# Bayanxongor Soum, Bayankhongor Aimag – Villages & Map

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

Soum · Bayankhongor Aimag 

# Bayanxongor

Bayanxongor is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Bayankhongor Aimag. It covers **64.8 km²**. Its main town is Bayanhongor. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 20 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 64.8km²
- 20mapped services
- 1,873 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bayanxongor?

Bayanxongor lies in [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 3 other soums: [Bayan-Ovoo](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayan-ovoo/), [Erdenecogt](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/erdenecogt/) and [O'lziit](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/o-lziit/). By area it is the 331st largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 0.1% of [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/). The centre of Bayanxongor is about 505 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 1.0 km from Bayanhongor, the main town of Bayankhongor Aimag. The centre point is at 46.1876° N, 100.7104° E. Local names: Баянхонгор .

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 Bayanxongor

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Bayanxongor. The largest with a recorded population: Bayanhongor (30,931).

- Bayanhongor
- Bayankhongor

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 Bayanxongor

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

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Bayankhongor Airport

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 Bayanxongor and the best time to visit

In Bayanxongor, 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 Bayanxongor

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital шинэ төгөл · Bayanxongor 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.18525&mlon=100.72188#map=17/46.18525/100.72188) 

Bank Төрийн банк · Bayanxongor 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.18491&mlon=100.71437#map=17/46.18491/100.71437) 

Petrol pump ШТС · Bayanxongor 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.18792&mlon=100.71700#map=17/46.18792/100.71700) 

Hotel Mazaalai hotel · Bayanxongor 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.18286&mlon=100.71830#map=17/46.18286/100.71830) 

School Хөгжлийн бэрхшээлтэй Хүүхдүүдийн Цэцэрлэг · Bayanxongor 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.19278&mlon=100.72120#map=17/46.19278/100.72120) 

Police station Цагдаа · Bayanxongor 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.19741&mlon=100.71596#map=17/46.19741/100.71596) 

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 Bayanxongor

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

- Hospitals1
- Banks2
- Petrol pumps3
- Hotels9
- Schools3
- Restaurants1
- 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
- Bayanlig
- Bo'mbogor
- Bogd
- Buucagaan
- Erdenecogt
- Galuut
- Gurvanbulag
- Jargalant
- Jinst
- O'lziit
- Shinejinst
- Xu'reemaral
- Zag

## Quick answers

- Where is Bayanxongor?In Bayankhongor Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Bayanxongor?Bayan-Ovoo, Erdenecogt and O'lziit
- How many villages are in Bayanxongor?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Bayanxongor?June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bayanxongor?шинэ төгөл, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bayanxongor?Төрийн банк, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bayanxongor?ШТС, about 0.5 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Bayanxongor?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Bayanxongor?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Bayanxongor?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Bayanxongor?MN6401 (OCHA common operational dataset)