# Galuut Soum, Bayankhongor Aimag – Villages & Map

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

Soum · Bayankhongor Aimag 

# Galuut

Galuut is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Bayankhongor Aimag. It covers **5,028.2 km²**. Its main town is Bayanhoshuu. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5,028km²
- 2mapped services
- 2,125 mtypical elevation

## Where is Galuut?

Galuut lies in [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 8 other soums: [Bayan-Ovoo](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayan-ovoo/), [Bo'mbogor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bo-mbogor/), [Bulgan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/bulgan/), [Chuluut](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/chuluut/), [Erdenecogt](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/erdenecogt/), [Ixtamir](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/ixtamir/), [Jargalant](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/jargalant/) and [Zag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/zag/). By area it is the 103rd largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 4.4% of [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/). The centre of Galuut is about 521 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 74 km from Bayanhongor, the main town of Bayankhongor Aimag. The centre point is at 46.7535° N, 100.1865° E. Local names: Галуут .

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 Galuut

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Galuut. Settlements here lie between about 2,103 m and 2,243 m above sea level (median 2,125 m).

- Bayanhoshuu
- Darhan Guunii Hüryee
- Galuut
- Mandal

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 Galuut

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

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain pass.

- Barangiin Dabaa · 2,525 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 Galuut and the best time to visit

In Galuut, the warmest month is Jul (average 13 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-22 °C). About 257 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (65 mm) and the driest Jan (3 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 -22 3 

Feb -19 4 

Mar -11 6 

Apr -2 12 

May 4 21 

Jun 10 50 

Jul 13 65 

Aug 10 57 

Sep 4 22 

Oct -4 9 

Nov -13 5 

Dec -20 4 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galuut

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Төрийн банк · Galuut 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.69999&mlon=100.14485#map=17/46.69999/100.14485) 

School Nomun Elch School · Galuut 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.69915&mlon=100.14364#map=17/46.69915/100.14364) 

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 Galuut

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

- Banks1
- Schools1

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Galuut?In Bayankhongor Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Galuut?Bayan-Ovoo, Bo'mbogor, Bulgan, Chuluut, Erdenecogt, Ixtamir, Jargalant and Zag
- How many villages are in Galuut?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Galuut?Settlements lie between 2,103 m and 2,243 m
- What is the highest point in Galuut?Barangiin Dabaa (2,525 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Galuut?June to August
- Where is the nearest bank to Galuut?Төрийн банк, about 6.7 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Galuut?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Galuut?MN6434 (OCHA common operational dataset)