# Orxon Soum, Bulgan Aimag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/orxon/ Soum · Bulgan Aimag # Orxon Orxon is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Bulgan Aimag. It covers **4,017.0 km²**. Its main town is Mandal. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4,017km² - 5mapped services - 1,300 mtypical elevation ## Where is Orxon? Orxon lies in [Bulgan Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 11 other soums: [Baruunbu'ren](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/baruunbu-ren/), [Bayan-O'ndor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/orkhon/bayan-o-ndor/), [Bu'regxangai](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/bu-regxangai/), [Bugat](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/bugat/), [Bulgan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/bulgan/), [Jargalant](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/orkhon/jargalant/), [Mogod](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/mogod/), [Orxontuul](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/orxontuul/), [Saixan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/saixan/), [Xishig-O'ndor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/xishig-o-ndor/) and [Xutag-O'ndor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/xutag-o-ndor/). By area it is the 142nd largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 8.2% of [Bulgan Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/). The centre of Orxon is about 253 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 15 km from Bulgan, the main town of Bulgan Aimag. The centre point is at 48.7210° N, 103.6933° E. Local names: Орхон . 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 Orxon Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Orxon. Settlements here lie between about 1,073 m and 1,347 m above sea level (median 1,300 m). - Achuutaiin Dugang - Bayan Dzürhe - Haliun - Mandal - Nariin Chingiliin Dugang - Orkhon - Shandanii Dugang 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 Orxon Named natural and historic features inside Orxon, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Ara Telii Gol - Biraiin Gol - Chingiliin Gol - Shubuuta Gol - Uramiin Tsagaan Nuur ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Hushuutu Buluu Uul · 1,920 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 Orxon and the best time to visit In Orxon, the warmest month is Jul (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-19 °C). About 311 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (80 mm) and the driest Jan (2 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 -19 2 Feb -15 3 Mar -6 8 Apr 3 13 May 9 27 Jun 16 54 Jul 18 80 Aug 16 72 Sep 9 28 Oct 0 13 Nov -9 7 Dec -17 4 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Orxon Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital of Aguit · Bulgan 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.81539&mlon=103.53456#map=17/48.81539/103.53456) Bank KHAAN bank · Bulgan 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.81063&mlon=103.53777#map=17/48.81063/103.53777) ATM Toriyin Bank · Bulgan 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.81426&mlon=103.53164#map=17/48.81426/103.53164) Petrol pump MT · Orxon 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.63172&mlon=103.54534#map=17/48.63172/103.54534) Hotel Baatarvan Resort/ Баатарван амралт, сувиллын цогцолбор · Bulgan 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.81060&mlon=103.53201#map=17/48.81060/103.53201) School Sport School · Bulgan 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.81318&mlon=103.52835#map=17/48.81318/103.52835) Police station Булган пост · Bugat 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.88948&mlon=103.56181#map=17/48.88948/103.56181) 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 Orxon Places mapped inside Orxon in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps3 - Schools1 - 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 Bulgan Aimag - Bayan agt - Bayannuur - Bu'regxangai - Bugat - Bulgan - Dashinchilen - Gurvanbulag - Mogod - Rashaant - Saixan - Selenge - Teshig - Xangal - Xishig-O'ndor - Xutag-O'ndor ## Quick answers - Where is Orxon?In Bulgan Aimag, Mongolia - What borders Orxon?Baruunbu'ren, Bayan-O'ndor, Bu'regxangai, Bugat, Bulgan, Jargalant, Mogod, Orxontuul, Saixan, Xishig-O'ndor and Xutag-O'ndor - How many villages are in Orxon?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Orxon?Settlements lie between 1,073 m and 1,347 m - What is the highest point in Orxon?Hushuutu Buluu Uul (1,920 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Orxon?June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Orxon?Hospital of Aguit, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Orxon?KHAAN bank, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Orxon?Toriyin Bank, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Orxon?MT, about 15 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Orxon?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Orxon?MN6325 (OCHA common operational dataset)