Övörkhangai Province

South Khangai Province Өвөрхангай аймаг ᠥᠪᠦᠷᠬᠠᠩᠭ᠋ᠠᠢᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Province
Scenery around Erdene Zuu monastery
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Coordinates: 45°45′N 102°45′E / 45.750°N 102.750°E / 45.750; 102.750
Country	Mongolia
Established	1931 (1931)
Capital	Arvaikheer
Area
• Total	62,895.33 km2 (24,284.02 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	115,684
• Density	1.8/km2 (4.8/sq mi)
GDP [1]
• Total	MNT 804 billion US$ 0.3 billion (2022)
• Per capita	MNT 6,857,800 US$ 2,196 (2022)
Time zone	UTC+8
Area code	+976 (0)132
ISO 3166 code	MN-055
Vehicle registration	ӨВ_
Website	gate1.pmis.gov.mn/uvurkhangai

Övörkhangai (Mongolian: Өвөрхангай; lit. "South Khangai") is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. Its capital is Arvaikheer.

The Shankh Monastery, one of the oldest and most important monasteries, is located in this province, as well as Erdene Zuu monastery and Tövkhön Monastery. Karakorum, the ancient capital of the Mongol Empire was located adjacent to the Erdene Zuu monastery.

The province is located in central Mongolia. The Khangai Mountains cover its northern and northwestern parts. A steppe plain stretches to the south, and the extreme south enters the foothills of the Mongolian part of the Altai Mountains.

As of 2009, the aimag is subdivided into 19 sums.

Övörkhangai Province held Mongolia area's first Special Olympics Games events in 2015.^[3]

The Arvaikheer Airport (AVK/ZMAH) has one unpaved runway and is served by regular flights to Ulaanbaatar and Altai.

Bus travels from Arvaikheer to Ulaanbaatar.

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