# Govi-Ugtaal Soum, Dundgovi Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/govi-ugtaal/

Soum · Dundgovi Aimag 

# Govi-Ugtaal

Govi-Ugtaal is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Dundgovi Aimag. It covers **2,703.0 km²**. Its main town is Hajuu-Us. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2,703km²
- 5mapped services
- 1,402 mtypical elevation

## Where is Govi-Ugtaal?

Govi-Ugtaal lies in [Dundgovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 4 other soums: [Bayanjargalan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/bayanjargalan/), [Cagaandelger](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/cagaandelger/), [Deren](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/deren/) and [Gurvansaixan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/gurvansaixan/). By area it is the 226th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 3.6% of [Dundgovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/). The centre of Govi-Ugtaal is about 217 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 97 km from Mandalgovi, the main town of Dundgovi Aimag. The centre point is at 45.9984° N, 107.4731° E. Local names: Говь-Угтаал .

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 Govi-Ugtaal

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Govi-Ugtaal. Settlements here lie between about 1,264 m and 1,484 m above sea level (median 1,402 m).

- Baruun Ganjir Hiid
- Duraliin Hiid
- Dzüün Ganjir Hiid
- Dzüün Tsorgo
- Enger Dzulagtayn Hural
- Govi-Ugtaal
- Guchin Jisa
- Hajuu-Us
- Tavan-Jisa
- Tsorgo

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 Govi-Ugtaal

Named natural and historic features inside Govi-Ugtaal, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

3 lakes.

- Bumbata Nuur
- Duguy Shara Nuur
- Dzüün Daragay 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 Govi-Ugtaal and the best time to visit

In Govi-Ugtaal, the warmest month is Jul (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-18 °C). About 150 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 3 

Mar -5 3 

Apr 4 7 

May 11 12 

Jun 18 26 

Jul 21 40 

Aug 18 34 

Sep 11 14 

Oct 1 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 Govi-Ugtaal

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Нэгдсэн эмнэлэг · Govi-Ugtaal 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.04906&mlon=107.49186#map=17/46.04906/107.49186) 

Bank Khan Bank · Govi-Ugtaal 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.04717&mlon=107.49129#map=17/46.04717/107.49129) 

School Сургууль · Govi-Ugtaal 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.05004&mlon=107.49071#map=17/46.05004/107.49071) 

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 Govi-Ugtaal

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

- Hospitals2
- Banks2
- Schools1

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
- Erdenedalai
- Gurvansaixan
- Luus
- O'lziit
- O'ndorshil
- Saintsagaan
- Saixan-Ovoo
- Xuld

## Quick answers

- Where is Govi-Ugtaal?In Dundgovi Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Govi-Ugtaal?Bayanjargalan, Cagaandelger, Deren and Gurvansaixan
- How many villages are in Govi-Ugtaal?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Govi-Ugtaal?Settlements lie between 1,264 m and 1,484 m
- What is the best time to visit Govi-Ugtaal?May to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Govi-Ugtaal?Нэгдсэн эмнэлэг, about 5.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Govi-Ugtaal?Khan Bank, about 5.6 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Govi-Ugtaal?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Govi-Ugtaal?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Govi-Ugtaal?MN4810 (OCHA common operational dataset)