# Shinejinst Soum, Bayankhongor Aimag – Villages & Map

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

Soum · Bayankhongor Aimag 

# Shinejinst

Shinejinst is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Bayankhongor Aimag. It covers **16,443.8 km²**. Its main town is Dzalaa. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 16,444km²
- 4mapped services
- 2,262 mtypical elevation

## Where is Shinejinst?

Shinejinst lies in [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 4 other soums: [Bayan-O'ndor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayan-o-ndor/), [Bayancagaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayancagaan/), [Bayangovi](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayangovi/) and [Gurvantes](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/omnogovi/gurvantes/). By area it is the 11th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 14.2% of [Bayankhongor Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/). The centre of Shinejinst is about 758 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 301 km from Bayanhongor, the main town of Bayankhongor Aimag. The centre point is at 43.7246° N, 99.1539° E. Local names: Шинэжинст .

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 Shinejinst

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Shinejinst.

- Dzalaa
- Ekhiin Goliin Bayan burd
- Shinejinst
- Tu-tzu-han-su-hai

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 Shinejinst

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Öldzeyte Gol

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains.

- Jinst Uul · 2,295 m
- Boro Hayrhan Uula · 1,593 m
- Havtsgayt Uul · 1,146 m
- Ongon Ulaan Uul · 1,109 m
- Shiliin Uula · 840 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 Shinejinst and the best time to visit

In Shinejinst, the warmest month is Jul (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-10 °C). About 69 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (16 mm) and the driest Feb (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to June and August to September**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -10 1 

Feb -5 1 

Mar 4 2 

Apr 13 3 

May 20 6 

Jun 26 14 

Jul 29 16 

Aug 27 14 

Sep 20 8 

Oct 10 2 

Nov -0 1 

Dec -8 1 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Shinejinst

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

- Banks1
- Hotels1
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants1

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
- Jinst
- O'lziit
- Xu'reemaral
- Zag

## Quick answers

- Where is Shinejinst?In Bayankhongor Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Shinejinst?Bayan-O'ndor, Bayancagaan, Bayangovi and Gurvantes
- How many villages are in Shinejinst?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Shinejinst?Jinst Uul (2,295 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Shinejinst?April to June and August to September
- How many banks are in Shinejinst?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Shinejinst?MN6455 (OCHA common operational dataset)