# Altanshiree Soum, Dornogovi Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/altanshiree/

Soum · Dornogovi Aimag 

# Altanshiree

Altanshiree is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Dornogovi Aimag. It covers **7,164.6 km²**. Its main town is Chandmanĭ. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 7,165km²
- 1,028 mtypical elevation

## Where is Altanshiree?

Altanshiree lies in [Dornogovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 7 other soums: [Airag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/airag/), [Delgerex](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/delgerex/), [Galshir](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/galshir/), [Ix xet](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/ix-xet/), [O'rgon](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/o-rgon/), [Sainshand](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/sainshand/) and [Saixandulaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/saixandulaan/). By area it is the 55th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 6.5% of [Dornogovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/). The centre of Altanshiree is about 381 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 78 km from Saynshand, the main town of Dornogovi Aimag. The centre point is at 45.5355° N, 110.4862° E. Local names: Алтанширээ .

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 Altanshiree

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Altanshiree. Settlements here lie between about 831 m and 1,072 m above sea level (median 1,028 m).

- Altanshiree
- Budargaiin Hural
- Chandmanĭ
- Delgerhet
- Deresenii Bulagiin Hiid
- Dzeeren Hural
- Holboogiin Hiid

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 Altanshiree

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

### Hills and mountains

1 valley.

- Sümeiin Bulag Höndiy · 886 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 Altanshiree and the best time to visit

In Altanshiree, the warmest month is Jul (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-17 °C). About 143 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (36 mm) and the driest Jan (1 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 -17 1 

Feb -13 1 

Mar -3 2 

Apr 6 6 

May 14 13 

Jun 21 26 

Jul 24 36 

Aug 21 29 

Sep 14 16 

Oct 4 6 

Nov -7 3 

Dec -15 2 

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

## Other soums in Dornogovi Aimag

- Airag
- Dalanjargalan
- Delgerex
- Erdene
- Ix xet
- Mandax
- O'rgon
- Sainshand
- Saixandulaan
- Ulaanbadrax
- Xatanbulag
- Xo'vsgol
- Zamyn U'ud

## Quick answers

- Where is Altanshiree?In Dornogovi Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Altanshiree?Airag, Delgerex, Galshir, Ix xet, O'rgon, Sainshand and Saixandulaan
- How many villages are in Altanshiree?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Altanshiree?Settlements lie between 831 m and 1,072 m
- What is the highest point in Altanshiree?Sümeiin Bulag Höndiy (886 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Altanshiree?May to September
- What is the P-code of Altanshiree?MN4407 (OCHA common operational dataset)