# Saixan Soum, Bulgan Aimag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

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Soum · Bulgan Aimag 

# Saixan

Saixan is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Bulgan Aimag. It covers **2,705.6 km²**. Its main town is Hüremt. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 2,706km²
- 1,460 mtypical elevation

## Where is Saixan?

Saixan lies in [Bulgan Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 7 other soums: [Bayan agt](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/bayan-agt/), [Bugat](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/bugat/), [Mogod](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/mogod/), [O'lziit](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/o-lziit/), [Orxon](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/orxon/), [Xairxan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/xairxan/) and [Xutag-O'ndor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/xutag-o-ndor/). By area it is the 225th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 5.6% of [Bulgan Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/). The centre of Saixan is about 332 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 78 km from Bulgan, the main town of Bulgan Aimag. The centre point is at 48.5961° N, 102.5192° E. Local names: Сайхан .

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 Saixan

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Saixan. Settlements here lie between about 1,388 m and 1,591 m above sea level (median 1,460 m).

- Arshaantayn Hüryee
- Büriden Hüryee
- Hüremt
- Rashaant
- Saikhan
- Saikhan-Ovoo

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 Saixan

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Hudagiin Gol

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain; 1 mountain pass.

- Nomogon Uula · 1,603 m
- Nomogon Hötöl · 1,537 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 Saixan and the best time to visit

In Saixan, 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 (81 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 -16 3 

Mar -7 7 

Apr 2 12 

May 9 28 

Jun 15 54 

Jul 18 81 

Aug 15 74 

Sep 8 27 

Oct -0 13 

Nov -9 6 

Dec -17 3 

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

## Other soums in Bulgan Aimag

- Bayan agt
- Bayannuur
- Bu'regxangai
- Bugat
- Bulgan
- Dashinchilen
- Gurvanbulag
- Mogod
- Orxon
- Rashaant
- Selenge
- Teshig
- Xangal
- Xishig-O'ndor
- Xutag-O'ndor

## Quick answers

- Where is Saixan?In Bulgan Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Saixan?Bayan agt, Bugat, Mogod, O'lziit, Orxon, Xairxan and Xutag-O'ndor
- How many villages are in Saixan?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Saixan?Settlements lie between 1,388 m and 1,591 m
- What is the highest point in Saixan?Nomogon Uula (1,603 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Saixan?June to August
- What is the P-code of Saixan?MN6331 (OCHA common operational dataset)