# Batcengel Soum, Arxangai Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/batcengel/

Soum · Arxangai Aimag 

# Batcengel

Batcengel is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Arxangai Aimag. It covers **3,508.8 km²**. Its main town is Jargalant. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,509km²
- 5mapped services
- 1,478 mtypical elevation

## Where is Batcengel?

Batcengel lies in [Arxangai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 9 other soums: [Bulgan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/bulgan/), [Cenxer](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/cenxer/), [Erdenebulgan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/erdenebulgan/), [Erdenemandal](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/erdenemandal/), [Ixtamir](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/ixtamir/), [O'giinuur](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/o-giinuur/), [O'lziit](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/o-lziit/), [To'vshru'ulex](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/to-vshru-ulex/) and [Xairxan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/xairxan/). By area it is the 174th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 6.3% of [Arxangai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/). The centre of Batcengel is about 371 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 56 km from Tsetserleg, the main town of Arxangai Aimag. The centre point is at 47.8798° N, 101.9034° E. Local names: Батцэнгэл .

Source: [National Statistical Office of Mongolia via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-mng).

## Villages and localities in Batcengel

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Batcengel. Settlements here lie between about 1,428 m and 1,605 m above sea level (median 1,478 m).

- Battsengel
- Bayan-Uul
- Jargalant
- Lamaiin Hural
- Shivertiin rashaan
- Ulaan Chuluutayn Hüryee
- Ülgey Haldzan Hüryee

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Batcengel

Named natural and historic features inside Batcengel, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 lake; 1 river or stream.

- Tsagaan Nuur
- Urd Tamir Gol

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Uhaa Adzarga · 1,927 m
- Öndör Uul · 1,651 m

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Batcengel and the best time to visit

In Batcengel, the warmest month is Jul (average 17 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-19 °C). About 316 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (80 mm) and the driest Jan (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -19 3 

Feb -15 4 

Mar -7 7 

Apr 2 14 

May 8 29 

Jun 15 55 

Jul 17 80 

Aug 14 74 

Sep 8 26 

Oct -0 13 

Nov -9 6 

Dec -16 3 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Batcengel

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Khan Bank · Batcengel 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.79272&mlon=101.97190#map=17/47.79272/101.97190) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Batcengel

Places mapped inside Batcengel in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Banks1
- Hotels4

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other soums in Arxangai Aimag

- Bulgan
- Caxir
- Cecerleg
- Cenxer
- Chuluut
- Erdenebulgan
- Erdenemandal
- Ixtamir
- Jargalant
- O'giinuur
- O'lziit
- O'ndor-Ulaan
- Tariat
- To'vshru'ulex
- Xairxan
- Xangai
- Xashaat
- Xotont

## Quick answers

- Where is Batcengel?In Arxangai Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Batcengel?Bulgan, Cenxer, Erdenebulgan, Erdenemandal, Ixtamir, O'giinuur, O'lziit, To'vshru'ulex and Xairxan
- How many villages are in Batcengel?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Batcengel?Settlements lie between 1,428 m and 1,605 m
- What is the highest point in Batcengel?Uhaa Adzarga (1,927 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Batcengel?June to August
- Where is the nearest bank to Batcengel?Khan Bank, about 11 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Batcengel?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Batcengel?MN6504 (OCHA common operational dataset)