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

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

Soum · Bayan-Olgii Aimag 

# Sagsai

Sagsai is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Bayan-Olgii Aimag. It covers **3,198.6 km²**. Its main town is Uujim. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,199km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,755 mtypical elevation

## Where is Sagsai?

Sagsai lies in [Bayan-Olgii Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayan-olgii/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 5 other soums: [Altai](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayan-olgii/altai/), [Bugat](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayan-olgii/bugat/), [Buyant](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayan-olgii/buyant/), [O'lgii](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayan-olgii/o-lgii/) and [Ulaanxus](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayan-olgii/ulaanxus/). By area it is the 197th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 7.0% of [Bayan-Olgii Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayan-olgii/). The centre of Sagsai is about 1,314 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 79 km from Ölgii, the main town of Bayan-Olgii Aimag. The centre point is at 48.5174° N, 89.1333° E. Local names: Сагсай .

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 Sagsai

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Sagsai.

- Sagsai
- Uujim

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 Sagsai

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

### Water

20 rivers and streams; 3 lakes.

- Baga Chuluut Gol
- Baleykey Bulag
- Dayan Nuur
- Dzereg Gol
- Har Nuur
- Havtsal Bulag Gol
- Hulagash Gol
- Hulagash Nuur
- Hurimt Gol
- Huy Gol
- Ih Chuluut Gol
- Jetty Gol
- Khar Chuluut Gol
- Khöltsöötiin Gol
- Pyurelin Gol
- Senguty Gol
- Tald Gol
- Tsagaan Asgat Gol
- Tyuyunï Sala-su Gol
- Urmogayty Gol
- Yamaat Gol
- Yöstyökiyn Salaa
- Ömnö Gol

### Hills and mountains

6 mountains; 4 mountain passes.

- Tsagaan Uul · 3,018 m
- Korumty Davaa · 3,008 m
- Urt Uul · 2,905 m
- Mönh Hayrhan Uul · 2,837 m
- Hulagash Davaa · 2,821 m
- Huy Davaa · 2,741 m
- Meemtiyn Davaa · 2,715 m
- Chuluut Uul · 2,702 m
- Orïn Bayn Salaa · 2,428 m
- Bor Uul · 2,341 m

### History

2 ancient sites.

- Akh Töbei
- Khargiin Khödöö

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 Sagsai and the best time to visit

In Sagsai, the warmest month is Jul (average 11 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-22 °C). About 195 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (38 mm) and the driest Feb (6 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 7 

Feb -20 6 

Mar -13 7 

Apr -3 12 

May 3 19 

Jun 9 34 

Jul 11 38 

Aug 9 30 

Sep 3 15 

Oct -4 9 

Nov -13 9 

Dec -20 7 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sagsai

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Petrol pump Black stone · Ulaanxus 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.51625&mlon=88.88533#map=17/48.51625/88.88533) 

Hotel Mongolian Altai Mountain Range Protected Area · Ulaanxus 18 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 Sagsai

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

- Schools1

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
- Cengel
- Delu'un
- Nogoonnuur
- O'lgii
- Tolbo
- Ulaanxus

## Quick answers

- Where is Sagsai?In Bayan-Olgii Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Sagsai?Altai, Bugat, Buyant, O'lgii and Ulaanxus
- How many villages are in Sagsai?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Sagsai?Tsagaan Uul (3,018 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Sagsai?July
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sagsai?Black stone, about 18 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Sagsai?MN8328 (OCHA common operational dataset)