# Bayan-Ovoo Soum, Bayankhongor Aimag – Villages & Map

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

Soum · Bayankhongor Aimag 

# Bayan-Ovoo

Bayan-Ovoo is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Bayankhongor Aimag. It covers **3,212.6 km²**. Its main town is Höhbürd. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,213km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,951 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bayan-Ovoo?

Bayan-Ovoo lies in [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 7 other soums: [Baacagaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/baacagaan/), [Bayanxongor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayanxongor/), [Bo'mbogor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bo-mbogor/), [Erdenecogt](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/erdenecogt/), [Galuut](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/galuut/), [Jinst](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/jinst/) and [O'lziit](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/o-lziit/). By area it is the 196th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 2.8% of [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/). The centre of Bayan-Ovoo is about 534 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 31 km from Bayanhongor, the main town of Bayankhongor Aimag. The centre point is at 46.1723° N, 100.3142° E. Local names: Баян-Овоо .

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-Ovoo

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Bayan-Ovoo.

- Bayan-Ovoo
- Höhbürd

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-Ovoo

Named natural and historic features inside Bayan-Ovoo, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Mogoyn Teeg · 1,775 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-Ovoo and the best time to visit

In Bayan-Ovoo, the warmest month is Jul (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-18 °C). About 195 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (49 mm) and the driest Jan (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **June to August**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -18 2 

Feb -14 3 

Mar -6 5 

Apr 3 8 

May 9 17 

Jun 16 39 

Jul 18 49 

Aug 16 43 

Sep 9 17 

Oct 1 5 

Nov -9 3 

Dec -16 3 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bayan-Ovoo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Төрийн банк · Bayan-Ovoo 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.28694&mlon=100.44774#map=17/46.28694/100.44774) 

Petrol pump Петровис · Bayanxongor 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.18393&mlon=100.69390#map=17/46.18393/100.69390) 

Hotel New Stars · Bayanxongor 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.18428&mlon=100.69549#map=17/46.18428/100.69549) 

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 Bayan-Ovoo

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

- Banks1

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

- Baacagaan
- Bayan-O'ndor
- 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-Ovoo?In Bayankhongor Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Bayan-Ovoo?Baacagaan, Bayanxongor, Bo'mbogor, Erdenecogt, Galuut, Jinst and O'lziit
- How many villages are in Bayan-Ovoo?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Bayan-Ovoo?Mogoyn Teeg (1,775 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Bayan-Ovoo?June to August
- Where is the nearest bank to Bayan-Ovoo?Төрийн банк, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bayan-Ovoo?Петровис, about 29 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Bayan-Ovoo?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Bayan-Ovoo?MN6416 (OCHA common operational dataset)