongolian: Төв, Töw, Mongolian pronunciation: [tʰөw̜]; lit. "central") is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. The national capital Ulaanbaatar is located roughly at its center, but the city itself is administrated as an independent municipality.

Geography

The Aimag includes the western part of the Khentii Mountains, the mountains around the capital, as well as rolling steppe in the south and west. The most interesting body of water is the Tuul River, which crosses Ulaanbaatar and later joins the Orkhon River.

Traffic

The central traffic node is the enclave Ulaanbaatar. The city includes the largest station of the Trans-Mongolian Railway and the Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport. A small airport with an unpaved runway also exists in the aimag capital Zuunmod.

Culture

Manzushir Monastery is located near Zuunmod in the Bogd Khan Mountain national park. It was founded in 1733 and used to be the home of 20 temples and 300 monks. Most of it was destroyed by the communists, yet the last temple was restored after democratisation and hosts a small museum today.

National parks

The Gorkhi-Terelj National Park was founded in 1993. It covers a part of the Khentii Mountains. It is most well known for its spectacular rock formations, including a rock that looks like a giant turtle from the right perspective. The landscape has an alpine character, with larch and pine forests, sparkling mountain rivers, and very diverse flora and fauna.

In Khustain Nuruu National Park, about 120 km south west of Ulaanbaatar, the original wild horses, Takhi of Mongolia (Przewalski horses) have been released to the wild again in a process first begun in 1993. The project has been quite successful, and has developed into an attraction for both scientists and tourists.

The Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve is a protected area founded in 2003 to conserve globally threatened species and their habitat. The IUCN red-listed species - white-naped crane, hooded crane, Siberian white crane, swan goose and argali-wild mountain sheep and many other species listed in the National Red book of Mongolia are found here.

Because it is considered sacred, the mountain Mount Bogd Khan south of Ulaanbaatar has been a protected area since 1778. During socialism, it was formally established as a national park. This stopped the urban sprawl of the capital on its southern side.

Administrative subdivisions

The Sums of Töv Aimag Sum Mongolian Population
1980 Population
1986 Population
1992 Population
1998 Population
2005 Population
2007 total sum
center Altanbulag Алтанбулаг 2,701 2,857 3,357 3,622 3,104 3,079 1,427 Argalant Аргалант 1,530 1,941 2,689 2,505 1,892 1,955 916 Arkhust Архуст 1,431 2,006 2,260 2,086 1,671 1,371 516 Batsümber Батсүмбэр 5,390 5,810 6,505 6,786 6,358 6,525 2,325 Bayan Баян 2,847 3,385 2,903 2,575 2,062 2,093 1,166 Bayan-Önjüül Баян-Өнжүүл 2,759 2,621 2,918 2,817 2,538 2,560 579 Bayanchandmani Баянчандмань 3,244 4,059 4,769 3,641 3,268 3,322 1,311 Bayandelger Баяндэлгэр 2,506 2,600 2,655 2,203 1,226 1,165 580 Bayanjargalan Баянжаргалан 1,377 1,302 1,718 1,788 1,583 1,623 609 Bayankhangai Баянхангай 1,357 2,062 2,270 1,693 1,498 1,401 746 Bayantsagaan Баянцагаан 2,128 2,236 2,683 2,737 2,369 2,173 988 Bayantsogt Баянцогт 3,505 3,575 3,987 3,406 1,890 2,020 958 Bornuur Борнуур 3,816 4,031 5,145 4,454 4,372 4,693 3,233 Büren Бүрэн 2,714 2,718 3,452 3,624 3,303 3,209 614 Delgerkhaan Дэлгэрхаан 2,006 1,867 2,294 2,499 2,033 2,016 635 Erdene Эрдэнэ 4,523 4,365 4,067 3,485 3,424 3,607 1,398 Erdenesant Эрдэнэсант 3,472 4,735 5,757 5,855 5,011 5,010 1,893 Jargalant Жаргалант 4,218 4,941 6,038 5,975 5,798 5,781 2,156 Lün Лүн 2,644 2,400 3,245 3,151 2,595 2,515 1,302 Möngönmorit Мөнгөнморьт 2,091 2,099 2,363 2,197 1,923 1,902 908 Öndörshireet Өндөрширээт 2,111 2,112 2,471 2,525 1,927 2,006 582 Sergelen Сэргэлэн 2,490 2,280 2,831 2,422 1,855 1,884 199 Sümber Сүмбэр 1,133 1,608 2,265 2,210 1,637 1,646 690 Tseel Цээл 2,318 2,728 3,605 3,988 2,513 2,352 1,568 Ugtaal Угтаал 3,366 4,003 5,007 4,139 2,397 2,274 1,413 Zaamar Заамар 2,354 3,030 4,002 5,645 5,721 5,816 1,494 Zuunmod Зуунмод 9,649 12,739 20,285 16,037 14,600 14,830 14,568