# Xo'vsgol Soum, Dornogovi Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/xo-vsgol/

Soum · Dornogovi Aimag 

# Xo'vsgol

Xo'vsgol is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Dornogovi Aimag. It covers **8,406.3 km²**. Its main town is Hövsgöl. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 8,406km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,072 mtypical elevation

## Where is Xo'vsgol?

Xo'vsgol lies in [Dornogovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 3 other soums: [Mandax](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/mandax/), [Ulaanbadrax](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/ulaanbadrax/) and [Xatanbulag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/xatanbulag/). By area it is the 35th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 7.7% of [Dornogovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/). The centre of Xo'vsgol is about 553 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 163 km from Saynshand, the main town of Dornogovi Aimag. The centre point is at 43.4181° N, 109.9356° E. Local names: Хөвсгөл .

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 Xo'vsgol

Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Xo'vsgol. Settlements here lie between about 849 m and 1,167 m above sea level (median 1,072 m).

- Bata Öldzeyte Hural
- Boro Hamar
- Bumbata
- Buuraiin Hural
- Deresenii Hural
- Elesenii Tsagaan Oboo Hural
- Hoboriin Hiid
- Hongor Hiid
- Hutag-Uul
- Hövsgöl
- Khovsgol
- Öldzeyte Hural

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 Xo'vsgol

Named natural and historic features inside Xo'vsgol, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

10 hills; 3 mountains; 1 mountain pass.

- Hutag Uul · 1,400 m
- Tögörig · 1,217 m
- Totoshanĭ Uul · 1,187 m
- Emeel Hyar · 1,152 m
- T’a-lin-o-erh-tun-ch’ao-ko-t’e · 1,140 m
- Alsïn Uhaa · 1,128 m
- Ih Oortsog Uul · 1,087 m
- Enger Hets · 1,085 m
- Höhöl Uul · 1,080 m
- Salaa Hushuu · 1,078 m
- Ha-te-t’ing-ao-pao · 1,071 m
- Tsagaan Tolgoy · 1,071 m
- Öndör Ulaan Tsav · 1,065 m
- Dzamïn Dov · 1,029 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest.

- Hanïn Gants Mod

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 Xo'vsgol and the best time to visit

In Xo'vsgol, the warmest month is Jul (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-14 °C). About 147 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 -14 1 

Feb -10 2 

Mar -1 3 

Apr 7 6 

May 15 14 

Jun 21 26 

Jul 25 33 

Aug 22 30 

Sep 15 20 

Oct 6 7 

Nov -4 3 

Dec -13 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Xo'vsgol

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Khan Bank · Xo'vsgol 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=43.60588&mlon=109.64270#map=17/43.60588/109.64270) 

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 Xo'vsgol

Places mapped inside Xo'vsgol in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Banks1

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
- Erdene
- Ix xet
- Mandax
- O'rgon
- Sainshand
- Saixandulaan
- Ulaanbadrax
- Xatanbulag
- Zamyn U'ud

## Quick answers

- Where is Xo'vsgol?In Dornogovi Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Xo'vsgol?Mandax, Ulaanbadrax and Xatanbulag
- How many villages are in Xo'vsgol?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Xo'vsgol?Settlements lie between 849 m and 1,167 m
- What is the highest point in Xo'vsgol?Hutag Uul (1,400 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Xo'vsgol?May to September
- Where is the nearest bank to Xo'vsgol?Khan Bank, about 32 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Xo'vsgol?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Xo'vsgol?MN4437 (OCHA common operational dataset)