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

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

Soum · Govi-Altai Aimag 

# Xaliun

Xaliun is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Govi-Altai Aimag. It covers **5,167.0 km²**. Its main town is Haliun. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5,167km²
- 4mapped services
- 1,441 mtypical elevation

## Where is Xaliun?

Xaliun lies in [Govi-Altai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 6 other soums: [Biger](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/biger/), [Ceel](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/ceel/), [Cogt](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/cogt/), [Sharga](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/sharga/), [To'grog](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/to-grog/) and [Yeso'nbulag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/yeso-nbulag/). By area it is the 101st largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 3.6% of [Govi-Altai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/). The centre of Xaliun is about 854 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 46 km from Altai, the main town of Govi-Altai Aimag. The centre point is at 46.0144° N, 95.9624° E. Local names: Халиун .

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 Xaliun

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Xaliun. Settlements here lie between about 1,036 m and 2,405 m above sea level (median 1,441 m).

- Bayan
- Boro Üdzüüriin Subarga
- Dashi Dorjiin Datsang
- Haliun
- Hamba Gegeenii Hüryee
- Khaliun
- Namaldzaagiin Dugang
- Tsetserengiin Dugang

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 Xaliun

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Shargin 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 Xaliun and the best time to visit

In Xaliun, the warmest month is Jul (average 17 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-17 °C). About 158 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (34 mm) and the driest Jan (2 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 2 

Feb -14 3 

Mar -6 5 

Apr 2 8 

May 8 14 

Jun 14 34 

Jul 17 32 

Aug 15 31 

Sep 8 13 

Oct -0 8 

Nov -9 4 

Dec -16 3 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Xaliun

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Төрийн банк · Xaliun 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=45.92851&mlon=96.16270#map=17/45.92851/96.16270) 

School сургууль · Xaliun 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=45.93062&mlon=96.16264#map=17/45.93062/96.16264) 

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 Xaliun

Places mapped inside Xaliun 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
- Erdene
- Jargalan
- Sharga
- Taishir
- To'grog
- Tonkhil
- Xo'xmorit
- Yeso'nbulag

## Quick answers

- Where is Xaliun?In Govi-Altai Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Xaliun?Biger, Ceel, Cogt, Sharga, To'grog and Yeso'nbulag
- How many villages are in Xaliun?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Xaliun?Settlements lie between 1,036 m and 2,405 m
- What is the best time to visit Xaliun?June to August
- Where is the nearest bank to Xaliun?Төрийн банк, about 18 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Xaliun?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Xaliun?MN8234 (OCHA common operational dataset)