Administrative divisions[edit]
Main articles: Provinces of Mongolia and Districts of Mongolia
Mongolia blank.svgZavkhanGovi-AltaiKhovdBayan-
ÖlgiiUvsBayan.Övör.ÖmnögoviDundgoviDornogoviArkhangaiKhövsgölTövKhentiiSükhbaatarDornodSelengeDarkh.BulganOrkhonUlan BatorGovisum.
Mongolia is divided into 21 provinces (aimags), which are in turn divided into 329 districts (sums).[57] The capital Ulaanbaatar is administrated separately as a capital city (municipality) with provincial status. The aimags are:
Arkhangai
Bayan-Ölgii
Bayankhongor
Bulgan
Darkhan-Uul
Dornod
Dornogovi
Dundgovi
Govi-Altai
Govisümber
Khentii
Khovd
Khövsgöl
Ömnögovi
Orkhon
Övörkhangai
Selenge
Sükhbaatar
Töv
Uvs
Zavkhan
Major cities[edit]
Main article: List of cities in Mongolia
About 40% of the population lives in Ulaanbaatar, and in 2002 a further 23% lived in Darkhan, Erdenet, the aimag centers and sum-level permanent settlements.[58] Another share of the population lives in the sum centers.