# O'rgon Soum, Dornogovi Aimag – Villages & Map

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Soum · Dornogovi Aimag 

# O'rgon

O'rgon is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Dornogovi Aimag. It covers **8,412.9 km²**. Its main town is Senj. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 8,413km²
- 962 mtypical elevation

## Where is O'rgon?

O'rgon lies in [Dornogovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 6 other soums: [Altanshiree](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/altanshiree/), [Bayandelger](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/sukhbaatar/bayandelger/), [Delgerex](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/delgerex/), [Erdene](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/erdene/), [Sainshand](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/sainshand/) and [Ulaanbadrax](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/ulaanbadrax/). By area it is the 34th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 7.7% of [Dornogovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/). The centre of O'rgon is about 459 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 87 km from Saynshand, the main town of Dornogovi Aimag. The centre point is at 45.0451° N, 111.2034° E. Local names: Өргөн .

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 O'rgon

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in O'rgon. Settlements here lie between about 841 m and 1,004 m above sea level (median 962 m).

- Abdarantaiin Hural
- Alagiin Süme
- Bayan Mönhö Suma
- Bayan Mönhöiin Hiid
- Bayan-mönhö-süm
- Bulangiin Hural
- Orgon
- Senj

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 O'rgon

Named natural and historic features inside O'rgon, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 lakes.

- Dzanguutayn Nuur
- Ulaan Hudagiin Nuur

### Hills and mountains

12 mountains; 3 hills.

- Üüdiyn Uhaa · 1,122 m
- Haragchingiyn Uul · 1,104 m
- Gora Urgen-Ula · 1,081 m
- Gora Ar-Sudzhiyn-Ula · 1,071 m
- Hüderiin Bayan Uul · 1,070 m
- Tooroyn Chuluu · 1,049 m
- Gora Khavrkhan · 1,036 m
- Gora Tushlegiyn-Ula · 1,034 m
- Bolovsonï Hyar · 1,027 m
- Hongil Tsav · 1,018 m
- Gora Avdrangiyn-Ula · 986 m
- Bulangiin Hural · 978 m
- Shabar Tologoy · 966 m
- Tsagaan Hushuu · 958 m
- Ulaan Us Govĭ · 958 m

### History

2 ruins.

- Haragchingiyn Tuurĭ
- Razvaliny Alagiyn-Sumiyn Tur’

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 O'rgon and the best time to visit

In O'rgon, the warmest month is Jul (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-16 °C). About 138 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (33 mm) and the driest Feb (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 -12 1 

Mar -3 2 

Apr 6 7 

May 14 13 

Jun 21 26 

Jul 24 33 

Aug 22 28 

Sep 14 16 

Oct 4 6 

Nov -6 2 

Dec -15 2 

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

## Other soums in Dornogovi Aimag

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

## Quick answers

- Where is O'rgon?In Dornogovi Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders O'rgon?Altanshiree, Bayandelger, Delgerex, Erdene, Sainshand and Ulaanbadrax
- How many villages are in O'rgon?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of O'rgon?Settlements lie between 841 m and 1,004 m
- What is the highest point in O'rgon?Üüdiyn Uhaa (1,122 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit O'rgon?May to September
- What is the P-code of O'rgon?MN4425 (OCHA common operational dataset)