# Erdenedalai Soum, Dundgovi Aimag – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/erdenedalai/ Soum · Dundgovi Aimag # Erdenedalai Erdenedalai is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Dundgovi Aimag. It covers **7,322.6 km²**. Its main town is Sangiyn Dalay. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7,323km² - 3mapped services - 1,400 mtypical elevation ## Where is Erdenedalai? Erdenedalai lies in [Dundgovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 9 other soums: [Adaacag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/adaacag/), [Bayan-O'ndor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/bayan-o-ndor/), [Bu'ren](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/bu-ren/), [Delgerxaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/delgerxaan/), [Delgerxangai](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/delgerxangai/), [Luus](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/luus/), [Saixan-Ovoo](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/saixan-ovoo/), [Sant](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/sant/) and [Xuld](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/xuld/). By area it is the 51st largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 9.8% of [Dundgovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/). The centre of Erdenedalai is about 263 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 117 km from Mandalgovi, the main town of Dundgovi Aimag. The centre point is at 46.0116° N, 104.8068° E. Local names: Эрдэнэдалай . 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 Erdenedalai Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Erdenedalai. Settlements here lie between about 1,326 m and 1,576 m above sea level (median 1,400 m). - Bilüüt - Delger Tsogtoyn Dugantayn Hiid - Delgerehe Hiid - Erdenedalai - Hadan Usa Jisa - Sangiin Dalay Hiid - Sangiyn Dalay - Sayhan Bayan Suma - Shoroytoyn Jisa - Tengelig Hiid - Tsabchiriin Hiid - Tsagaan Ovoogiin uurkhai - Tsagaan-Ovoo - Tsogtchandmanĭ - Üneseteyn Hiid 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 Erdenedalai Named natural and historic features inside Erdenedalai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Hur Nuur ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Höhö Oboo Uula · 1,494 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 Erdenedalai and the best time to visit In Erdenedalai, the warmest month is Jul (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-17 °C). About 150 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (40 mm) and the driest Dec (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 2 Mar -4 3 Apr 4 7 May 11 11 Jun 18 27 Jul 21 40 Aug 18 37 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Erdenedalai Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank Төрийн банк · Erdenedalai 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.00853&mlon=104.94669#map=17/46.00853/104.94669) Petrol pump МТ · Erdenedalai 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.00332&mlon=104.94069#map=17/46.00332/104.94069) 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 Erdenedalai Places mapped inside Erdenedalai in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks2 - Petrol pumps1 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 - Deren - Govi-Ugtaal - Gurvansaixan - Luus - O'lziit - O'ndorshil - Saintsagaan - Saixan-Ovoo - Xuld ## Quick answers - Where is Erdenedalai?In Dundgovi Aimag, Mongolia - What borders Erdenedalai?Adaacag, Bayan-O'ndor, Bu'ren, Delgerxaan, Delgerxangai, Luus, Saixan-Ovoo, Sant and Xuld - How many villages are in Erdenedalai?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Erdenedalai?Settlements lie between 1,326 m and 1,576 m - What is the highest point in Erdenedalai?Höhö Oboo Uula (1,494 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Erdenedalai?May to September - Where is the nearest bank to Erdenedalai?Төрийн банк, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Erdenedalai?МТ, about 10 km from the centre - How many banks are in Erdenedalai?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Erdenedalai?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Erdenedalai?MN4843 (OCHA common operational dataset)