# Herlen Soum, Dornod Aimag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/herlen/ Soum · Dornod Aimag # Herlen Herlen is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Dornod Aimag. It covers **285.0 km²**. Its main town is Choibalsan. 30 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 74 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 285km² - 74mapped services - 777 mtypical elevation ## Where is Herlen? Herlen lies in [Dornod Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 2 other soums: [Bayantu'men](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/bayantu-men/) and [Bulgan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/bulgan/). By area it is the 319th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 0.2% of [Dornod Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/). The centre of Herlen is about 572 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 3.3 km from Choibalsan, the main town of Dornod Aimag. The centre point is at 48.0594° N, 114.5722° E. Local names: Хэрлэн . 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 Herlen Open gazetteers list **30 villages, towns and localities** in Herlen. The largest with a recorded population: Choibalsan (44,835). - 10 Myangat - Bat-Uul - Bayanchandmani - Bumbat A - Bunkhan - Choibalsan - Denj - Guunii Hiid - Iveel - Khan-Uul - Khangamj - Kherlen - Khilchin - Khyalgant - Malchin - Mart - Nogoon guur - Nuur - Ovoot A - Ovoot B - Sumber - Tank - Teeverchid - Tsant - Turgen - Zangiat - Zuragtai shar - durvun baishin - ilch - Ялалт 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 Herlen Named natural and historic features inside Herlen, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 airport. - Choibalsan Airport 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 Herlen and the best time to visit In Herlen, the warmest month is Jul (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-19 °C). About 259 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 9 May 12 22 Jun 19 48 Jul 22 69 Aug 19 51 Sep 12 25 Oct 2 12 Nov -8 6 Dec -17 5 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Herlen Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Diagnosis and Treatment Center Infection Department · Herlen 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.06773&mlon=114.52584#map=17/48.06773/114.52584) Bank Golomt bank · Herlen 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.07470&mlon=114.54108#map=17/48.07470/114.54108) ATM ATM · Herlen 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.07495&mlon=114.54072#map=17/48.07495/114.54072) Petrol pump Петровис ШТС Petrovis · Herlen 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.07358&mlon=114.54057#map=17/48.07358/114.54057) Hotel Ташгайт төв · Herlen 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.07961&mlon=114.54189#map=17/48.07961/114.54189) School ШХЦ сургууль · Herlen 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.07859&mlon=114.53858#map=17/48.07859/114.53858) College Dornod school of the NUM · Herlen 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.07815&mlon=114.52857#map=17/48.07815/114.52857) Police station Цагдаагийн газрын II байр Police · Herlen 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.07414&mlon=114.52427#map=17/48.07414/114.52427) 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 Herlen Places mapped inside Herlen in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals6 - Banks11 - ATMs7 - Petrol pumps10 - Hotels12 - Schools8 - Colleges and universities2 - Pharmacies6 - Restaurants8 - Police stations3 - Dental clinics1 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 - Bayandun - Bayantu'men - Bulgan - Cagaan-Ovoo - Choibalsan - Chuluunxoroot - Dashbalbar - Gurvanzagal - Matad - Sergelen - Xalx gol - Xo'lonbuir ## Quick answers - Where is Herlen?In Dornod Aimag, Mongolia - What borders Herlen?Bayantu'men and Bulgan - How many villages are in Herlen?30 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Herlen?May to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Herlen?Diagnosis and Treatment Center Infection Department, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Herlen?Golomt bank, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Herlen?ATM, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Herlen?Петровис ШТС Petrovis, about 2.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Herlen?6 mapped - How many banks are in Herlen?11 mapped - How many ATMs are in Herlen?7 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Herlen?10 mapped - What is the P-code of Herlen?MN2101 (OCHA common operational dataset)