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

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

Soum · Govi-Altai Aimag 

# Tonkhil

Tonkhil is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Govi-Altai Aimag. It covers **7,561.4 km²**. Its main town is Dzüyl. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 7,561km²
- 5mapped services
- 2,206 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tonkhil?

Tonkhil lies in [Govi-Altai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 6 other soums: [Altai](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/altai/), [Bugat](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/bugat/), [Ceceg](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/ceceg/), [Darvi](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/darvi/), [Darvi](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/darvi/) and [To'grog](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/to-grog/). By area it is the 44th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 5.3% of [Govi-Altai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/). The centre of Tonkhil is about 1,030 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 209 km from Altai, the main town of Govi-Altai Aimag. The centre point is at 45.7917° N, 93.6821° E. Local names: Тонхил .

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 Tonkhil

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Tonkhil. Settlements here lie between about 2,171 m and 2,768 m above sea level (median 2,206 m).

- Dzüyl
- Dzüyliin Hüryee
- Hüytenii Jisa
- Tamch
- Tonkhil

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 Tonkhil

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

### Water

2 lakes; 1 river or stream.

- Burgaasatay Gol
- Hulma Nuur
- Tonhil Nuur

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains; 1 mountain pass.

- Tsagaan Chuluuta Uula · 2,966 m
- Tamchiyn Davaa · 2,947 m
- Usan Hötöliin Uula · 2,859 m
- Üdzüür Hüren Uul · 2,027 m
- Shiriin Serbeng Uula · 1,727 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 Tonkhil and the best time to visit

In Tonkhil, the warmest month is Jul (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-18 °C). About 134 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (27 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 -18 3 

Feb -15 4 

Mar -8 5 

Apr 1 8 

May 6 13 

Jun 12 27 

Jul 15 26 

Aug 13 24 

Sep 6 8 

Oct -2 7 

Nov -10 5 

Dec -16 4 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Tonkhil

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dr.Shebendra's Medication · Tonkhil 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.07323&mlon=93.51562#map=17/46.07323/93.51562) 

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 Tonkhil

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

- Hospitals1
- 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
- Erdene
- Jargalan
- Sharga
- Taishir
- To'grog
- Xaliun
- Xo'xmorit
- Yeso'nbulag

## Quick answers

- Where is Tonkhil?In Govi-Altai Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Tonkhil?Altai, Bugat, Ceceg, Darvi, Darvi and To'grog
- How many villages are in Tonkhil?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Tonkhil?Settlements lie between 2,171 m and 2,768 m
- What is the highest point in Tonkhil?Tsagaan Chuluuta Uula (2,966 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Tonkhil?June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tonkhil?Dr.Shebendra's Medication, about 34 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Tonkhil?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Tonkhil?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Tonkhil?MN8228 (OCHA common operational dataset)