# Altai Soum, Govi-Altai Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/altai/

Soum · Govi-Altai Aimag 

# Altai

Altai is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Govi-Altai Aimag. It covers **20,154.0 km²**. Its main town is Bayan-Ovoo. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 20,154km²
- 4mapped services
- 2,188 mtypical elevation

## Where is Altai?

Altai lies in [Govi-Altai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 4 other soums: [Bugat](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/bugat/), [Ceel](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/ceel/), [Cogt](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/cogt/) and [To'grog](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/to-grog/). By area it is the 5th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 14.2% of [Govi-Altai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/). The centre of Altai is about 952 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. The centre point is at 44.1112° N, 95.8202° E. Local names: Алтай .

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 Altai

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

- Altai
- Altay
- Bayan-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 Altai

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Ara Dzusalangiin Gol
- Dzagta Yihe Sayr
- Hulasatay Gol
- Shara Ergiin Sayr

### Hills and mountains

18 mountains.

- Mönh Tsast Uul · 3,619 m
- Bungiin Uula · 2,688 m
- Aj Bogd Uul · 2,576 m
- Tsolen Boodo Uul · 2,396 m
- Dzalaa Uula · 2,364 m
- Tahilta Öndör Uula · 1,886 m
- Shibeeteyn Ulaan Uula · 1,795 m
- Eej Hayrhan · 1,504 m
- Shara Teeg Uula · 1,227 m
- Elst Hüren Uul · 1,140 m
- Dzaha Habtsagay Höndeiin Tologoy · 1,048 m
- Chandmonĭ Bogd Uul · 1,029 m
- Sang-te-kai-wu-lan · 990 m
- Öndör Ulaan Uul · 974 m
- Talïn Har Tolgoy · 848 m
- Balgantïn Nuruunï Övör Bel · 830 m
- Nomingiyn Goviyn Ömnï Har Hushuu · 791 m
- Har Nuramtïn Tolgoy · 698 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 Altai and the best time to visit

In Altai, the warmest month is Jul (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-9 °C). About 55 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (12 mm) and the driest Feb (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to June and August to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -9 2 

Feb -4 1 

Mar 4 2 

Apr 13 4 

May 19 4 

Jun 26 12 

Jul 28 11 

Aug 26 9 

Sep 19 5 

Oct 10 2 

Nov 0 2 

Dec -7 2 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Altai

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

- Banks1
- Schools2
- Restaurants1

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 Govi-Altai Aimag

- Bayan-Uul
- Biger
- Bugat
- Ceel
- Chandmani
- Cogt
- Darvi
- Delger
- Erdene
- Jargalan
- Sharga
- Taishir
- To'grog
- Tonkhil
- Xaliun
- Xo'xmorit
- Yeso'nbulag

## Quick answers

- Where is Altai?In Govi-Altai Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Altai?Bugat, Ceel, Cogt and To'grog
- How many villages are in Altai?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Altai?Mönh Tsast Uul (3,619 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Altai?April to June and August to September
- How many banks are in Altai?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Altai?MN8204 (OCHA common operational dataset)