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

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

Soum · Govi-Altai Aimag 

# Jargalan

Jargalan is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Govi-Altai Aimag. It covers **3,679.1 km²**. Its main town is Buyanbat. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,679km²
- 5mapped services
- 1,538 mtypical elevation

## Where is Jargalan?

Jargalan lies in [Govi-Altai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 6 other soums: [Aldarxaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/aldarxaan/), [Bayan-Uul](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/bayan-uul/), [Cagaanchuluut](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/cagaanchuluut/), [Cagaanxairxan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/cagaanxairxan/), [Sharga](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/sharga/) and [Taishir](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/taishir/). By area it is the 167th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 2.6% of [Govi-Altai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/). The centre of Jargalan is about 828 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 81 km from Altai, the main town of Govi-Altai Aimag. The centre point is at 47.0644° N, 95.9253° E. Local names: Жаргалан .

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 Jargalan

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Jargalan. Settlements here lie between about 1,472 m and 2,254 m above sea level (median 1,538 m).

- Araiin Hüryee
- Buyanbat
- Büren
- Hayaagiin Bayshing
- Hongoriin Hüryee
- Jargalan

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 Jargalan

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

### Water

2 lakes; 1 river or stream.

- Araiin Nuur
- Bogdïn Gol
- Dura Nuur

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Jirgalanta Uula · 2,258 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 Jargalan and the best time to visit

In Jargalan, the warmest month is Jul (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-17 °C). About 168 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (36 mm) and the driest Jan (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **June to August**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -17 3 

Feb -14 3 

Mar -5 5 

Apr 3 9 

May 9 14 

Jun 16 34 

Jul 18 36 

Aug 16 33 

Sep 9 14 

Oct 1 8 

Nov -8 5 

Dec -15 4 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Jargalan

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Эмнэлэг · Jargalan 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.97803&mlon=95.92780#map=17/46.97803/95.92780) 

Bank Хаан банк · Jargalan 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.97725&mlon=95.92564#map=17/46.97725/95.92564) 

Petrol pump ШТС · Jargalan 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.97511&mlon=95.92908#map=17/46.97511/95.92908) 

School Дотуур байр · Jargalan 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.97849&mlon=95.92306#map=17/46.97849/95.92306) 

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 Jargalan

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

- Hospitals1
- Banks1
- Petrol pumps2
- Schools1

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
- Erdene
- Sharga
- Taishir
- To'grog
- Tonkhil
- Xaliun
- Xo'xmorit
- Yeso'nbulag

## Quick answers

- Where is Jargalan?In Govi-Altai Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Jargalan?Aldarxaan, Bayan-Uul, Cagaanchuluut, Cagaanxairxan, Sharga and Taishir
- How many villages are in Jargalan?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Jargalan?Settlements lie between 1,472 m and 2,254 m
- What is the highest point in Jargalan?Jirgalanta Uula (2,258 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Jargalan?June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Jargalan?Эмнэлэг, about 9.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Jargalan?Хаан банк, about 9.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jargalan?ШТС, about 9.9 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Jargalan?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Jargalan?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Jargalan?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Jargalan?MN8222 (OCHA common operational dataset)