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Mongolia Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Mongolia with its 22 first-level divisions, the capital Ulaanbaatar and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Mongolia

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 22 units

Mongolia is divided into 22 first-level administrative divisions:

ArhangayBayan-ÖlgiyBayanhongorBulganDarhan-UulDornodDornogoviDundgoviDzavhanGovi-AltayGovĭ-SümberHentiyHovdHövsgölOrhonÖmnögoviÖvörhangaySelengeSühbaatarTövUlaanbaatarUvs

Largest cities in Mongolia

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1UlaanbaatarCapital885,000
2Erdenet79,647
3Darkhan74,738
4Ulaangom35,796
5Olgiy34,934
6Choibalsan33,376
7Altai32,488
8Dund-Us30,500
9Arvaikheer28,053
10Mörön27,690

Ulaanbaatar is the largest urban area in Mongolia with about 885,000 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Mongolia: ≈ 4,325 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Herlen
  • Shishhid Gol
  • Ideriyn
  • Selenga
  • Onon
  • Orhon

🏞️ Lakes

  • Khövsgöl Nuur
  • Har Us Nuur
  • Buyr Nuur
  • Reg Nuur
  • Dood-Tsagaan Nuur
  • Lake
  • Achit Nuur
  • Telmen Nuur
  • Sangiyn Dalay Nuur
  • Hh Nuur
  • Uvs Nuur
  • Khyargas Nuur
  • Har Nuur
  • Airag Lake

Ethnic groups in Mongolia

CIA World Factbook · 2020
Khalkh
83.8%Kazak
3.8%Durvud
2.6%Bayad
2%Buriad
1.4%Zakhchin
1.2%Dariganga
1.1%other
4.1%

Khalkh 83.8%, Kazak 3.8%, Durvud 2.6%, Bayad 2%, Buriad 1.4%, Zakhchin 1.2%, Dariganga 1.1%, other 4.1% (2020 est.)

Regionally, Khalkh is the most common ethnic group across most of the 22 divisions, while Kazak predominates in 1 division (Bayan-Ölgiy); Durvud predominates in 1 division (Uvs).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Mongolia

CIA World Factbook · 2020
Buddhist
51.8%no religion
40.6%Muslim
3.2%Shaman
2.5%Christian
1.3%Other
0.6%

Buddhist 51.8%, no religion 40.6%, Muslim 3.2%, Shaman 2.5%, Christian 1.3%, Other 0.6% (2020 est.)

Regionally, Buddhist is the most common religious group across most of the 22 divisions, while Muslim predominates in 1 division (Bayan-Ölgiy).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Mongolia

CIA World Factbook
Mongolian
90%

Mongolian 90% (official, Khalkha dialect is predominant), Turkic, Russian (1999)

Regionally, Mongolian is the most common language group across most of the 22 divisions, while Kazakh predominates in 1 division (Bayan-Ölgiy).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.