# Gurvanbulag Soum, Bayankhongor Aimag – Villages & Map

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

Soum · Bayankhongor Aimag 

# Gurvanbulag

Gurvanbulag is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Bayankhongor Aimag. It covers **4,421.4 km²**. Its main town is Höviyn Am. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4,421km²
- 2mapped services
- 2,502 mtypical elevation

## Where is Gurvanbulag?

Gurvanbulag lies in [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 7 other soums: [Bayanbulag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayanbulag/), [Caxir](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/caxir/), [Jargalant](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/jargalant/), [Otgon](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/otgon/), [Xangai](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/xangai/), [Xu'reemaral](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/xu-reemaral/) and [Zag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/zag/). By area it is the 123rd largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 3.8% of [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/). The centre of Gurvanbulag is about 623 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 200 km from Bayanhongor, the main town of Bayankhongor Aimag. The centre point is at 47.2792° N, 98.6280° E. Local names: Гурванбулаг .

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 Gurvanbulag

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Gurvanbulag. Settlements here lie between about 2,409 m and 2,536 m above sea level (median 2,502 m).

- Bilüüteyn Goliin Hiid
- Gurvanbulag
- Hara Usanii Hüryee
- Höviyn Am
- Öldzeyteyn Horshoo

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 Gurvanbulag

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

### Water

1 lake; 1 river or stream.

- Har Us Gol
- Höh Nuur

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 Gurvanbulag and the best time to visit

In Gurvanbulag, the warmest month is Jul (average 11 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-24 °C). About 255 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (66 mm) and the driest Jan (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **July**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -24 3 

Feb -21 4 

Mar -13 6 

Apr -4 11 

May 2 20 

Jun 8 53 

Jul 11 66 

Aug 8 55 

Sep 2 20 

Oct -6 9 

Nov -15 5 

Dec -22 4 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Gurvanbulag

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Khan Bank · Gurvanbulag 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.22753&mlon=98.57149#map=17/47.22753/98.57149) 

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 Gurvanbulag

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

- Banks1
- 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
- Erdenecogt
- Galuut
- Jargalant
- Jinst
- O'lziit
- Shinejinst
- Xu'reemaral
- Zag

## Quick answers

- Where is Gurvanbulag?In Bayankhongor Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Gurvanbulag?Bayanbulag, Caxir, Jargalant, Otgon, Xangai, Xu'reemaral and Zag
- How many villages are in Gurvanbulag?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Gurvanbulag?Settlements lie between 2,409 m and 2,536 m
- What is the best time to visit Gurvanbulag?July
- Where is the nearest bank to Gurvanbulag?Khan Bank, about 7.2 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Gurvanbulag?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Gurvanbulag?MN6437 (OCHA common operational dataset)