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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/teshig/

Soum · Bulgan Aimag 

# Teshig

Teshig is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Bulgan Aimag. It covers **7,746.0 km²**. Its main town is Teshig. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 7,746km²
- 1,018 mtypical elevation

## Where is Teshig?

Teshig lies in [Bulgan Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 4 other soums: [Erdenebulgan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/erdenebulgan/), [Selenge](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/selenge/), [Tarialan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/tarialan/) and [Xutag-O'ndor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/xutag-o-ndor/). By area it is the 41st largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 15.9% of [Bulgan Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/). The centre of Teshig is about 367 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 142 km from Bulgan, the main town of Bulgan Aimag. The centre point is at 50.0479° N, 103.0600° E. Local names: Тэшиг .

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 Teshig

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Teshig. Settlements here lie between about 934 m and 1,367 m above sea level (median 1,018 m).

- Bartayn Dugang
- Dzultayn Dugang
- Emteyn Dugang
- Eringiin Dugang
- Hujirt
- Nariin Dugang
- Ordogoiin Dugang
- Setsengiin Dugang
- Tarbagatayn Dugang
- Teshig
- Tömöriin 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 Teshig

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

### Water

6 rivers and streams; 2 lakes.

- Alan Nuur
- Emteyn Gol
- Eringiyn Gol
- Hargal Nuur
- Ilingiin Gol
- Kamagar Khoshun
- Malaya Ilinga
- Urda Terhi

### Hills and mountains

2 mountain passes; 1 mountain.

- Modon Hvys Uul · 1,724 m
- Hantay Dabaa · 1,626 m
- Pereval Yeyneg · 1,587 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 Teshig and the best time to visit

In Teshig, the warmest month is Jul (average 17 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-23 °C). About 374 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (93 mm) and the driest Jan (4 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 -23 4 

Feb -19 4 

Mar -9 9 

Apr 1 17 

May 8 32 

Jun 15 62 

Jul 17 93 

Aug 14 91 

Sep 8 32 

Oct -1 16 

Nov -12 8 

Dec -20 6 

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
- Saixan
- Selenge
- Xangal
- Xishig-O'ndor
- Xutag-O'ndor

## Quick answers

- Where is Teshig?In Bulgan Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Teshig?Erdenebulgan, Selenge, Tarialan and Xutag-O'ndor
- How many villages are in Teshig?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Teshig?Settlements lie between 934 m and 1,367 m
- What is the highest point in Teshig?Modon Hvys Uul (1,724 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Teshig?June to August
- What is the P-code of Teshig?MN6337 (OCHA common operational dataset)