# Gurvansaixan Soum, Dundgovi Aimag – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/gurvansaixan/ Soum · Dundgovi Aimag # Gurvansaixan Gurvansaixan is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Dundgovi Aimag. It covers **5,457.9 km²**. Its main town is Suugaant. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5,458km² - 4mapped services - 1,261 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gurvansaixan? Gurvansaixan lies in [Dundgovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 6 other soums: [Bayanjargalan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/bayanjargalan/), [Deren](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/deren/), [Govi-Ugtaal](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/govi-ugtaal/), [O'lziit](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/o-lziit/), [O'ndorshil](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/o-ndorshil/) and [Saintsagaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/saintsagaan/). By area it is the 91st largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 7.3% of [Dundgovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/). The centre of Gurvansaixan is about 261 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 71 km from Mandalgovi, the main town of Dundgovi Aimag. The centre point is at 45.5640° N, 107.1400° E. Local names: Гурвансайхан . 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 Gurvansaixan Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Gurvansaixan. Settlements here lie between about 1,151 m and 1,353 m above sea level (median 1,261 m). - Bayan Belhi - Bayan Hushuu - Chuluut - Elgen bag - Guchin Jisa Hiid - Gurvansaikhan - Suugaant - Tabin Jisa - Tabin Jisa Hiid - Uula Hural - Yihe Jisa Hiid - Öldzey Abagayn Jisa 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 Gurvansaixan Named natural and historic features inside Gurvansaixan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Ulaan Nuur ### Hills and mountains 4 mountains. - Ih Gadzarïn Chuluu · 1,499 m - Iraha Uula · 1,212 m - Talïn Uul · 1,210 m - Sayhan Uula · 1,200 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 Gurvansaixan and the best time to visit In Gurvansaixan, the warmest month is Jul (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-16 °C). About 128 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (35 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 -16 2 Feb -13 2 Mar -4 3 Apr 5 7 May 12 10 Jun 19 21 Jul 22 35 Aug 20 30 Sep 12 11 Oct 3 4 Nov -7 2 Dec -15 2 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Gurvansaixan Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank Khan Bank · Gurvansaixan 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=45.53179&mlon=107.04131#map=17/45.53179/107.04131) Petrol pump Шатахуун түгээх станц · Gurvansaixan 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=45.52780&mlon=107.04959#map=17/45.52780/107.04959) School Сургууль хуучин · Gurvansaixan 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=45.52957&mlon=107.03943#map=17/45.52957/107.03943) 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 Gurvansaixan Places mapped inside Gurvansaixan in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks1 - Petrol pumps1 - Schools1 - Pharmacies1 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 - Govi-Ugtaal - Luus - O'lziit - O'ndorshil - Saintsagaan - Saixan-Ovoo - Xuld ## Quick answers - Where is Gurvansaixan?In Dundgovi Aimag, Mongolia - What borders Gurvansaixan?Bayanjargalan, Deren, Govi-Ugtaal, O'lziit, O'ndorshil and Saintsagaan - How many villages are in Gurvansaixan?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Gurvansaixan?Settlements lie between 1,151 m and 1,353 m - What is the highest point in Gurvansaixan?Ih Gadzarïn Chuluu (1,499 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Gurvansaixan?May to September - Where is the nearest bank to Gurvansaixan?Khan Bank, about 8.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gurvansaixan?Шатахуун түгээх станц, about 8.1 km from the centre - How many banks are in Gurvansaixan?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Gurvansaixan?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Gurvansaixan?MN4813 (OCHA common operational dataset)