# Bayantu'men Soum, Dornod Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/bayantu-men/

Soum · Dornod Aimag 

# Bayantu'men

Bayantu'men is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Dornod Aimag. It covers **8,382.1 km²**. Its main town is Tsagaanders. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 8,382km²
- 746 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bayantu'men?

Bayantu'men lies in [Dornod Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 6 other soums: [Bulgan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/bulgan/), [Cagaan-Ovoo](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/cagaan-ovoo/), [Choibalsan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/choibalsan/), [Herlen](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/herlen/), [Matad](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/matad/) and [Sergelen](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/sergelen/). By area it is the 36th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 6.8% of [Dornod Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/). The centre of Bayantu'men is about 614 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 44 km from Choibalsan, the main town of Dornod Aimag. The centre point is at 48.0463° N, 115.1290° E. Local names: Баянтүмэн .

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 Bayantu'men

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Bayantu'men. The largest with a recorded population: Halhgol (3,203). Settlements here lie between about 687 m and 830 m above sea level (median 746 m).

- Bayan Bulag
- Bayantumen
- Dzalaa
- Gurbanii Örtöö
- Halhgol
- Han-Uul
- Hara Erginii Örtöö
- Jirgalantayn Suma
- Olon Bayshing
- Sudzhiyn-Urto
- Süüjiin Örtöö
- Tsagaan Usanii Örtöö
- Tsagaanders
- Under

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 Bayantu'men

Named natural and historic features inside Bayantu'men, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

12 lakes.

- Borjin Toyrim Nuur
- Dzagiin Nuur
- Dzüün Urijuichen Nuur
- Gichigene Nuur
- Gurvan Nuur
- Melehiiteyn Nuur
- Ongitoyn Nuur
- Shara Borin Nuur
- Shara Hudagiin Gichigene Toyrim Nuur
- Shorbog Nuur
- Tsaydamiin Nuur
- Urani Nuur

### Hills and mountains

12 mountains; 5 hills.

- Dörböljiin Uul · 944 m
- Suuri Uul · 844 m
- Gurirchin Uul · 823 m
- Haylaasata Uul · 818 m
- Dzurhe Uul · 812 m
- Cha-la-wu-la · 792 m
- Hanan Had · 788 m
- Dauhar Uul · 785 m
- Bayan Uul · 778 m
- Ulaan Tolgoy · 777 m
- Pu-erh-ho-jen-wu-la · 758 m
- Bayan Tsagaan · 737 m
- Hashaatayn Saba · 702 m
- Ulaan Tologoy Uul · 702 m
- Töhömiin Chuluu · 695 m
- Hashaat Ovoo · 666 m
- Bayan Uul · 658 m

### History

1 ruin.

- Öldziyt Bulan

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 Bayantu'men and the best time to visit

In Bayantu'men, the warmest month is Jul (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-19 °C). About 255 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (69 mm) and the driest Jan (3 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 -19 3 

Feb -15 3 

Mar -6 6 

Apr 4 8 

May 12 21 

Jun 19 48 

Jul 22 69 

Aug 20 49 

Sep 12 25 

Oct 2 11 

Nov -8 6 

Dec -17 5 

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

## Other soums in Dornod Aimag

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Bayantu'men?In Dornod Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Bayantu'men?Bulgan, Cagaan-Ovoo, Choibalsan, Herlen, Matad and Sergelen
- How many villages are in Bayantu'men?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bayantu'men?Settlements lie between 687 m and 830 m
- What is the highest point in Bayantu'men?Dörböljiin Uul (944 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Bayantu'men?May to September
- What is the P-code of Bayantu'men?MN2107 (OCHA common operational dataset)