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

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

Soum · Dornod Aimag 

# Matad

Matad is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Dornod Aimag. It covers **22,836.2 km²**. Its main town is Dzüünbulag. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 22,836km²
- 3mapped services
- 784 mtypical elevation

## Where is Matad?

Matad lies in [Dornod Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 5 other soums: [Bayantu'men](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/bayantu-men/), [Bulgan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/bulgan/), [Erdenecagaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/sukhbaatar/erdenecagaan/), [Su'xbaatar](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/sukhbaatar/su-xbaatar/) and [Xalx gol](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/xalx-gol/). By area it is the 4th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 18.5% of [Dornod Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/). The centre of Matad is about 668 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 139 km from Choibalsan, the main town of Dornod Aimag. The centre point is at 47.1067° N, 115.7037° E. Local names: Матад .

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 Matad

Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Matad. Settlements here lie between about 661 m and 922 m above sea level (median 784 m).

- Ara Jirgalanta Hiid
- Badmashin
- Bayan Delgerüülegchi Süme
- Dzüünbulag
- Hoshuu Süme
- Höhö Usanay Bayshing
- Matad
- Shara Oboonii Bayshing
- Teegiin Süme
- Teregen Bayan Süme
- Ulaan Dzüleg
- Ulan-Tsereg

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 Matad

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

### Water

20 lakes; 1 river or stream.

- Aman Nuur
- Ara Tsaydam Nuur
- Ashatayn Bulag Gol
- Chandamani Ulaan Tourim Nuur
- Dzüün Dulaan Tsaydam Nuur
- Het Shorvog Nuur
- Hobō
- Horugorijiin Nuur
- Hu-ho-no-erh
- Hu-je-no-erh
- Ih Haluun Shavart Nuur
- Lag Nuur
- Mergen Tohoyn Nuur
- Minguhatan Nuur
- Rarobuku Nuur
- Sangiyn Dalay Nuur
- Shuvuut Ulaan Nuur
- Togōru Nuur
- Tologoyn Nuur
- Tooson Nuur
- Ulaan Hoigorun Nuur

### Hills and mountains

34 mountains; 8 hills.

- Aguyta Öndör · 1,059 m
- Ih Chuluut · 1,053 m
- Yihe Chuluuta Uula · 1,045 m
- Dzüün Matad Uul · 1,000 m
- Guun Öndör · 979 m
- Ulaan Öndör · 963 m
- Shandanii Dzüün Öndör · 945 m
- Holboo Hara Öndör · 926 m
- Dzamiin Öndör · 920 m
- Tsagaan Dörböljin · 915 m
- Zurutō Uula · 899 m
- Bor Nuruu · 896 m
- Bumbata Uula · 892 m
- Dararuga Uul · 863 m
- Baruun Süül · 855 m
- Tsuvraagiyn Tsagaan Tolgoy · 837 m
- Tsog Uula · 793 m
- Hara Uhaa Uul · 790 m
- Toboniurisu Uul · 781 m
- Ögöömör Uula · 757 m
- Funsu Uul · 747 m
- Hara Öndör · 737 m
- Dabasan Öndör · 734 m
- Höhö Usanii Oboo Uul · 731 m

…and 18 more.

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 Matad and the best time to visit

In Matad, the warmest month is Jul (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-18 °C). About 245 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (62 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 -18 3 

Feb -15 3 

Mar -5 5 

Apr 4 8 

May 12 22 

Jun 19 49 

Jul 22 62 

Aug 20 46 

Sep 13 25 

Oct 2 10 

Nov -8 6 

Dec -17 5 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Matad

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

- Petrol pumps2
- Police stations1

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
- Herlen
- Sergelen
- Xalx gol
- Xo'lonbuir

## Quick answers

- Where is Matad?In Dornod Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Matad?Bayantu'men, Bulgan, Erdenecagaan, Su'xbaatar and Xalx gol
- How many villages are in Matad?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Matad?Settlements lie between 661 m and 922 m
- What is the highest point in Matad?Aguyta Öndör (1,059 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Matad?May to September
- How many petrol pumps are in Matad?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Matad?MN2122 (OCHA common operational dataset)