# Darxan Soum, Hentii Aimag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/darxan/

Soum · Hentii Aimag 

# Darxan

Darxan is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Hentii Aimag. It covers **4,360.2 km²**. Its main town is Darhan. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 4,360km²
- 1,267 mtypical elevation

## Where is Darxan?

Darxan lies in [Hentii Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 8 other soums: [Airag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/airag/), [Bayanmo'nx](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/bayanmo-nx/), [Bor-Ondor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/bor-ondor/), [Dalanjargalan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/dalanjargalan/), [Delgerxaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/delgerxaan/), [Galshir](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/galshir/), [Ix xet](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/ix-xet/) and [Su'mber](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govisumber/su-mber/). By area it is the 126th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 5.4% of [Hentii Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/). The centre of Darxan is about 248 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 117 km from Undurkhaan, the main town of Hentii Aimag. The centre point is at 46.5932° N, 109.5399° E. Local names: Дархан .

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 Darxan

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Darxan. Settlements here lie between about 1,150 m and 1,342 m above sea level (median 1,267 m).

- Ahay Beeseiin Hüryee
- Buuriin Jisa Hural
- Darhan
- Darkhan
- Dzaraa Bulangiin Hiid
- Gedzegen Hural
- Hajuu-Ulaan
- Huyhaiin Jisaiin Hural
- Höshöö Ergetsegiin Suurin
- Khajuu-Ulaan
- Mandal Suma
- Taban Tologoy Hural
- Tsamba Lunduubiin Hiid

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 Darxan

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

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains.

- Hara Öndör · 1,506 m
- Darhan Uul · 1,354 m
- Holboo · 1,332 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 Darxan and the best time to visit

In Darxan, the warmest month is Jul (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-19 °C). About 177 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (49 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 -19 2 

Feb -15 3 

Mar -6 4 

Apr 3 6 

May 10 15 

Jun 18 31 

Jul 20 49 

Aug 18 38 

Sep 10 17 

Oct 1 6 

Nov -9 3 

Dec -17 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Darxan

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Central Hospital · Bor-Ondor 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.25663&mlon=109.42423#map=17/46.25663/109.42423) 

Bank Хаан банк · Bor-Ondor 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.25410&mlon=109.42487#map=17/46.25410/109.42487) 

Petrol pump НИК · Bayanmo'nx 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.89582&mlon=109.76258#map=17/46.89582/109.76258) 

School Ikh-Ireedui Surguuli · Bor-Ondor 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.25711&mlon=109.42418#map=17/46.25711/109.42418) 

Police station гал команд · Bor-Ondor 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.25616&mlon=109.42444#map=17/46.25616/109.42444) 

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.

## Other soums in Hentii Aimag

- Batnorov
- Batshireet
- Bayan-Adraga
- Bayan-Ovoo
- Bayanmo'nx
- Bayanxutag
- Binder
- Bor-Ondor
- Cenxermandal
- Dadal
- Delgerxaan
- Galshir
- Jargaltxaan
- Mo'ron
- Norovlin
- O'mnodelger
- Xerlen

## Quick answers

- Where is Darxan?In Hentii Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Darxan?Airag, Bayanmo'nx, Bor-Ondor, Dalanjargalan, Delgerxaan, Galshir, Ix xet and Su'mber
- How many villages are in Darxan?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Darxan?Settlements lie between 1,150 m and 1,342 m
- What is the highest point in Darxan?Hara Öndör (1,506 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Darxan?May to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Darxan?Central Hospital, about 38 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Darxan?Хаан банк, about 39 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Darxan?НИК, about 38 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Darxan?MN2331 (OCHA common operational dataset)