# Saintsagaan Soum, Dundgovi Aimag – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/saintsagaan/ Soum · Dundgovi Aimag # Saintsagaan Saintsagaan is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Dundgovi Aimag. It covers **3,353.1 km²**. Its main town is Mandalgovi. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 46 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3,353km² - 46mapped services - 1,487 mtypical elevation ## Where is Saintsagaan? Saintsagaan lies in [Dundgovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 6 other soums: [Adaacag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/adaacag/), [Delgercogt](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/delgercogt/), [Deren](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/deren/), [Gurvansaixan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/gurvansaixan/), [Luus](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/luus/) and [O'lziit](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/o-lziit/). By area it is the 187th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 4.5% of [Dundgovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/). The centre of Saintsagaan is about 241 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 11 km from Mandalgovi, the main town of Dundgovi Aimag. The centre point is at 45.7671° N, 106.4099° E. Local names: Сайнцагаан . 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 Saintsagaan Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Saintsagaan. The largest with a recorded population: Mandalgovi (12,339). Settlements here lie between about 1,384 m and 1,543 m above sea level (median 1,487 m). - Dalai bag - Dzagiin Jisa Hiid - Ganjir Jisa - Horin Hiid - Mandal - Mandalgobi - Mandalgovi - Naran Hiid - Tevshiin uurkhai 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 Saintsagaan Named natural and historic features inside Saintsagaan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 lakes. - Hob Nuur - Häb Nuur - Höb Nuur - Tsagaan Nuur ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Barchigin Uul · 1,520 m - Höhö Oboo Uula · 1,368 m ### Getting around 1 airport. - Mandalgovi Airport 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 Saintsagaan and the best time to visit In Saintsagaan, the warmest month is Jul (average 20 °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 3 8 May 10 11 Jun 18 24 Jul 20 40 Aug 18 35 Sep 10 11 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 Saintsagaan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Өлзийт-мандал өрхийн эмнэлэг · Saintsagaan 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=45.76604&mlon=106.28161#map=17/45.76604/106.28161) Bank Has bank · Saintsagaan 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=45.76720&mlon=106.27404#map=17/45.76720/106.27404) Petrol pump Дашваанжил-газ · Saintsagaan 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=45.79231&mlon=106.29683#map=17/45.79231/106.29683) Hotel Тэмүжин · Saintsagaan 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=45.76465&mlon=106.27859#map=17/45.76465/106.27859) School Говийн Ирээдүй Цогцолбор · Saintsagaan 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=45.76931&mlon=106.27499#map=17/45.76931/106.27499) College Мэргэжил сургалт үйлдвэрлэлийн төв · Saintsagaan 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=45.76431&mlon=106.26816#map=17/45.76431/106.26816) Police station Цагдаагийн газар · Saintsagaan 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=45.75847&mlon=106.26850#map=17/45.75847/106.26850) 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 Saintsagaan Places mapped inside Saintsagaan in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals5 - Banks5 - Petrol pumps11 - Hotels8 - Schools6 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies4 - Restaurants5 - Police stations1 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 - Gurvansaixan - Luus - O'lziit - O'ndorshil - Saixan-Ovoo - Xuld ## Quick answers - Where is Saintsagaan?In Dundgovi Aimag, Mongolia - What borders Saintsagaan?Adaacag, Delgercogt, Deren, Gurvansaixan, Luus and O'lziit - How many villages are in Saintsagaan?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Saintsagaan?Settlements lie between 1,384 m and 1,543 m - What is the highest point in Saintsagaan?Barchigin Uul (1,520 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Saintsagaan?May to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Saintsagaan?Өлзийт-мандал өрхийн эмнэлэг, about 10.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Saintsagaan?Has bank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Saintsagaan?Дашваанжил-газ, about 9.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Saintsagaan?5 mapped - How many banks are in Saintsagaan?5 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Saintsagaan?11 mapped - What is the P-code of Saintsagaan?MN4801 (OCHA common operational dataset)