# Erdenecogt Soum, Bayankhongor Aimag – Villages & Map

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Soum · Bayankhongor Aimag 

# Erdenecogt

Erdenecogt is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Bayankhongor Aimag. It covers **4,044.2 km²**. Its main town is Erdenetsogt. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4,044km²
- 4mapped services
- 2,321 mtypical elevation

## Where is Erdenecogt?

Erdenecogt lies in [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 8 other soums: [Bat-O'lzii](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/bat-o-lzii/), [Bayan-Ovoo](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayan-ovoo/), [Bayanxongor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayanxongor/), [Bulgan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/bulgan/), [Cenxer](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/cenxer/), [Galuut](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/galuut/), [O'lziit](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/o-lziit/) and [Uyanga](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/uyanga/). By area it is the 140th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 3.5% of [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/). The centre of Erdenecogt is about 468 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 45 km from Bayanhongor, the main town of Bayankhongor Aimag. The centre point is at 46.5476° N, 101.0134° E. Local names: Эрдэнэцогт .

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 Erdenecogt

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Erdenecogt. Settlements here lie between about 2,065 m and 2,374 m above sea level (median 2,321 m).

- Bayan Dzürihe Suma
- Dayaan Hiid
- Erdenetsogt
- Lamaiin Gegeenii Hüryee
- Shargaljuut
- Tüyin Goliin Hüryee

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 Erdenecogt

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

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains; 2 mountain passes.

- Erhet Hayrhan Uul · 3,059 m
- Holchotoyn Dabaa · 2,810 m
- Elbegiin Dabaa · 2,545 m
- Dösh Tolgoy Uul · 2,457 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 Erdenecogt and the best time to visit

In Erdenecogt, the warmest month is Jul (average 12 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-21 °C). About 273 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (73 mm) and the driest Jan (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **July to August**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -21 3 

Feb -19 4 

Mar -11 6 

Apr -2 11 

May 4 24 

Jun 10 53 

Jul 12 73 

Aug 10 60 

Sep 4 22 

Oct -4 8 

Nov -13 4 

Dec -19 3 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Erdenecogt

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Төрийн банк · Erdenecogt 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.41810&mlon=100.82263#map=17/46.41810/100.82263) 

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 Erdenecogt

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

- Banks3
- Pharmacies1

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Erdenecogt?In Bayankhongor Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Erdenecogt?Bat-O'lzii, Bayan-Ovoo, Bayanxongor, Bulgan, Cenxer, Galuut, O'lziit and Uyanga
- How many villages are in Erdenecogt?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Erdenecogt?Settlements lie between 2,065 m and 2,374 m
- What is the highest point in Erdenecogt?Erhet Hayrhan Uul (3,059 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Erdenecogt?July to August
- Where is the nearest bank to Erdenecogt?Төрийн банк, about 21 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Erdenecogt?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Erdenecogt?MN6458 (OCHA common operational dataset)