# Cengel Soum, Bayan-Olgii Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayan-olgii/cengel/

Soum · Bayan-Olgii Aimag 

# Cengel

Cengel is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Bayan-Olgii Aimag. It covers **6,459.3 km²**. Its main town is Höshööt. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 6,459km²
- 6mapped services
- 1,911 mtypical elevation

## Where is Cengel?

Cengel lies in [Bayan-Olgii Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayan-olgii/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 1 other soum: [Ulaanxus](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayan-olgii/ulaanxus/). By area it is the 67th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 14.1% of [Bayan-Olgii Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayan-olgii/). The centre of Cengel is about 1,358 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 109 km from Ölgii, the main town of Bayan-Olgii Aimag. The centre point is at 48.7740° N, 88.5080° E. Local names: Цэнгэл .

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 Cengel

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Cengel. Settlements here lie between about 1,881 m and 2,311 m above sea level (median 1,911 m).

- Höshööt
- Tsagaangol
- Tsengel
- Tsengel Hayrhan Suma
- Tsjagaan-Gol

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 Cengel

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

### Water

45 rivers and streams; 20 lakes.

- Ak Su
- Baga Khatugiin Gol
- Baga Khatugiin Nuur
- Baga Türgeniy Gol
- Bor-Burgas Gol
- Bulag Gol
- Deed Nuur
- Dood Nuur
- Dzagast Nuur
- Elegtiyn Gol
- Elïdu Gol
- Hala
- Halboo Nuur
- Hara Gol
- Hara Köl
- Hargant Gol
- Hatan Gol
- Hatu
- Hatuu
- Helhee Nuur
- Homïn Gol
- Horgon Nuur
- Horomdog Gol
- Huchach Gol

…and 41 more.

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains; 3 mountain passes; 3 glaciers; 2 valleys; 1 peak.

- Youyi Feng · 4,314 m
- Alyöksandrïn Mösön Gol · 3,756 m
- Shiveet Khairkhan Uul · 3,281 m
- Granyögiyn Mösön Gol · 3,198 m
- Har Hüremiyn Uul · 3,176 m
- Prjyövalĭskiyn Mösön Gol · 3,141 m
- Bayan Uul · 2,749 m
- I-lo-ti-chi-yin-ta-fan · 2,740 m
- Man-ti-wan-ta-fan · 2,740 m
- Ih Turgeniy Davaa · 2,671 m
- Arshani-ih Uul · 2,644 m
- Mogoityn am · 2,171 m
- Ovoot Tolgoy · 2,084 m
- Zhelda Asha · 2,049 m

### History

3 ancient sites.

- Aral Tolgoi
- Khar Chuluut
- Shar Bulag

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 Cengel and the best time to visit

In Cengel, the warmest month is Jul (average 12 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-23 °C). About 174 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (38 mm) and the driest Feb (4 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 -23 5 

Feb -20 4 

Mar -12 6 

Apr -3 9 

May 3 16 

Jun 10 32 

Jul 12 38 

Aug 9 30 

Sep 3 14 

Oct -4 7 

Nov -14 7 

Dec -20 6 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cengel

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Petrol pump Huiten · Cengel 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.72908&mlon=88.39522#map=17/48.72908/88.39522) 

Hotel Mongolian Altai Mountain Range Protected Area · Ulaanxus 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.51567&mlon=88.88436#map=17/48.51567/88.88436) 

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 Cengel

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

- Banks2
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels1
- Pharmacies1

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
- Bulgan
- Buyant
- Delu'un
- Nogoonnuur
- O'lgii
- Sagsai
- Tolbo
- Ulaanxus

## Quick answers

- Where is Cengel?In Bayan-Olgii Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Cengel?Ulaanxus
- How many villages are in Cengel?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Cengel?Settlements lie between 1,881 m and 2,311 m
- What is the highest point in Cengel?Youyi Feng (4,314 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Cengel?July
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cengel?Huiten, about 9.7 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Cengel?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Cengel?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Cengel?MN8340 (OCHA common operational dataset)