Dornod Province


Dornod is the easternmost of the 21 aimags of Mongolia. Its capital is Choibalsan.

Population

are the ethnic majority of the Dornod aimag, but Buryat ethnic group is 22.8% of population total concentrated in the north-eastern sums of Dashbalbar, Tsagaan-Ovoo, Bayan-Uul, Bayandun and aimag capital Choibalsan. There are several small ethnic groups: Barga, Uzemchin, Hamnigan ethnic group.

History

The aimag was created during the administrative reorganisation of 1941 with the name of Choibalsan, after the communist leader Khorloogiin Choibalsan. The capital, which previously had been called Bayan Tümen, also received the name Choibalsan. In 1963, the aimag was given the current name Dornod.

Transportation

The Choibalsan International Airport has one paved runway, and is served by regular flights to Ulaanbaatar and Hailar, China.

Administrative subdivisions

- Sum center is aimag capital Choibalsan

Notable residents