# Bayandun Soum, Dornod Aimag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/bayandun/

Soum · Dornod Aimag 

# Bayandun

Bayandun is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Dornod Aimag. It covers **6,302.4 km²**. Its main town is Naranbulag. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 6,302km²
- 1mapped services
- 919 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bayandun?

Bayandun lies in [Dornod Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 4 other soums: [Bayan-Uul](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/bayan-uul/), [Cagaan-Ovoo](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/cagaan-ovoo/), [Dashbalbar](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/dashbalbar/) and [Sergelen](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/sergelen/). By area it is the 69th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 5.1% of [Dornod Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/). The centre of Bayandun is about 501 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 172 km from Choibalsan, the main town of Dornod Aimag. The centre point is at 49.4006° N, 113.3282° E. Local names: Баяндун .

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 Bayandun

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Bayandun. Settlements here lie between about 761 m and 982 m above sea level (median 919 m).

- Bayandun
- Damba Daraja Hiid
- Halyuutayn Holboo Örtöö
- Naranbulag
- Ugtamiin Araiin Örtöö
- Ugtamiin Hiid

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 Bayandun

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Tsagaan Nuur
- Turgen-Gol
- Uburbuytou

### Hills and mountains

20 mountains; 2 mountain passes.

- Bayan Düng Uula · 1,293 m
- Бурд-Хаан · 1,213 m
- Haldzan Öndör Uul · 1,189 m
- Gora Ukha · 1,128 m
- Ugtam Uul · 1,127 m
- Höh Ondör Uul · 1,116 m
- Burhantayn Chuluu · 1,114 m
- Halchir Öndör Uula · 1,068 m
- Dzüün Chuluu Uul · 1,040 m
- Uhaa Shar Uul · 1,010 m
- Onhodiin Öndör Uul · 1,005 m
- Bor Öndör Uul · 989 m
- Üherteyn Dabaa · 986 m
- Ortsor Uul · 984 m
- Bösögiin Dzüün Uul · 968 m
- Gora Dagan-Del-Ula · 957 m
- Aduun Chuluu · 916 m
- Höh Chuluu Uul · 912 m
- Irgay Dabaa · 887 m
- Hayrhan Uula · 844 m
- Övög Uul · 844 m
- Erdene Tolgoy Uul · 836 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 Bayandun and the best time to visit

In Bayandun, the warmest month is Jul (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-20 °C). About 338 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (84 mm) and the driest Feb (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 -8 7 

Apr 2 14 

May 10 32 

Jun 17 61 

Jul 20 84 

Aug 17 70 

Sep 10 36 

Oct -0 15 

Nov -10 6 

Dec -18 6 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bayandun

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Petrol pump Петровис · Bayandun 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.24682&mlon=113.37873#map=17/49.24682/113.37873) 

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 Bayandun

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

- Petrol pumps1

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 Dornod Aimag

- Bayan-Uul
- Bayantu'men
- Bulgan
- Cagaan-Ovoo
- Choibalsan
- Chuluunxoroot
- Dashbalbar
- Gurvanzagal
- Herlen
- Matad
- Sergelen
- Xalx gol
- Xo'lonbuir

## Quick answers

- Where is Bayandun?In Dornod Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Bayandun?Bayan-Uul, Cagaan-Ovoo, Dashbalbar and Sergelen
- How many villages are in Bayandun?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bayandun?Settlements lie between 761 m and 982 m
- What is the highest point in Bayandun?Bayan Düng Uula (1,293 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Bayandun?June to August
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bayandun?Петровис, about 17 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Bayandun?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Bayandun?MN2104 (OCHA common operational dataset)