Ulaanbaatar
Sparsely populated Arkhangai ranks third with its population
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Arkhangai aimag, one of central provinces of Mongolia has a population of 93.5 thousand by the end of 2016. With number of population, Khovsgol ranks first among provinces, following Uvurkhangai and Arkhangai.
Howeve, density in Arkhangai is 1.7 persons per square kilometer, which is 15 per cent lower than national average. 21.500 citizens of the province live in the aimag center, 17.900 in soum centers and remaining 20 per cent sparsely reside in countryside.
Population density is the highest in Ulaanbaatar, Erdenet and Darkhan cities, while Bayan-Ulgii, Selenge, Gobisumber, Uvurkhangai and Arkhangai are considered sparsely populated.
