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Aymags of Mongolia
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Mongolia is divided into 21 aymags or provinces. Aimaq (also spelled aimag, and aimak) is the Mongolian word for prefecture. Because Mongolia was a province of China though, it was divided into aimaqs (prefectures of the province of Outer Mongolia). They kept it like this even when they gained their independence.
See ISO 3166-2:MN for their ISO 3166-2 codes.
List of aymags
(capitals in parentheses):
- Censored page (Tsetserleg )
- Bayan-Ölgiy (Ölgiy )
- Bayanhongor (Bayanhongor )
- Bulgan (Bulgan )
- Darhan-Uul (Darhan)
- Dornod (Choybalsan)
- Dornogovĭ (Saynshand )
- Dundgovĭ (Mandalgovĭ )
- Govĭ-Altay (Altay )
- Govĭsümber (Choyr )
- Hentiy (Öndörhaan )
- Hovd (Hovd )
- Hövsgöl (Mörön )
- Ömnögovĭ (Dalanzadgad)
- Orhon (Erdenet)
- Censored page (Arvayheer )
- Selenge (Sühbaatar )
- Sühbaatar (Baruun-Urt )
- Töv (Zuunmod )
- Uvs (Ulaangom)
- Zavhan (Uliastay )
Additionally, the capital, Ulaanbaatar, ranks as a municipality.
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