# Darxan Soum, Darkhan-Uul Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/darkhan-uul/darxan/

Soum · Darkhan-Uul Aimag 

# Darxan

Darxan is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Darkhan-Uul Aimag. It covers **102.2 km²**. Its main town is Darhan. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 160 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 102km²
- 160mapped services
- 702 mtypical elevation

## Where is Darxan?

Darxan lies in [Darkhan-Uul Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/darkhan-uul/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 3 other soums: [Orxon](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/darkhan-uul/orxon/), [Saixan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/saixan/) and [Xongor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/darkhan-uul/xongor/). By area it is the 325th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 3.1% of [Darkhan-Uul Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/darkhan-uul/). The centre of Darxan is about 185 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 3.9 km from Darhan, the main town of Darkhan-Uul Aimag. The centre point is at 49.4599° N, 105.9584° E. Local names: Дархан .

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 Darxan

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Darxan. The largest with a recorded population: Darhan (83,883).

- Buural
- Darhan
- Darkhan

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 Darxan

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

### Getting around

1 railway station.

- Darkhan station

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 Darxan and the best time to visit

In Darxan, the warmest month is Jul (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-20 °C). About 334 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (75 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 -20 4 

Feb -17 4 

Mar -6 8 

Apr 3 16 

May 10 38 

Jun 18 53 

Jul 20 68 

Aug 17 75 

Sep 10 37 

Oct 1 15 

Nov -9 9 

Dec -18 7 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Darxan

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Saran-Enkh · Darxan 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.46003&mlon=105.96120#map=17/49.46003/105.96120) 

Bank Монгол банк · Darxan 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.46332&mlon=105.95957#map=17/49.46332/105.95957) 

ATM Худалдаа хөгжлийн Банк · Darxan 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.46304&mlon=105.96749#map=17/49.46304/105.96749) 

Petrol pump Сод монгол ШТС · Darxan 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.46203&mlon=105.94908#map=17/49.46203/105.94908) 

Hotel Gunj Resort · Darxan 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.46073&mlon=105.96170#map=17/49.46073/105.96170) 

School Од цогцолбор "Б" байр 3-р сургууль · Darxan 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.46049&mlon=105.96274#map=17/49.46049/105.96274) 

College Дархан-Өргөө Политехникийн коллеж · Darxan 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.45851&mlon=105.96984#map=17/49.45851/105.96984) 

Police station Цагдаагийн пост · Darxan 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.47425&mlon=105.94601#map=17/49.47425/105.94601) 

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 Darxan

Places mapped inside Darxan in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals6
- Banks15
- ATMs1
- Petrol pumps30
- Hotels24
- Schools20
- Colleges and universities4
- Cinemas2
- Pharmacies26
- Restaurants25
- Police stations2
- Dental clinics5

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 Darkhan-Uul Aimag

- Orxon
- Sharyngol
- Xongor

## Quick answers

- Where is Darxan?In Darkhan-Uul Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Darxan?Orxon, Saixan and Xongor
- How many villages are in Darxan?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Darxan?June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Darxan?Saran-Enkh, about 0.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Darxan?Монгол банк, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Darxan?Худалдаа хөгжлийн Банк, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Darxan?Сод монгол ШТС, about 0.7 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Darxan?6 mapped
- How many banks are in Darxan?15 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Darxan?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Darxan?30 mapped
- What is the P-code of Darxan?MN4501 (OCHA common operational dataset)