# Cogt Soum, Govi-Altai Aimag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

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Soum · Govi-Altai Aimag 

# Cogt

Cogt is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Govi-Altai Aimag. It covers **16,698.1 km²**. Its main town is Tahilt. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 16,698km²
- 5mapped services
- 1,221 mtypical elevation

## Where is Cogt?

Cogt lies in [Govi-Altai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 5 other soums: [Altai](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/altai/), [Biger](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/biger/), [Ceel](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/ceel/), [Erdene](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/erdene/) and [Xaliun](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/xaliun/). By area it is the 10th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 11.8% of [Govi-Altai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/). The centre of Cogt is about 894 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 246 km from Altai, the main town of Govi-Altai Aimag. The centre point is at 44.1754° N, 96.6110° E. Local names: Цогт .

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 Cogt

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Cogt. Settlements here lie between about 1,093 m and 2,342 m above sea level (median 1,221 m).

- Bayantooroi
- Dara Eheiin Jisa
- Dzahuy
- Salgar
- Suhaytayn Bulag
- Tahilt
- Tsogt
- Tögörigiin Hüryee

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 Cogt

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Dzahuy Nuur
- Gegeeteyn Gol
- Sagsay Gol
- Tögörig Gol

### Hills and mountains

8 mountains.

- Burhan Buuday Uul · 3,557 m
- Hara Chuluutayn Salaata Uula · 3,265 m
- Atas Bogd · 2,422 m
- Hatan Hayrhan · 1,925 m
- Höhö Deliin Shobon Uula · 1,762 m
- Taht Har Uul · 1,356 m
- Ulaan Hojgor Uul · 1,181 m
- Ulaan Godzogor · 1,023 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 Cogt and the best time to visit

In Cogt, the warmest month is Jul (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-12 °C). About 54 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (11 mm) and the driest Feb (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -12 1 

Feb -7 1 

Mar 2 2 

Apr 10 3 

May 17 4 

Jun 24 11 

Jul 27 11 

Aug 24 10 

Sep 17 6 

Oct 7 2 

Nov -2 2 

Dec -10 1 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Cogt

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

- Banks1
- Petrol pumps1
- Schools3

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

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Cogt?In Govi-Altai Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Cogt?Altai, Biger, Ceel, Erdene and Xaliun
- How many villages are in Cogt?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Cogt?Settlements lie between 1,093 m and 2,342 m
- What is the highest point in Cogt?Burhan Buuday Uul (3,557 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Cogt?April to September
- How many banks are in Cogt?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Cogt?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Cogt?MN8240 (OCHA common operational dataset)