# Selenge Soum, Bulgan Aimag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/selenge/ Soum · Bulgan Aimag # Selenge Selenge is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Bulgan Aimag. It covers **4,867.9 km²**. Its main town is Ingettolgoy. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4,868km² - 8mapped services - 807 mtypical elevation ## Where is Selenge? Selenge lies in [Bulgan Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 8 other soums: [Baruunbu'ren](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/baruunbu-ren/), [Bayan-O'ndor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/orkhon/bayan-o-ndor/), [Bugat](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/bugat/), [Cagaannuur](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/cagaannuur/), [Teshig](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/teshig/), [Tu'shig](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/tu-shig/), [Xangal](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/xangal/) and [Xutag-O'ndor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/xutag-o-ndor/). By area it is the 111th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 10.0% of [Bulgan Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/). The centre of Selenge is about 274 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 117 km from Bulgan, the main town of Bulgan Aimag. The centre point is at 49.7171° N, 104.3463° E. Local names: Сэлэнгэ . 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 Selenge Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Selenge. Settlements here lie between about 756 m and 1,044 m above sea level (median 807 m). - Handagay Dugang - Hartsagay Dugang - Holtosoto Nugaiin Hiid - Hyalganat - Ingettolgoy - Khyalganat - Selenge - Shara Manhatay - Terete - Tsasaiin Dugang - Tsasaiin Horshoo - Yiheteyn 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 Selenge Named natural and historic features inside Selenge, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - Adzragïn Gol - Burgaltay Gol - Moyotoyn Gol - Sartaiin Gol - Shabarta Gol - Tsutsin Gol - Öbör Süüji Bulag ### Hills and mountains 3 mountain passes; 1 mountain. - Bayan Uul · 1,634 m - Horlogiin Dabaa · 1,567 m - Tsosoiin Dabaa · 1,376 m - Achaan Dabaa · 1,355 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 Selenge and the best time to visit In Selenge, the warmest month is Jul (average 19 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-20 °C). About 322 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (76 mm) and the driest Jan (3 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 -20 3 Feb -16 3 Mar -6 8 Apr 3 14 May 10 30 Jun 17 54 Jul 19 74 Aug 17 76 Sep 10 32 Oct 0 14 Nov -9 8 Dec -18 5 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Selenge Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank Төрийн банк · Selenge 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.50245&mlon=104.28895#map=17/49.50245/104.28895) Petrol pump НИК шатахуун түгээх станц · Selenge 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.49598&mlon=104.29243#map=17/49.49598/104.29243) 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 Selenge Places mapped inside Selenge in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks4 - Petrol pumps2 - 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 Bulgan Aimag - Bayan agt - Bayannuur - Bu'regxangai - Bugat - Bulgan - Dashinchilen - Gurvanbulag - Mogod - Orxon - Rashaant - Saixan - Teshig - Xangal - Xishig-O'ndor - Xutag-O'ndor ## Quick answers - Where is Selenge?In Bulgan Aimag, Mongolia - What borders Selenge?Baruunbu'ren, Bayan-O'ndor, Bugat, Cagaannuur, Teshig, Tu'shig, Xangal and Xutag-O'ndor - How many villages are in Selenge?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Selenge?Settlements lie between 756 m and 1,044 m - What is the highest point in Selenge?Bayan Uul (1,634 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Selenge?June to August - Where is the nearest bank to Selenge?Төрийн банк, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Selenge?НИК шатахуун түгээх станц, about 25 km from the centre - How many banks are in Selenge?4 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Selenge?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Selenge?MN6334 (OCHA common operational dataset)