# Orxon Soum, Darkhan-Uul Aimag – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/darkhan-uul/orxon/ Soum · Darkhan-Uul Aimag # Orxon Orxon is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Darkhan-Uul Aimag. It covers **442.5 km²**. Its main town is Orhon. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 442km² - 5mapped services - 658 mtypical elevation ## Where is Orxon? Orxon lies in [Darkhan-Uul Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/darkhan-uul/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 7 other soums: [Darxan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/darkhan-uul/darxan/), [Javxlant](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/javxlant/), [Saixan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/saixan/), [Shaamar](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/shaamar/), [Xongor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/darkhan-uul/xongor/), [Xushaat](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/xushaat/) and [Zu'unburen](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/zu-unburen/). By area it is the 317th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 13.6% of [Darkhan-Uul Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/darkhan-uul/). The centre of Orxon is about 211 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 27 km from Darhan, the main town of Darkhan-Uul Aimag. The centre point is at 49.7198° N, 106.0333° E. Local names: Орхон . 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 Orxon Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Orxon. The largest with a recorded population: Orhon (3,245). Settlements here lie between about 638 m and 672 m above sea level (median 658 m). - Inshete Tala - Orhon - Orkhon - Togootoyn Dugang - Энхтал ᠡᠩᠬᠡᠲᠠᠯ 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 Orxon Named natural and historic features inside Orxon, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Sharïn Gol 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 Orxon and the best time to visit In Orxon, 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 Orxon Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital ЦЭЭНЭ ЭМНЭЛЭГ · Darxan 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.49512&mlon=105.93338#map=17/49.49512/105.93338) Bank Төрийн банк · Orxon 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.82784&mlon=106.12798#map=17/49.82784/106.12798) ATM Худалдаа хөгжлийн Банк · Darxan 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.46304&mlon=105.96749#map=17/49.46304/105.96749) Petrol pump НИК ШТС · Orxon 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.83520&mlon=106.13781#map=17/49.83520/106.13781) Hotel Gold hotel · Darxan 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.48630&mlon=105.93685#map=17/49.48630/105.93685) School 1-р сургууль · Darxan 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.49233&mlon=105.94388#map=17/49.49233/105.94388) College Хүмүүнлэгийн ухааны сургуулийн Дархан салбар сургууль · Darxan 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.46580&mlon=105.96884#map=17/49.46580/105.96884) Police station Police station · Darxan 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.47961&mlon=105.93740#map=17/49.47961/105.93740) 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 Orxon Places mapped inside Orxon in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks2 - Petrol pumps1 - 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 Darkhan-Uul Aimag - Darxan - Sharyngol - Xongor ## Quick answers - Where is Orxon?In Darkhan-Uul Aimag, Mongolia - What borders Orxon?Darxan, Javxlant, Saixan, Shaamar, Xongor, Xushaat and Zu'unburen - How many villages are in Orxon?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Orxon?Settlements lie between 638 m and 672 m - What is the best time to visit Orxon?June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Orxon?ЦЭЭНЭ ЭМНЭЛЭГ, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Orxon?Төрийн банк, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Orxon?Худалдаа хөгжлийн Банк, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Orxon?НИК ШТС, about 15 km from the centre - How many banks are in Orxon?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Orxon?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Orxon?MN4504 (OCHA common operational dataset)