# Bayanjargalan Soum, Dundgovi Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/bayanjargalan/

Soum · Dundgovi Aimag 

# Bayanjargalan

Bayanjargalan is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Dundgovi Aimag. It covers **3,179.9 km²**. Its main town is Argatay. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,180km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,261 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bayanjargalan?

Bayanjargalan lies in [Dundgovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 7 other soums: [Cagaandelger](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/cagaandelger/), [Dalanjargalan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/dalanjargalan/), [Govi-Ugtaal](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/govi-ugtaal/), [Gurvansaixan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/gurvansaixan/), [O'ndorshil](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/o-ndorshil/), [Shiveegovi](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govisumber/shiveegovi/) and [Su'mber](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govisumber/su-mber/). By area it is the 200th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 4.3% of [Dundgovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/). The centre of Bayanjargalan is about 255 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 143 km from Mandalgovi, the main town of Dundgovi Aimag. The centre point is at 45.7745° N, 108.1113° E. Local names: Баянжаргалан .

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 Bayanjargalan

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Bayanjargalan. Settlements here lie between about 1,139 m and 1,309 m above sea level (median 1,261 m).

- Argatay
- Baruun Tsorgo
- Bayanjargalan
- Eren Suma

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 Bayanjargalan

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

### Water

4 lakes.

- Jirgalanta Nuur
- Mogoyto Nuur
- Namnan Ulaan Nuur
- Ulaan Nuur

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 Bayanjargalan and the best time to visit

In Bayanjargalan, the warmest month is Jul (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-17 °C). About 146 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (39 mm) and the driest Jan (2 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 2 

Feb -14 3 

Mar -4 3 

Apr 4 5 

May 12 11 

Jun 19 26 

Jul 22 39 

Aug 19 33 

Sep 12 15 

Oct 2 5 

Nov -8 3 

Dec -16 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bayanjargalan

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank төрийн · Bayanjargalan 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=45.75725&mlon=107.99671#map=17/45.75725/107.99671) 

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 Bayanjargalan

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

- Banks2

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 Dundgovi Aimag

- Adaacag
- Cagaandelger
- Delgercogt
- Delgerxangai
- Deren
- Erdenedalai
- Govi-Ugtaal
- Gurvansaixan
- Luus
- O'lziit
- O'ndorshil
- Saintsagaan
- Saixan-Ovoo
- Xuld

## Quick answers

- Where is Bayanjargalan?In Dundgovi Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Bayanjargalan?Cagaandelger, Dalanjargalan, Govi-Ugtaal, Gurvansaixan, O'ndorshil, Shiveegovi and Su'mber
- How many villages are in Bayanjargalan?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bayanjargalan?Settlements lie between 1,139 m and 1,309 m
- What is the best time to visit Bayanjargalan?May to September
- Where is the nearest bank to Bayanjargalan?төрийн, about 9.1 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Bayanjargalan?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Bayanjargalan?MN4807 (OCHA common operational dataset)