# Erdene Soum, Dornogovi Aimag – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/erdene/ Soum · Dornogovi Aimag # Erdene Erdene is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Dornogovi Aimag. It covers **9,584.1 km²**. Its main town is Ulaan-Uul. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 9,584km² - 3mapped services - 990 mtypical elevation ## Where is Erdene? Erdene lies in [Dornogovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 4 other soums: [O'rgon](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/o-rgon/), [Sainshand](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/sainshand/), [Ulaanbadrax](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/ulaanbadrax/) and [Zamyn U'ud](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/zamyn-u-ud/). By area it is the 30th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 8.8% of [Dornogovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/). The centre of Erdene is about 523 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 106 km from Saynshand, the main town of Dornogovi Aimag. The centre point is at 44.1814° N, 111.0224° E. Local names: Эрдэнэ . 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 Erdene Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Erdene. Settlements here lie between about 826 m and 1,110 m above sea level (median 990 m). - Büriden Süme - Dalayn Hiid - Dzamiin-Üüd - Enger Hulasa - Erdene - Erdeni - Hamariin Hural - Modongiin Hural - Ulaan-Uul 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 Erdene Named natural and historic features inside Erdene, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Dood Aman Us ### Hills and mountains 15 hills; 11 mountains. - Modot Öndör Uul · 1,154 m - Baruun Uul · 1,139 m - Har Del · 1,138 m - Har Hushuu · 1,130 m - Ha-sha-t’ing-chun-nu-ju · 1,126 m - Hashaatïn Uul · 1,107 m - Shivee Uul · 1,102 m - Tsagaan Del · 1,079 m - Enger Haylas · 1,057 m - Shandïn Uhaa · 1,057 m - Hötöl Usu Uul · 1,049 m - Dzanga · 1,045 m - Tohoy Uul · 1,042 m - Bor Nuruu · 1,039 m - Tavan Tolgoy · 1,034 m - Shavar Tolgoy · 1,017 m - Örgöst Tolgoy · 1,011 m - Dovharïn Uul · 1,009 m - Süüjiyn Hushuu · 1,008 m - Ulaan Tsav Uul · 993 m - Holboo Toyrom · 990 m - Har Del · 979 m - Tsagaan Tolgoy · 979 m - Höshöögiyn Baruun Höh Tolgoy · 964 m …and 2 more. ### History 4 ruins. - Har Deliyn Tuurĭ - Hashaatïn Tuurĭ - Rashaantïn Tuurĭ - Shanaganï Tuurĭ 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 Erdene and the best time to visit In Erdene, the warmest month is Jul (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-16 °C). About 137 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (33 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 -16 1 Feb -11 1 Mar -2 3 Apr 7 6 May 14 14 Jun 21 25 Jul 24 33 Aug 22 27 Sep 15 15 Oct 5 6 Nov -5 2 Dec -14 2 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Erdene Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank Road · Erdene 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=44.13333&mlon=110.98789#map=17/44.13333/110.98789) Petrol pump SMG · Erdene 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=44.32173&mlon=111.03714#map=17/44.32173/111.03714) Police station Small station - Emergency wind shelter · Erdene 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=44.32069&mlon=111.03192#map=17/44.32069/111.03192) 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 Erdene Places mapped inside Erdene in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks1 - Petrol pumps1 - 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 Dornogovi Aimag - Airag - Altanshiree - Dalanjargalan - Delgerex - Ix xet - Mandax - O'rgon - Sainshand - Saixandulaan - Ulaanbadrax - Xatanbulag - Xo'vsgol - Zamyn U'ud ## Quick answers - Where is Erdene?In Dornogovi Aimag, Mongolia - What borders Erdene?O'rgon, Sainshand, Ulaanbadrax and Zamyn U'ud - How many villages are in Erdene?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Erdene?Settlements lie between 826 m and 1,110 m - What is the highest point in Erdene?Modot Öndör Uul (1,154 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Erdene?May to September - Where is the nearest bank to Erdene?Road, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Erdene?SMG, about 16 km from the centre - How many banks are in Erdene?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Erdene?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Erdene?MN4440 (OCHA common operational dataset)