# Caxir Soum, Arxangai Aimag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

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

Soum · Arxangai Aimag 

# Caxir

Caxir is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Arxangai Aimag. It covers **3,295.3 km²**. Its main town is Tsahir. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,295km²
- 3mapped services
- 2,417 mtypical elevation

## Where is Caxir?

Caxir lies in [Arxangai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 7 other soums: [Gurvanbulag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/gurvanbulag/), [Ix-Uul](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/ix-uul/), [Jargalant](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/jargalant/), [Otgon](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/otgon/), [Tariat](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/tariat/), [Tosoncengel](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/tosoncengel/) and [Xangai](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/xangai/). By area it is the 190th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 6.0% of [Arxangai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/). The centre of Caxir is about 610 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 214 km from Tsetserleg, the main town of Arxangai Aimag. The centre point is at 47.9800° N, 98.6889° E. Local names: Цахир .

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 Caxir

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Caxir. Settlements here lie between about 2,189 m and 2,417 m above sea level (median 2,417 m).

- Baytsaiin Hüryee
- Teeliin Dugang
- Tsahir
- Tsakhir
- Ujigiin Talaiin Dugang

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 Caxir

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

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain; 1 mountain pass.

- Sodvon Uul · 2,784 m
- Solongotïn Davaa · 2,472 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 Caxir and the best time to visit

In Caxir, the warmest month is Jul (average 12 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-22 °C). About 260 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (64 mm) and the driest Jan (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **July**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -22 3 

Feb -20 4 

Mar -12 6 

Apr -2 12 

May 3 22 

Jun 10 50 

Jul 12 64 

Aug 10 57 

Sep 3 20 

Oct -4 11 

Nov -13 6 

Dec -20 4 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Caxir

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

- Banks1
- Petrol pumps1
- Restaurants1

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

- Batcengel
- Bulgan
- 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 Caxir?In Arxangai Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Caxir?Gurvanbulag, Ix-Uul, Jargalant, Otgon, Tariat, Tosoncengel and Xangai
- How many villages are in Caxir?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Caxir?Settlements lie between 2,189 m and 2,417 m
- What is the highest point in Caxir?Sodvon Uul (2,784 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Caxir?July
- How many banks are in Caxir?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Caxir?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Caxir?MN6543 (OCHA common operational dataset)