# Ixtamir Soum, Arxangai Aimag – Villages & Map

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

Soum · Arxangai Aimag 

# Ixtamir

Ixtamir is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Arxangai Aimag. It covers **4,896.3 km²**. Its main town is Dzaanhoshuu. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4,896km²
- 14mapped services
- 1,765 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ixtamir?

Ixtamir lies in [Arxangai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 7 other soums: [Batcengel](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/batcengel/), [Bulgan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/bulgan/), [Chuluut](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/chuluut/), [Erdenebulgan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/erdenebulgan/), [Erdenemandal](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/erdenemandal/), [Galuut](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/galuut/) and [O'ndor-Ulaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/o-ndor-ulaan/). By area it is the 110th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 8.9% of [Arxangai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/). The centre of Ixtamir is about 439 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 32 km from Tsetserleg, the main town of Arxangai Aimag. The centre point is at 47.5389° N, 101.0434° E. Local names: Их тамир .

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 Ixtamir

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Ixtamir. Settlements here lie between about 1,621 m and 2,106 m above sea level (median 1,765 m).

- Bagiin Dugang
- Bugat
- Dzaanhoshuu
- Hujirtayn Süme
- Ikh-Tamir
- Shibirteyn Dugang
- Tayhar

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 Ixtamir

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

### Water

1 lake; 1 river or stream.

- Hoyt Tamir Gol
- Höhö Nuur

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Angarhay Uul · 2,785 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 Ixtamir and the best time to visit

In Ixtamir, the warmest month is Jul (average 16 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-18 °C). About 323 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (79 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 -18 3 

Feb -15 4 

Mar -7 8 

Apr 2 16 

May 8 32 

Jun 14 58 

Jul 16 79 

Aug 14 72 

Sep 8 28 

Oct -0 13 

Nov -9 7 

Dec -16 4 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ixtamir

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Эмнэлэг · Ixtamir 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.59350&mlon=101.20763#map=17/47.59350/101.20763) 

Bank Khanbank · Ixtamir 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.59586&mlon=101.20810#map=17/47.59586/101.20810) 

Petrol pump МТ ШТС · Ixtamir 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.58705&mlon=101.20385#map=17/47.58705/101.20385) 

Hotel Дотуур байр · Ixtamir 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.59553&mlon=101.20633#map=17/47.59553/101.20633) 

School Ихтамир сумын ахлах сургууль · Ixtamir 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.59446&mlon=101.20573#map=17/47.59446/101.20573) 

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 Ixtamir

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

- Hospitals1
- Banks1
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels8
- Schools1
- 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
- Caxir
- Cecerleg
- Cenxer
- Chuluut
- Erdenebulgan
- Erdenemandal
- Jargalant
- O'giinuur
- O'lziit
- O'ndor-Ulaan
- Tariat
- To'vshru'ulex
- Xairxan
- Xangai
- Xashaat
- Xotont

## Quick answers

- Where is Ixtamir?In Arxangai Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Ixtamir?Batcengel, Bulgan, Chuluut, Erdenebulgan, Erdenemandal, Galuut and O'ndor-Ulaan
- How many villages are in Ixtamir?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Ixtamir?Settlements lie between 1,621 m and 2,106 m
- What is the highest point in Ixtamir?Angarhay Uul (2,785 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Ixtamir?June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ixtamir?Эмнэлэг, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ixtamir?Khanbank, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ixtamir?МТ ШТС, about 13 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Ixtamir?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Ixtamir?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Ixtamir?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Ixtamir?MN6513 (OCHA common operational dataset)