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

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

Soum · Govi-Altai Aimag 

# Sharga

Sharga is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Govi-Altai Aimag. It covers **5,714.6 km²**. Its main town is Sharga. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5,715km²
- 6mapped services
- 1,626 mtypical elevation

## Where is Sharga?

Sharga lies in [Govi-Altai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 7 other soums: [Bayan-Uul](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/bayan-uul/), [Darvi](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/darvi/), [Jargalan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/jargalan/), [Taishir](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/taishir/), [To'grog](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/to-grog/), [Xaliun](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/xaliun/) and [Yeso'nbulag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/yeso-nbulag/). By area it is the 80th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 4.0% of [Govi-Altai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/). The centre of Sharga is about 888 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 74 km from Altai, the main town of Govi-Altai Aimag. The centre point is at 46.4868° N, 95.3081° E. Local names: Шарга .

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 Sharga

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Sharga. Settlements here lie between about 998 m and 1,875 m above sea level (median 1,626 m).

- Dashi Choyling Hüryee
- Hasagt
- Hujirtayn Örtöö
- Mogoyn Bayshing
- Ovoot
- Sharga
- Sundalta Bayshing

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 Sharga

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

### Water

2 lakes; 1 river or stream.

- Hulaiin Nuur
- Tsagaan Nuur
- Tsengeliin Gol

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 Sharga and the best time to visit

In Sharga, the warmest month is Jul (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-14 °C). About 141 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (29 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 -14 2 

Feb -11 3 

Mar -2 4 

Apr 6 8 

May 13 13 

Jun 19 29 

Jul 22 29 

Aug 19 28 

Sep 12 11 

Oct 4 7 

Nov -5 4 

Dec -12 3 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sharga

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank iur · Sharga 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.57012&mlon=95.56114#map=17/46.57012/95.56114) 

Petrol pump Simple Fuel Pump · Sharga 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.53300&mlon=95.31724#map=17/46.53300/95.31724) 

School Сургууль · Sharga 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.26934&mlon=95.27173#map=17/46.26934/95.27173) 

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 Sharga

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

- Banks2
- Petrol pumps2
- 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
- Erdene
- Jargalan
- Taishir
- To'grog
- Tonkhil
- Xaliun
- Xo'xmorit
- Yeso'nbulag

## Quick answers

- Where is Sharga?In Govi-Altai Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Sharga?Bayan-Uul, Darvi, Jargalan, Taishir, To'grog, Xaliun and Yeso'nbulag
- How many villages are in Sharga?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Sharga?Settlements lie between 998 m and 1,875 m
- What is the best time to visit Sharga?May to September
- Where is the nearest bank to Sharga?iur, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sharga?Simple Fuel Pump, about 5.2 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Sharga?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Sharga?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Sharga?MN8249 (OCHA common operational dataset)