# Deren Soum, Dundgovi Aimag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

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

Soum · Dundgovi Aimag 

# Deren

Deren is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Dundgovi Aimag. It covers **3,617.0 km²**. Its main town is Tsant. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,617km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,312 mtypical elevation

## Where is Deren?

Deren lies in [Dundgovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 7 other soums: [Bayan-O'njuul](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/bayan-o-njuul/), [Bayancagaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/bayancagaan/), [Cagaandelger](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/cagaandelger/), [Delgercogt](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/delgercogt/), [Govi-Ugtaal](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/govi-ugtaal/), [Gurvansaixan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/gurvansaixan/) and [Saintsagaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/saintsagaan/). By area it is the 169th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 4.8% of [Dundgovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/). The centre of Deren is about 189 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 67 km from Mandalgovi, the main town of Dundgovi Aimag. The centre point is at 46.2042° N, 106.8525° E. Local names: Дэрэн .

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 Deren

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Deren. Settlements here lie between about 1,288 m and 1,388 m above sea level (median 1,312 m).

- Biliin Jisa Hiid
- Degcheiin Jisa Hiid
- Deren
- Jadambayn Jisa Hiid
- Naran
- Toyrim
- Tsant

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 Deren

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

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Tsavchir Uul · 1,512 m
- Borokchi Uul · 1,464 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 Deren and the best time to visit

In Deren, the warmest month is Jul (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-18 °C). About 146 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (40 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 -18 2 

Feb -14 2 

Mar -5 3 

Apr 4 8 

May 11 12 

Jun 18 25 

Jul 21 40 

Aug 18 34 

Sep 11 12 

Oct 2 5 

Nov -8 3 

Dec -16 2 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Deren

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

- Restaurants1

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Deren?In Dundgovi Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Deren?Bayan-O'njuul, Bayancagaan, Cagaandelger, Delgercogt, Govi-Ugtaal, Gurvansaixan and Saintsagaan
- How many villages are in Deren?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Deren?Settlements lie between 1,288 m and 1,388 m
- What is the highest point in Deren?Tsavchir Uul (1,512 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Deren?May to September
- What is the P-code of Deren?MN4822 (OCHA common operational dataset)