# Xongor Soum, Darkhan-Uul Aimag – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/darkhan-uul/xongor/ Soum · Darkhan-Uul Aimag # Xongor Xongor is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Darkhan-Uul Aimag. It covers **2,623.8 km²**. Its main town is Hongor. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2,624km² - 9mapped services - 973 mtypical elevation ## Where is Xongor? Xongor lies in [Darkhan-Uul Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/darkhan-uul/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 8 other soums: [Bayangol](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/bayangol/), [Darxan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/darkhan-uul/darxan/), [Javxlant](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/javxlant/), [Mandal](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/mandal/), [Orxon](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/darkhan-uul/orxon/), [Saixan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/saixan/), [Sharyngol](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/darkhan-uul/sharyngol/) and [Yero'o](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/yero-o/). By area it is the 234th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 80.4% of [Darkhan-Uul Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/darkhan-uul/). The centre of Xongor is about 169 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 32 km from Darhan, the main town of Darkhan-Uul Aimag. The centre point is at 49.3865° N, 106.3440° E. Local names: Хонгор . 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 Xongor Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Xongor. The largest with a recorded population: Hongor (5,874). Settlements here lie between about 734 m and 1,031 m above sea level (median 973 m). - Burhanii - Habchi - Hongor - Hüyten Dugang - Khongor - Muhar Hüytenii Hiid - Salkhit - Sharaiin Dugang - Yihe Tsahil 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 Xongor Named natural and historic features inside Xongor, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Hustu Gol - Narin Haraganatu Gol ### Hills and mountains 5 mountains; 1 mountain pass. - Hara Yamatu Uul · 1,337 m - Yihe Serteng · 1,125 m - noName2 · 1,053 m - Husatayn Dabaa · 947 m - noname · 939 m - Эрхэт уул · 871 m ### Getting around 2 railway stations. - 27-р км Station - Salhit 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 Xongor and the best time to visit In Xongor, 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 Xongor Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump ШТС · Sharyngol 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.24936&mlon=106.43223#map=17/49.24936/106.43223) Police station Shariin gol · Sharyngol 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.24446&mlon=106.42093#map=17/49.24446/106.42093) 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 Xongor Places mapped inside Xongor in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks2 - Petrol pumps5 - Cinemas1 - Pharmacies1 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 - Orxon - Sharyngol ## Quick answers - Where is Xongor?In Darkhan-Uul Aimag, Mongolia - What borders Xongor?Bayangol, Darxan, Javxlant, Mandal, Orxon, Saixan, Sharyngol and Yero'o - How many villages are in Xongor?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Xongor?Settlements lie between 734 m and 1,031 m - What is the highest point in Xongor?Hara Yamatu Uul (1,337 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Xongor?June to August - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Xongor?ШТС, about 17 km from the centre - How many banks are in Xongor?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Xongor?5 mapped - What is the P-code of Xongor?MN4507 (OCHA common operational dataset)