# Xishig-O'ndor Soum, Bulgan Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/xishig-o-ndor/

Soum · Bulgan Aimag 

# Xishig-O'ndor

Xishig-O'ndor is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Bulgan Aimag. It covers **2,439.4 km²**. Its main town is Maanĭt. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 2,439km²
- 1,354 mtypical elevation

## Where is Xishig-O'ndor?

Xishig-O'ndor lies in [Bulgan Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 5 other soums: [Bu'regxangai](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/bu-regxangai/), [Dashinchilen](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/dashinchilen/), [Gurvanbulag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/gurvanbulag/), [Mogod](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/mogod/) and [Orxon](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/orxon/). By area it is the 254th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 5.0% of [Bulgan Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/). The centre of Xishig-O'ndor is about 257 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 66 km from Bulgan, the main town of Bulgan Aimag. The centre point is at 48.2193° N, 103.4593° E. Local names: Хишиг-өндөр .

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 Xishig-O'ndor

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Xishig-O'ndor. Settlements here lie between about 1,133 m and 1,751 m above sea level (median 1,354 m).

- Doloonhudag
- Erdeni Hamsan Hüryee
- Hambaiin Hüryee
- Hayrhan Suma
- Khishig-Öndör
- Maanĭt

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 Xishig-O'ndor

Named natural and historic features inside Xishig-O'ndor, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Tahilta
- Tegïyn Gol

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain; 1 mountain pass.

- Mogod Uul · 1,698 m
- Buriyn Davaa · 1,639 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 Xishig-O'ndor and the best time to visit

In Xishig-O'ndor, the warmest month is Jul (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-18 °C). About 271 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (70 mm) and the driest Jan (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to September**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -18 2 

Feb -14 3 

Mar -5 7 

Apr 4 10 

May 10 23 

Jun 17 49 

Jul 20 70 

Aug 17 62 

Sep 10 24 

Oct 1 11 

Nov -8 6 

Dec -16 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
- Saixan
- Selenge
- Teshig
- Xangal
- Xutag-O'ndor

## Quick answers

- Where is Xishig-O'ndor?In Bulgan Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Xishig-O'ndor?Bu'regxangai, Dashinchilen, Gurvanbulag, Mogod and Orxon
- How many villages are in Xishig-O'ndor?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Xishig-O'ndor?Settlements lie between 1,133 m and 1,751 m
- What is the highest point in Xishig-O'ndor?Mogod Uul (1,698 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Xishig-O'ndor?May to September
- What is the P-code of Xishig-O'ndor?MN6343 (OCHA common operational dataset)