Selenge Province

Selenge Province Сэлэнгэ аймаг ᠰᠡᠯᠡᠩᠭᠡᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Province
The Selenge River
Flag Coat of arms of Selenge Province Coat of arms
Coordinates:
Country	Mongolia
Established	1934 (1934)
Capital	Sükhbaatar
Area
• Total	41,152.63 km2 (15,889.12 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	97,585
• Density	2.4/km2 (6.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8
Area code(s)	+976 (0)136
ISO 3166 code	MN-049
Website	selenge.mn

Selenge (Mongolian: Сэлэнгэ) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the north of the country. The name is derived from the Selenge river. The capital is Sükhbaatar.

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

Administrative subdivisions

Sums of Selenge

The Sums of Selenge aimag

Sum	Mongolian	Population (2000)	Population (2002)	Population (2004)	Population (2006)	Population (2008)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
Altanbulag	Алтанбулаг	3,489	4,003	3,783	4,255	4,545	2100.30	2.16
Baruunbüren	Баруунбүрэн	2,939	2,430	2,430	2,378	2,702	2814.54	0.96
Bayangol	Баянгол	5,391	5,015	4,264	4,512	5,028	1976.28	2.54
Javkhlant	Жавхлант	1,767	1,921	1,838	1,704	1,827	1189.70	1.54
Khüder	Хүдэр	1,799	1,772	1,838	1,936	2,078	2838.65	0.73
Khushaat	Хушаат	1,406	1,679	1,946	1,654	1,585	2010.15	0.79
Mandal	Мандал	23,964	22,645	22,864	22,975	23,646	4843.73	4.88
Orkhon	Орхон	2,817	2,467	2,106	2,006	2,165	1306.27	1.66
Orkhontuul	Орхонтуул	3,760	4,016	3,398	3,248	2,952	2940.83	1.00
Sant	Сант	2,062	2,050	2,033	2,054	2,056	1387.06	1.48
Saikhan	Сайхан	8,737	8,795	8,282	8,100	8,285	1311.87	6.32
Shaamar	Шаамар	4,809	4,157	3,783	3,944	4,158	671.91	6.19
Sükhbaatar*	Сүхбаатар	22,374	21,076	20,025	19,916	19,626	45.35	432.77
Tsagaannuur	Цагааннуур	4,153	4,221	3,919	4,005	4,257	3814.72	1.12
Tüshig	Түшиг	1,899	1,725	1,608	1,552	1,420	2492.82	0.57
Yeröö	Ерөө	6,077	5,677	5,531	5,630	5,792	8203.51	0.71
Züünbüren	Зүүнбүрэн	2,507	2,226	2,373	2,201	2,468	1204.94	2.05

^* The aimag capital