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

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

Soum · Govi-Altai Aimag 

# Erdene

Erdene is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Govi-Altai Aimag. It covers **25,002.0 km²**. Its main town is Sangiyn Dalay. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 25,002km²
- 4mapped services
- 2,427 mtypical elevation

## Where is Erdene?

Erdene lies in [Govi-Altai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 5 other soums: [Bayan-O'ndor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayan-o-ndor/), [Bayancagaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayancagaan/), [Biger](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/biger/), [Chandmani](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/chandmani/) and [Cogt](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/cogt/). By area it is the 3rd largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 17.6% of [Govi-Altai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/). The centre of Erdene is about 846 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 276 km from Altai, the main town of Govi-Altai Aimag. The centre point is at 44.0357° N, 97.4513° E. Local names: Эрдэнэ .

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 Erdene

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Erdene. Settlements here lie between about 2,411 m and 2,481 m above sea level (median 2,427 m).

- Erdene
- Sangiin Dalayn Hüryee
- Sangiyn Dalay
- Tsagaan-Uul

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 Erdene

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Gashunï Gol
- Gashuutayn Gol
- Handzaliin Gol

### Hills and mountains

12 mountains.

- Chingis Uul · 1,935 m
- Yümt Uul · 1,864 m
- Öndör · 1,561 m
- Burgaasanii Ulaan Uula · 1,547 m
- Shara Hulasanii Nuruu · 1,439 m
- Talaiin Shobogor Uula · 1,274 m
- Arsalang Hayrhan Uula · 1,259 m
- Dzaraa Hayrhan Uula · 1,259 m
- Denjiyn Tasarhay Tolgoy · 1,155 m
- Baruun Dzangata Uula · 1,139 m
- Serbeng Hayrhan Uula · 1,082 m
- Dzara Hayrhan Uul · 941 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 Erdene and the best time to visit

In Erdene, the warmest month is Jul (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-12 °C). About 58 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (13 mm) and the driest Feb (1 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 -12 1 

Feb -7 1 

Mar 1 2 

Apr 10 3 

May 17 4 

Jun 23 12 

Jul 26 13 

Aug 24 11 

Sep 17 7 

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 Erdene

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

- Banks2
- Schools2

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
- Cogt
- Darvi
- Delger
- Jargalan
- Sharga
- Taishir
- To'grog
- Tonkhil
- Xaliun
- Xo'xmorit
- Yeso'nbulag

## Quick answers

- Where is Erdene?In Govi-Altai Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Erdene?Bayan-O'ndor, Bayancagaan, Biger, Chandmani and Cogt
- How many villages are in Erdene?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Erdene?Settlements lie between 2,411 m and 2,481 m
- What is the highest point in Erdene?Chingis Uul (1,935 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Erdene?May to September
- How many banks are in Erdene?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Erdene?MN8252 (OCHA common operational dataset)