# Bogd Soum, Bayankhongor Aimag – Villages & Map

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

Soum · Bayankhongor Aimag 

# Bogd

Bogd is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Bayankhongor Aimag. It covers **3,961.6 km²**. Its main town is Horiult. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,962km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,287 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bogd?

Bogd lies in [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 7 other soums: [Baruunbayan-Ulaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/baruunbayan-ulaan/), [Bayangovi](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayangovi/), [Bayanlig](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayanlig/), [Bogd](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/bogd/), [Jinst](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/jinst/), [Nariinteel](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/nariinteel/) and [O'lziit](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/o-lziit/). By area it is the 146th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 3.4% of [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/). The centre of Bogd is about 557 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 110 km from Bayanhongor, the main town of Bayankhongor Aimag. The centre point is at 45.2040° N, 100.7427° E. Local names: Богд .

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 Bogd

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Bogd. The largest with a recorded population: Horiult (2,900).

- Bogd
- Horiult

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 Bogd

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

### Water

2 lakes; 1 river or stream.

- Holboljin Nuur
- Orog Nuur
- Tüyn Gol

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains.

- Jiran-Bogd Uul · 2,616 m
- Puntsig-Ovoo Uul · 2,452 m
- Dulaan Bogd Uul · 2,259 m
- Tsovgal Uul · 2,206 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 Bogd and the best time to visit

In Bogd, the warmest month is Jul (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-17 °C). About 139 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (33 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 -17 2 

Feb -13 3 

Mar -4 4 

Apr 4 6 

May 11 13 

Jun 17 27 

Jul 20 33 

Aug 18 29 

Sep 10 13 

Oct 2 4 

Nov -7 3 

Dec -15 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bogd

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Khan Bank · Bogd 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=45.19901&mlon=100.77417#map=17/45.19901/100.77417) 

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 Bogd

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

- Banks2

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
- Bayanxongor
- Bo'mbogor
- Buucagaan
- Erdenecogt
- Galuut
- Gurvanbulag
- Jargalant
- Jinst
- O'lziit
- Shinejinst
- Xu'reemaral
- Zag

## Quick answers

- Where is Bogd?In Bayankhongor Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Bogd?Baruunbayan-Ulaan, Bayangovi, Bayanlig, Bogd, Jinst, Nariinteel and O'lziit
- How many villages are in Bogd?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Bogd?Jiran-Bogd Uul (2,616 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Bogd?May to September
- Where is the nearest bank to Bogd?Khan Bank, about 2.5 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Bogd?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Bogd?MN6425 (OCHA common operational dataset)