# Ulaanbadrax Soum, Dornogovi Aimag – Villages & Map

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

Soum · Dornogovi Aimag 

# Ulaanbadrax

Ulaanbadrax is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Dornogovi Aimag. It covers **11,658.3 km²**. Its main town is Nüden. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 11,658km²
- 980 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ulaanbadrax?

Ulaanbadrax lies in [Dornogovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 6 other soums: [Erdene](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/erdene/), [Mandax](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/mandax/), [O'rgon](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/o-rgon/), [Sainshand](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/sainshand/), [Saixandulaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/saixandulaan/) and [Xo'vsgol](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/xo-vsgol/). By area it is the 20th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 10.7% of [Dornogovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/). The centre of Ulaanbadrax is about 509 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 103 km from Saynshand, the main town of Dornogovi Aimag. The centre point is at 43.9570° N, 110.2188° E. Local names: Улаанбадрах .

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 Ulaanbadrax

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Ulaanbadrax. Settlements here lie between about 892 m and 1,018 m above sea level (median 980 m).

- Argalant
- Hadaum-shand
- Nüden
- Nüden-hudag
- Sayhan Hobor Hiid
- Ulaanbadrakh

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 Ulaanbadrax

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

### Hills and mountains

6 hills; 2 mountains.

- Güylsen Güvee · 1,176 m
- Hersteyn Dzüün Hyar · 1,130 m
- Pao-erh-tao-pu · 1,113 m
- Bayan Bogdo · 1,097 m
- Nomtïn Uul · 1,093 m
- Hurts Del · 1,073 m
- Shar Bürd · 1,048 m
- Haraiin Hatuu Uul · 827 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 Ulaanbadrax and the best time to visit

In Ulaanbadrax, the warmest month is Jul (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-14 °C). About 124 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (29 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 -14 1 

Feb -10 1 

Mar -1 2 

Apr 8 5 

May 15 12 

Jun 22 22 

Jul 26 29 

Aug 23 26 

Sep 16 16 

Oct 6 6 

Nov -4 2 

Dec -13 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
- O'rgon
- Sainshand
- Saixandulaan
- Xatanbulag
- Xo'vsgol
- Zamyn U'ud

## Quick answers

- Where is Ulaanbadrax?In Dornogovi Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Ulaanbadrax?Erdene, Mandax, O'rgon, Sainshand, Saixandulaan and Xo'vsgol
- How many villages are in Ulaanbadrax?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Ulaanbadrax?Settlements lie between 892 m and 1,018 m
- What is the highest point in Ulaanbadrax?Güylsen Güvee (1,176 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Ulaanbadrax?May to September
- What is the P-code of Ulaanbadrax?MN4431 (OCHA common operational dataset)