# Jinst Soum, Bayankhongor Aimag – Villages & Map

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

Soum · Bayankhongor Aimag 

# Jinst

Jinst is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Bayankhongor Aimag. It covers **5,164.7 km²**. Its main town is Bodĭ. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5,165km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,407 mtypical elevation

## Where is Jinst?

Jinst lies in [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 6 other soums: [Baacagaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/baacagaan/), [Bayan-Ovoo](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayan-ovoo/), [Bayancagaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayancagaan/), [Bayangovi](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayangovi/), [Bogd](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bogd/) and [O'lziit](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/o-lziit/). By area it is the 102nd largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 4.5% of [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/). The centre of Jinst is about 566 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 89 km from Bayanhongor, the main town of Bayankhongor Aimag. The centre point is at 45.4216° N, 100.4084° E. Local names: Жинст .

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 Jinst

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Jinst.

- Bodĭ
- Jinst

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 Jinst

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Adgiyn Tsagaan Nuur
- Bürdin Gol
- Nariin Gol
- Tsagaan Bŏrgas Gol
- Tsagaan Gol
- Uliastay Gol

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains.

- Taryatu Uul · 2,402 m
- Noyon Uul · 2,392 m
- Nariyn Har Uul · 1,780 m
- Nariyn Har Uul · 1,692 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 Jinst and the best time to visit

In Jinst, the warmest month is Jul (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-16 °C). About 158 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (39 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 -16 2 

Feb -12 3 

Mar -3 4 

Apr 6 6 

May 13 14 

Jun 19 32 

Jul 22 39 

Aug 19 35 

Sep 12 14 

Oct 3 4 

Nov -6 2 

Dec -14 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Jinst

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Khan Bank · Bogd 38 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 Jinst

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

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Jinst?In Bayankhongor Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Jinst?Baacagaan, Bayan-Ovoo, Bayancagaan, Bayangovi, Bogd and O'lziit
- How many villages are in Jinst?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Jinst?Taryatu Uul (2,402 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Jinst?May to September
- Where is the nearest bank to Jinst?Khan Bank, about 38 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Jinst?MN6443 (OCHA common operational dataset)