# Baacagaan Soum, Bayankhongor Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/baacagaan/

Soum · Bayankhongor Aimag 

# Baacagaan

Baacagaan is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Bayankhongor Aimag. It covers **7,426.0 km²**. Its main town is Bayansayr. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 7,426km²
- 3mapped services
- 1,326 mtypical elevation

## Where is Baacagaan?

Baacagaan lies in [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 5 other soums: [Bayan-Ovoo](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayan-ovoo/), [Bayancagaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayancagaan/), [Bo'mbogor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bo-mbogor/), [Buucagaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/buucagaan/) and [Jinst](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/jinst/). By area it is the 47th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 6.4% of [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/). The centre of Baacagaan is about 619 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 116 km from Bayanhongor, the main town of Bayankhongor Aimag. The centre point is at 45.6169° N, 99.4701° E. Local names: Баацагаан .

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 Baacagaan

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

- Baatsagaan
- Bayansayr

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 Baacagaan

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Baydrag Gol
- Bööntsagaan Nuur
- Holbotu Gol

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Har Udziur Uul · 2,257 m
- Dumda Uula · 2,233 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 Baacagaan and the best time to visit

In Baacagaan, the warmest month is Jul (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-15 °C). About 121 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (29 mm) and the driest Jan (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to September**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -15 2 

Feb -11 2 

Mar -2 3 

Apr 6 5 

May 13 10 

Jun 19 26 

Jul 22 29 

Aug 20 26 

Sep 12 12 

Oct 4 3 

Nov -5 2 

Dec -14 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Baacagaan

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Төрийн банк · Baacagaan 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=45.55385&mlon=99.43757#map=17/45.55385/99.43757) 

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 Baacagaan

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

- Banks2
- 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 Bayankhongor Aimag

- Bayan-O'ndor
- Bayan-Ovoo
- Bayanbulag
- Bayancagaan
- Bayangovi
- Bayanlig
- Bayanxongor
- Bo'mbogor
- Bogd
- Buucagaan
- Erdenecogt
- Galuut
- Gurvanbulag
- Jargalant
- Jinst
- O'lziit
- Shinejinst
- Xu'reemaral
- Zag

## Quick answers

- Where is Baacagaan?In Bayankhongor Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Baacagaan?Bayan-Ovoo, Bayancagaan, Bo'mbogor, Buucagaan and Jinst
- How many villages are in Baacagaan?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Baacagaan?Har Udziur Uul (2,257 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Baacagaan?May to September
- Where is the nearest bank to Baacagaan?Төрийн банк, about 7.5 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Baacagaan?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Baacagaan?MN6404 (OCHA common operational dataset)