# Buucagaan Soum, Bayankhongor Aimag – Villages & Map

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

Soum · Bayankhongor Aimag 

# Buucagaan

Buucagaan is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Bayankhongor Aimag. It covers **5,384.5 km²**. Its main town is Buyant. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5,385km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,972 mtypical elevation

## Where is Buucagaan?

Buucagaan 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/), [Bayancagaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayancagaan/), [Bo'mbogor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bo-mbogor/), [Chandmani](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/chandmani/), [Delger](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/delger/), [Xu'reemaral](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/xu-reemaral/) and [Zag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/zag/). By area it is the 95th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 4.7% of [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/). The centre of Buucagaan is about 641 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 148 km from Bayanhongor, the main town of Bayankhongor Aimag. The centre point is at 46.2086° N, 98.7931° E. Local names: Бууцагаан .

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 Buucagaan

Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Buucagaan. Settlements here lie between about 1,710 m and 2,236 m above sea level (median 1,972 m).

- Bayanbürd
- Buutsagaan
- Buyant
- Dara Eheiin Jisa
- Dzüün Jisa
- Mandaliin Jisa
- Taryaanii Jisa
- Ulaan Tologoyn Jisa
- Yumiin Jisa

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 Buucagaan

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

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Bogdo Uula · 2,858 m
- Ulaan Üdzüüriin Uula · 1,724 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 Buucagaan and the best time to visit

In Buucagaan, the warmest month is Jul (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-17 °C). About 137 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (34 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 2 

Mar -4 3 

Apr 5 5 

May 11 10 

Jun 17 30 

Jul 20 34 

Aug 17 30 

Sep 10 13 

Oct 2 4 

Nov -7 2 

Dec -15 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Buucagaan

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Төрийн банк · Buucagaan 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.17549&mlon=98.69584#map=17/46.17549/98.69584) 

Petrol pump Open - 2026 · Buucagaan 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.16667&mlon=98.68663#map=17/46.16667/98.68663) 

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 Buucagaan

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

- Banks1
- Petrol pumps1

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
- Bogd
- Erdenecogt
- Galuut
- Gurvanbulag
- Jargalant
- Jinst
- O'lziit
- Shinejinst
- Xu'reemaral
- Zag

## Quick answers

- Where is Buucagaan?In Bayankhongor Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Buucagaan?Baacagaan, Bayancagaan, Bo'mbogor, Chandmani, Delger, Xu'reemaral and Zag
- How many villages are in Buucagaan?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Buucagaan?Settlements lie between 1,710 m and 2,236 m
- What is the highest point in Buucagaan?Bogdo Uula (2,858 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Buucagaan?May to September
- Where is the nearest bank to Buucagaan?Төрийн банк, about 8.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Buucagaan?Open - 2026, about 9.4 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Buucagaan?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Buucagaan?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Buucagaan?MN6431 (OCHA common operational dataset)