# Bayan-O'ndor Soum, Bayankhongor Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayan-o-ndor/

Soum · Bayankhongor Aimag 

# Bayan-O'ndor

Bayan-O'ndor is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Bayankhongor Aimag. It covers **16,999.1 km²**. Its main town is Bulgan. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 16,999km²
- 2,467 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bayan-O'ndor?

Bayan-O'ndor lies in [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 4 other soums: [Bayancagaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayancagaan/), [Chandmani](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/chandmani/), [Erdene](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/erdene/) and [Shinejinst](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/shinejinst/). By area it is the 8th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 14.7% of [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/). The centre of Bayan-O'ndor is about 798 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 320 km from Bayanhongor, the main town of Bayankhongor Aimag. The centre point is at 43.8355° N, 98.3857° E. Local names: Баян-Өндөр .

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 Bayan-O'ndor

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Bayan-O'ndor.

- Amar Buyantayn Hüryee
- Bayan-Öndör
- Bulgan

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 Bayan-O'ndor

Named natural and historic features inside Bayan-O'ndor, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Öndör Godzogor Uula · 1,662 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 Bayan-O'ndor and the best time to visit

In Bayan-O'ndor, the warmest month is Jul (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-13 °C). About 63 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (15 mm) and the driest Feb (1 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 -13 1 

Feb -8 1 

Mar 1 2 

Apr 9 3 

May 16 5 

Jun 23 13 

Jul 25 15 

Aug 23 12 

Sep 16 8 

Oct 6 1 

Nov -3 2 

Dec -11 1 

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

## Other soums in Bayankhongor Aimag

- Baacagaan
- 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 Bayan-O'ndor?In Bayankhongor Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Bayan-O'ndor?Bayancagaan, Chandmani, Erdene and Shinejinst
- How many villages are in Bayan-O'ndor?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Bayan-O'ndor?Öndör Godzogor Uula (1,662 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Bayan-O'ndor?May to September
- What is the P-code of Bayan-O'ndor?MN6419 (OCHA common operational dataset)