# Bayanlig Soum, Bayankhongor Aimag – Villages & Map

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

Soum · Bayankhongor Aimag 

# Bayanlig

Bayanlig is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Bayankhongor Aimag. It covers **11,939.5 km²**. Its main town is Hatansuudal. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 11,940km²
- 3mapped services
- 1,345 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bayanlig?

Bayanlig lies in [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 5 other soums: [Bayangovi](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayangovi/), [Bogd](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/bogd/), [Bogd](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bogd/), [Gurvantes](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/omnogovi/gurvantes/) and [Sevrei](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/omnogovi/sevrei/). By area it is the 19th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 10.3% of [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/). The centre of Bayanlig is about 602 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 200 km from Bayanhongor, the main town of Bayankhongor Aimag. The centre point is at 44.4046° N, 100.9129° E. Local names: Баянлиг .

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 Bayanlig

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Bayanlig. Settlements here lie between about 1,209 m and 1,394 m above sea level (median 1,345 m).

- Bayanlig
- Gurvan-tes
- Hatansuudal
- Tsagaan Tologoy

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 Bayanlig

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Legiyn Gol
- Tsagaan Gol

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains.

- Tevsh Uul · 1,957 m
- Yihe Bayan Uula · 1,888 m
- Ih-Bayan Uul · 1,831 m
- Har Tologoy Uul · 1,539 m
- Buhata Uula · 1,007 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 Bayanlig and the best time to visit

In Bayanlig, the warmest month is Jul (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-14 °C). About 104 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (26 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 -14 2 

Feb -10 2 

Mar -2 3 

Apr 7 4 

May 13 9 

Jun 19 20 

Jul 22 26 

Aug 20 22 

Sep 13 10 

Oct 4 2 

Nov -5 2 

Dec -13 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bayanlig

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Төрийн банк · Bayanlig 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=44.54467&mlon=100.82860#map=17/44.54467/100.82860) 

Petrol pump MT · Bayanlig 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=44.54207&mlon=100.82911#map=17/44.54207/100.82911) 

Police station Mongolian air force · Bayanlig 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=44.54938&mlon=100.84267#map=17/44.54938/100.84267) 

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 Bayanlig

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

- Banks1
- Petrol pumps1
- Police stations1

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Bayanlig?In Bayankhongor Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Bayanlig?Bayangovi, Bogd, Bogd, Gurvantes and Sevrei
- How many villages are in Bayanlig?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bayanlig?Settlements lie between 1,209 m and 1,394 m
- What is the highest point in Bayanlig?Tevsh Uul (1,957 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Bayanlig?May to September
- Where is the nearest bank to Bayanlig?Төрийн банк, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bayanlig?MT, about 17 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Bayanlig?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Bayanlig?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Bayanlig?MN6413 (OCHA common operational dataset)