# Choibalsan Soum, Dornod Aimag – Villages & Map

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

Soum · Dornod Aimag 

# Choibalsan

Choibalsan is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Dornod Aimag. It covers **10,116.7 km²**. Its main town is Hulstay. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 10,117km²
- 710 mtypical elevation

## Where is Choibalsan?

Choibalsan lies in [Dornod Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 4 other soums: [Bayantu'men](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/bayantu-men/), [Chuluunxoroot](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/chuluunxoroot/), [Gurvanzagal](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/gurvanzagal/) and [Sergelen](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/sergelen/). By area it is the 26th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 8.2% of [Dornod Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/). The centre of Choibalsan is about 644 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. The centre point is at 48.8895° N, 115.4914° E. Local names: Чойбалсан .

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 Choibalsan

Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Choibalsan. Settlements here lie between about 675 m and 777 m above sea level (median 710 m).

- Bayan Don
- Choibalsan
- Dabasan Suma
- Enger-Shand
- Gegeen Hiid
- Gurvan Bayan
- Hulstay
- Högshin Hiid
- Khaviragiin boomt
- Lamaiin Hiid
- Tsav
- Ulaan Tolgoy

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 Choibalsan

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

### Water

15 lakes.

- Baga Shorvog Nuur
- Baruun Shavart Nuur
- Boro Tologoyn Nuur
- Dzüün Hoymor Nuur
- Dzüün Shavart Nuur
- Gurvan Hurimt Nuur
- Har Nuur
- Holboo Nuur
- Hyartïn Nuur
- Höh Nuur
- Shabartua Nuur
- Shandïn Bulag Nuur
- Shiveet Nuur
- Talaiin Nuur
- Tsagaan Nuur

### Hills and mountains

15 hills; 10 mountains.

- Delger Mönhö · 908 m
- Tsöbörjü Uul · 908 m
- Tsubura Ora · 882 m
- Baruun Harata Uul · 836 m
- Gurvan Tolgoy Uul · 828 m
- Dzüün Harata · 824 m
- Bayan Uula · 815 m
- Tsagaan Chuluut Uul · 796 m
- Unegete Uul · 792 m
- Burushintu Uul · 788 m
- Chonot Uul · 784 m
- Havirga Uul · 779 m
- Nayman Hashaat Uul · 770 m
- Shavart Bulagiyn Ovoo · 759 m
- Bor Tolgoy · 752 m
- Harganat Tolgoy · 741 m
- Haruul Tolgoy · 727 m
- Engert Ovoo · 726 m
- Tochek Tolgoy · 719 m
- Hüys Tolgoy · 705 m
- Hao-erh-hai-t’e-ao-pao · 695 m
- Yiheiin Tsagaan Öndör · 695 m
- Har Mörgüü · 694 m
- Shoroot Uul · 682 m

…and 1 more.

### History

3 ruins.

- Wall Genghis Khan 7
- Wall Genghis Khan 8
- Wall Genghis Khan 9

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 Choibalsan and the best time to visit

In Choibalsan, the warmest month is Jul (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-21 °C). About 269 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (73 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 -21 3 

Feb -17 4 

Mar -7 6 

Apr 3 10 

May 11 25 

Jun 19 50 

Jul 22 73 

Aug 19 51 

Sep 11 25 

Oct 1 11 

Nov -9 6 

Dec -18 5 

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

## Other soums in Dornod Aimag

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Choibalsan?In Dornod Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Choibalsan?Bayantu'men, Chuluunxoroot, Gurvanzagal and Sergelen
- How many villages are in Choibalsan?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Choibalsan?Settlements lie between 675 m and 777 m
- What is the highest point in Choibalsan?Delger Mönhö (908 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Choibalsan?May to September
- What is the P-code of Choibalsan?MN2137 (OCHA common operational dataset)