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

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Soum · Dornod Aimag 

# Bulgan

Bulgan is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Dornod Aimag. It covers **7,073.2 km²**. Its main town is Öndörhoshuu. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 7,073km²
- 835 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bulgan?

Bulgan lies in [Dornod Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 6 other soums: [Bayantu'men](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/bayantu-men/), [Cagaan-Ovoo](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/cagaan-ovoo/), [Herlen](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/herlen/), [Matad](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/matad/), [Su'xbaatar](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/sukhbaatar/su-xbaatar/) and [Xo'lonbuir](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/xo-lonbuir/). By area it is the 57th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 5.7% of [Dornod Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/). The centre of Bulgan is about 553 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 56 km from Choibalsan, the main town of Dornod Aimag. The centre point is at 47.5996° N, 114.2749° E. Local names: Булган .

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 Bulgan

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Bulgan. Settlements here lie between about 788 m and 984 m above sea level (median 835 m).

- Bulgan
- Dzahachi Örtöö
- Hujirtayn Örtöö
- Lunii Bayshing
- Naydanii Hural
- Tugiin Süme
- Öbör Urtaiin Örtöö
- Öndörhoshuu

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 Bulgan

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

### Water

32 lakes.

- Baisukaranch Bumba Nuur
- Baisukaranchin Baruun Nuur
- Bandiin Nuur
- Baruun Ulaan Hudagiin Nuur
- Baruuntologoyn Toyrim Nuur
- Bayan Nuur
- Dunda Toyrim Nuur
- Dzamiin Hadata Nuur
- Dzüün Tologoyn Toyrim Nuur
- Gichigene Toyrim Nuur
- Heereiin Nuur
- Hohoriin Nuur
- Hulasatyn Nuur
- Hüryeen Nuur
- Hüryeen Tsaydam Nuur
- Jaran Nuur
- Karini Nuur
- Ongitoyn Toyrim Nuur
- Orubonto Nuur
- Shooto Nuur
- Shüteen Nuur
- Tabdaiin Jirgalan Nuur
- Tsagaan Nuur
- Tsaydam Nuur

…and 8 more.

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains.

- Baruun Chuluu · 1,141 m
- Tsagaan Chuluuta Uul · 878 m
- Habtagay Uul · 848 m
- Bayan Haan Uul · 830 m
- Tsagaan Chuluuta Uul · 826 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 Bulgan and the best time to visit

In Bulgan, the warmest month is Jul (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-19 °C). About 253 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 19 48 

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Bulgan?In Dornod Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Bulgan?Bayantu'men, Cagaan-Ovoo, Herlen, Matad, Su'xbaatar and Xo'lonbuir
- How many villages are in Bulgan?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bulgan?Settlements lie between 788 m and 984 m
- What is the highest point in Bulgan?Baruun Chuluu (1,141 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Bulgan?May to September
- What is the P-code of Bulgan?MN2113 (OCHA common operational dataset)