Uvs Province

Uvs Province
Увс аймаг (Mongolian)
Увс әәмг (Oirat)
ᠤᠪᠰᠤᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ
Flag of Uvs Province
Coat of arms of Uvs Province
Coordinates: 49°30′N 92°30′E / 49.500°N 92.500°E / 49.500; 92.500
CountryMongolia
Established1931
CapitalUlaangom
Area
 • Total69,585.39 km2 (26,867.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total82,604
 • Density1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalMNT 694 billion
US$ 0.2 billion (2022)
 • Per capitaMNT 8,130,020
US$ 2,603 (2022)
Time zoneUTC+7
Area code+976 (0)145
ISO 3166 codeMN-046
Vehicle registrationУВ_
Websiteuvs.gov.mn

Uvs Province (/ˈʊfs/ UUFS)[a] is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. It is located in the west of the country, 1,336 kilometres or 830 miles away from the national capital Ulaanbaatar. Its capital is Ulaangom which lies 936 metres or 3,070 feet above sea level.

The province is named after Mongolia’s biggest lake, Uvs Lake.

  1. ^ "GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, by region, aimags and the Capital". www.1212.mn. Mongolian Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 2023-12-06.


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