# Ix xet Soum, Dornogovi Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/ix-xet/

Soum · Dornogovi Aimag 

# Ix xet

Ix xet is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Dornogovi Aimag. It covers **4,174.9 km²**. Its main town is Bayan. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 4,175km²
- 1,140 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ix xet?

Ix xet lies in [Dornogovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 6 other soums: [Airag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/airag/), [Altanshiree](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/altanshiree/), [Bayanmo'nx](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/bayanmo-nx/), [Dalanjargalan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/dalanjargalan/), [Darxan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/darxan/) and [Galshir](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/galshir/). By area it is the 132nd largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 3.8% of [Dornogovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/). The centre of Ix xet is about 315 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 142 km from Saynshand, the main town of Dornogovi Aimag. The centre point is at 46.1568° N, 110.1467° E. Local names: Иххэт .

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 Ix xet

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Ix xet. Settlements here lie between about 1,017 m and 1,229 m above sea level (median 1,140 m).

- Bayan
- Bayan bag
- Deresenii Usanii Hiid
- Hashaatayn Hural
- Haylasangiin Hural
- Ikhkhet
- Nüdengiin Hural
- Öbör Ulaan Haylan

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 Ix xet

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

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Baruun Baragiin · 1,277 m
- Boro Öndör · 1,160 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 Ix xet and the best time to visit

In Ix xet, the warmest month is Jul (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-17 °C). About 161 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (41 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 2 

Mar -3 3 

Apr 5 6 

May 13 15 

Jun 20 30 

Jul 23 41 

Aug 21 33 

Sep 13 18 

Oct 3 6 

Nov -7 3 

Dec -16 2 

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

## Other soums in Dornogovi Aimag

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Ix xet?In Dornogovi Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Ix xet?Airag, Altanshiree, Bayanmo'nx, Dalanjargalan, Darxan and Galshir
- How many villages are in Ix xet?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Ix xet?Settlements lie between 1,017 m and 1,229 m
- What is the highest point in Ix xet?Baruun Baragiin (1,277 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Ix xet?May to September
- What is the P-code of Ix xet?MN4419 (OCHA common operational dataset)