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Govi-Altai Province

Говь-Алтай аймаг
Gowi-Altai aimag
ᠭᠣᠪᠢᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Govi-Altai Province Говь-Алтай аймаг; Gowi-Altai aimag; ᠭᠣᠪᠢᠠᠯᠲᠠᠢᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Province
	Sutai Mount (Sutay Uul) in the western part of Govi-Altai Province
	Flag Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 45°30′N 95°30′E / 45.500°N 95.500°E
Country	Mongolia
Established	1940
Capital	Altai City
Area
• Total	141,447.67 km2 (54,613.25 sq mi)
Highest elevation	3,802 m (12,474 ft)
Population (2017)
• Total	57,440
• Density	0.41/km2 (1.1/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	MNT 445 billion; US$ 0.1 billion (2022)
• Per capita	MNT 7,612,630; US$ 2,437 (2022)
Time zone	UTC+7
Area code	+976 (0)148
ISO 3166 code	MN-065
Vehicle registration	ГА_
Website	www.govi-altai.gov.mn

Govi-Altai (Mongolian: Говь-Алтай / Gowi-Altai, pronounced [ˌɡœw̜‿aɬˈtʰæˑ]) is an aimag (province) in western Mongolia.

Transportation

The Altai Airport (LTI/ZMAT) has one paved runway and is served by regular flights to Arvaikheer, Bayankhongor and Ulaanbaatar. The new arrival/departure building was opened to the public in 2013.

Administrative subdivisions

The capital Altai is geographically located in Yesönbulag sum, and not to be confused with the Altai sum in the south of the aimag.

The sums of Govi-Altai Aimag
Sum	Mongolian	Area (km²)^[2]	Population 2007(est.)^[2]	Population 2009(est.)^[3]	Density (/km²)	Distance from Altai city (km)^[2]
Altai	Алтай	20,256	2,386	2,152	0.11	318
Bayan-Uul	Баян-Уул	5,836	2,953	2,943	0.50	146
Biger	Бигэр	3,826	2,460	2,197	0.57	108
Bugat	Бугат	9,921	2,461	2,257	0.23	219
Chandmani	Чандмань	4,629	2,024	2,053	0.44	189
Darvi	Дарви	3,523	1,877	1,819	0.52	212
Delger	Дэлгэр	6,625	3,066	3,104	0.47	88
Erdene	Эрдэнэ	26,066	2,280	2,288	0.09	223
Khaliun	Халиун	4,214	2,546	2,497	0.59	87
Khökh morit	Хөх морьт	6,314	2,404	2,461	0.39	215
Jargalan	Жаргалан	3,683	1,885	1,904	0.52	102
Sharga	Шарга	5,566	1,930	1,921	0.35	79
Taishir	Тайшир	3,913	1,575	1,536	0.39	43
Tögrög	Төгрөг	5,343	1,871	1,914	0.36	148
Tonkhil	Тонхил	7,322	2,388	2,402	0.33	218
Tseel	Цээл	5,631	2,235	2,038	0.36	167
Tsogt	Цогт	16,618	3,950	3,697	0.22	187
Yesönbulag*	Есөнбулаг	2,161	17,527	16,243	7.52	0