Dornod is the easternmost of the 21 aimags

Aimags of Mongolia

Mongolia is divided into 21 aimags . Each aimag is subdivided into several sums. The name aimag is derived from the Mongolian and Turkic languages word for "tribe". The modern aimags were established since 1921...

 (provinces) of Mongolia

Mongolia

Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...

. Its capital is Choibalsan.

Population

Halh are the ethnic majority of the Dornod aimag, but Buryat

Buryats

The Buryats or Buriyads , numbering approximately 436,000, are the largest ethnic minority group in Siberia and are mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic, a federal subject of Russia...

 ethnic group is 22.8% of population total (17,196 in 2000, census) concentrated in the north-eastern sums of Dashbalbar

Dashbalbar, Dornod

Dashbalbar is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia....

, Tsagaan-Ovoo

Tsagaan-Ovoo, Dornod

Tsagaan-Ovoo is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia....

, Bayan-Uul

Bayan-Uul, Dornod

Bayan-Uul is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia. Ereen settlement is 26 km NW from Bayan-Uul sum center....

, Bayandun

Bayandun, Dornod

Bayandun is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia....

 and aimag capital Choibalsan. There are several small ethnic groups: Barga

Barga Mongols

The Barga are a subgroup of the Mongol people who speak a Barga dialect of Buryat language and predominantly live Hulunbuir since 17th century under the Qing Dynasty....

 (populates Gurvanzagal

Gurvanzagal, Dornod

Gurvanzagal is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia....

 and Hölönbuir

Khölönbuir, Dornod

Ho'lonbuir is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia....

 sums), Uzemchin

Üzemchin

The Üzemchin are a subgroup of Mongols in eastern Mongolia and Inner Mongolia. They settle mainly in Sergelen, Bayantu'men, Choibalsan city of the Dornod Province and in Xilin Gol League of the Inner Mongolia...

 (are present in Sergelen

Sergelen, Dornod

Sergelen is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia....

, Bayantümen

Bayantümen, Dornod

Bayantu'men , also Tsagaanders is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia. Name "Bayantu'men" was in use for Choibalsan city , the railway station and mine in the NE outskirts of Choibalsan city have name of Bayantu'men also....

, Bulgan

Bulgan, Dornod

Bulgan is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia....

, Chuluunhoroot sums and Choibalsan city), Hamnigan ethnic group (Bayan-Uul

Bayan-Uul, Dornod

Bayan-Uul is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia. Ereen settlement is 26 km NW from Bayan-Uul sum center....

 and Tsagaan-Ovoo

Tsagaan-Ovoo, Dornod

Tsagaan-Ovoo is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia....

 sums).

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 Airport

Choibalsan airport

Choibalsan Airport is a public airport located in Choibalsan, the capital of Dornod Province in Mongolia. A new passenger building was completed in 2001.- Airlines and destinations :...

 (COQ/ZMCD) has one paved runway, and is served by regular flights to Ulan Bator.

Administrative subdivision

The sums of Dornod Aimag

Sum	Mongolian Mongolian language The Mongolian language is the official language of Mongolia and the best-known member of the Mongolic language family. The number of speakers across all its dialects may be 5.2 million, including the vast majority of the residents of Mongolia and many of the Mongolian residents of the Inner...	Area (km²)	Population (2005)	Population (2009)	Density (/km²)	Sum centre population
Bayandun Bayandun, Dornod Bayandun is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia....		6,237	2,906	2,936	0.47	1,231
Bayantümen Bayantümen, Dornod Bayantu'men , also Tsagaanders is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia. Name "Bayantu'men" was in use for Choibalsan city , the railway station and mine in the NE outskirts of Choibalsan city have name of Bayantu'men also....		8,321	1,945	2,006	0.24	840
Bayan-Uul Bayan-Uul, Dornod Bayan-Uul is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia. Ereen settlement is 26 km NW from Bayan-Uul sum center....		5,623	4,737	4,451	0.79	2,553
Bulgan Bulgan, Dornod Bulgan is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia....		7,111	1,860	1,775	0.25	815
Choibalsan (sum) Choibalsan (sum), Dornod Choibalsan is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia. Sum center is 55 km North from the Dornod aimag capital Choibalsan city. Sum center has railway station Kherlengol on the Borzya - Choibalsan city line....		10,152	2,844	2,691	0.27	1,305
Chuluunhoroot (Ereentsav)		6,539	1,518	1,609	0.25	696
Dashbalbar Dashbalbar, Dornod Dashbalbar is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia....		8,713	3,347	3,246	0.37	1,461
Gurvanzagal Gurvanzagal, Dornod Gurvanzagal is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia....		5,252	1,386	1,338	0.25	441
Halhgol Khalkhgol, Dornod Halhgol is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia....		28,093	2,863	3,203	0.11	1,756
Herlen (Sümber) *		281	40,667	40,439	143.91	40,439
Hölönbuir Khölönbuir, Dornod Ho'lonbuir is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia....		3,773	1,847	1,776	0.47	804
Matad Matad, Dornod Matad is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia....		22,831	2,274	2,526	0.11	834
Sergelen Sergelen, Dornod Sergelen is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia....		4,169	2,194	2,198	0.53	577
Tsagaan-Ovoo Tsagaan-Ovoo, Dornod Tsagaan-Ovoo is a sum of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia....		6,502	3,393	3,696	0.57	1,488

^* - aimag capital Choibalsan