# Bulgan Soum, Bayan-Olgii Aimag – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayan-olgii/bulgan/ Soum · Bayan-Olgii Aimag # Bulgan Bulgan is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Bayan-Olgii Aimag. It covers **4,939.0 km²**. Its main town is Jargalant. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4,939km² - 3mapped services - 2,455 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bulgan? Bulgan lies in [Bayan-Olgii Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayan-olgii/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 5 other soums: [Bulgan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/bulgan/), [Delu'un](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayan-olgii/delu-un/), [Duut](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/duut/), [Mo'nxxairxan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/mo-nxxairxan/) and [U'yench](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/u-yench/). By area it is the 107th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 10.8% of [Bayan-Olgii Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayan-olgii/). The centre of Bulgan is about 1,190 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 230 km from Ölgii, the main town of Bayan-Olgii Aimag. The centre point is at 47.0374° N, 91.0739° E. Local names: Булган . 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 Bulgan Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Bulgan. The largest with a recorded population: Jargalant (5,137). Settlements here lie between about 1,919 m and 2,498 m above sea level (median 2,455 m). - Bazar Köl Suma - Bulgan - Hujirt - Jargalant - Sunkhul bag - Taylag Suma - Ulaan khus bag 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 Bulgan Named natural and historic features inside Bulgan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 10 rivers and streams; 4 lakes. - Bayan Nuur - Dund Jargalantïn Gol - Har Nuur - Har Nuurïn Baruun Salaa - Har Nuurïn Gol - Ih Hargalantïn Gol - Ih Tömörtiyn Gol - Nogoon Nuur - Nütsgeniy Gol - Tsagaan Burgasnï Gol - Tsunhal Nur - Tuulaytïn Gol - Türgen Gol - Türgeniy Dzüün Salaa ### Hills and mountains 2 mountain passes. - Ulaan Davaa · 3,191 m - Targil Davaa · 2,819 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 Bulgan and the best time to visit In Bulgan, the warmest month is Jul (average 11 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-21 °C). About 192 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (34 mm) and the driest Feb (7 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 -21 8 Feb -19 7 Mar -12 9 Apr -3 12 May 3 20 Jun 9 34 Jul 11 33 Aug 9 25 Sep 3 13 Oct -4 11 Nov -13 13 Dec -19 8 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bulgan Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank төрийн · Bulgan 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.92778&mlon=91.08533#map=17/46.92778/91.08533) Petrol pump Rysjan · Bulgan 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.92698&mlon=91.08270#map=17/46.92698/91.08270) 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 Bulgan Places mapped inside Bulgan in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks2 - Petrol pumps1 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 Bayan-Olgii Aimag - Altai - Altanco'gc - Bayannuur - Bugat - Buyant - Cengel - Delu'un - Nogoonnuur - O'lgii - Sagsai - Tolbo - Ulaanxus ## Quick answers - Where is Bulgan?In Bayan-Olgii Aimag, Mongolia - What borders Bulgan?Bulgan, Delu'un, Duut, Mo'nxxairxan and U'yench - How many villages are in Bulgan?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bulgan?Settlements lie between 1,919 m and 2,498 m - What is the highest point in Bulgan?Ulaan Davaa (3,191 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Bulgan?July - Where is the nearest bank to Bulgan?төрийн, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bulgan?Rysjan, about 12 km from the centre - How many banks are in Bulgan?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Bulgan?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Bulgan?MN8316 (OCHA common operational dataset)