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

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Soum · Dundgovi Aimag 

# Luus

Luus is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Dundgovi Aimag. It covers **3,156.8 km²**. Its main town is Tsagaan-Ovoo. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 3,157km²
- 1,557 mtypical elevation

## Where is Luus?

Luus lies in [Dundgovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 5 other soums: [Adaacag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/adaacag/), [Erdenedalai](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/erdenedalai/), [O'lziit](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/o-lziit/), [Saintsagaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/saintsagaan/) and [Xuld](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/xuld/). By area it is the 203rd largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 4.2% of [Dundgovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/). The centre of Luus is about 270 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 43 km from Mandalgovi, the main town of Dundgovi Aimag. The centre point is at 45.6051° N, 105.7662° E. Local names: Луус .

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 Luus

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Luus.

- Luus
- Muhuyn Jisa
- Tsagaan-Ovoo

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 Luus

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

### Water

1 lake.

- Moroyn 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 Luus and the best time to visit

In Luus, the warmest month is Jul (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-17 °C). About 127 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (34 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 -13 2 

Mar -4 3 

Apr 5 6 

May 12 10 

Jun 19 21 

Jul 22 34 

Aug 19 31 

Sep 12 10 

Oct 2 4 

Nov -7 2 

Dec -15 2 

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

## Other soums in Dundgovi Aimag

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Luus?In Dundgovi Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Luus?Adaacag, Erdenedalai, O'lziit, Saintsagaan and Xuld
- How many villages are in Luus?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Luus?May to September
- What is the P-code of Luus?MN4825 (OCHA common operational dataset)