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

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

Soum · Hentii Aimag 

# Galshir

Galshir is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Hentii Aimag. It covers **6,665.6 km²**. Its main town is Buyant. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 6,666km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,242 mtypical elevation

## Where is Galshir?

Galshir lies in [Hentii Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 8 other soums: [Altanshiree](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/altanshiree/), [Bayanmo'nx](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/bayanmo-nx/), [Bayanxutag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/bayanxutag/), [Darxan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/darxan/), [Delgerex](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/delgerex/), [Ix xet](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/ix-xet/), [Mo'nxxaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/sukhbaatar/mo-nxxaan/) and [Tu'vshinshiree](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/sukhbaatar/tu-vshinshiree/). By area it is the 62nd largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 8.3% of [Hentii Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/). The centre of Galshir is about 333 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 92 km from Undurkhaan, the main town of Hentii Aimag. The centre point is at 46.5009° N, 110.7819° E. Local names: Галшар .

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 Galshir

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Galshir. Settlements here lie between about 1,163 m and 1,478 m above sea level (median 1,242 m).

- Arshaantayn Hural
- Arvin bag
- Buyant
- Buyantayn Hural
- Dumda Bulyagin Horshoo
- Dzodoiin Hural
- Dzüün Ganjir Hural
- Galshar
- Hujirt
- Huraiin Süme
- Jargalant bag
- Sangiin Hiid
- Tödögteyn Suma

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 Galshir

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

### Water

2 lakes.

- Tsarïn Nuur
- Tsatsaiin Nuur

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains.

- Noyon Uul · 1,433 m
- Hüryeen · 1,411 m
- Tödögteyn Magnay · 1,365 m
- Baga Artaa · 1,205 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 Galshir and the best time to visit

In Galshir, the warmest month is Jul (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-19 °C). About 211 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (55 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 -5 4 

Apr 3 8 

May 11 20 

Jun 18 40 

Jul 21 55 

Aug 18 43 

Sep 11 22 

Oct 1 8 

Nov -9 4 

Dec -17 3 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galshir

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

School ЕБС · Galshir 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.24033&mlon=110.83977#map=17/46.24033/110.83977) 

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 Galshir

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

- 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 Hentii Aimag

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Galshir?In Hentii Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Galshir?Altanshiree, Bayanmo'nx, Bayanxutag, Darxan, Delgerex, Ix xet, Mo'nxxaan and Tu'vshinshiree
- How many villages are in Galshir?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Galshir?Settlements lie between 1,163 m and 1,478 m
- What is the highest point in Galshir?Noyon Uul (1,433 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Galshir?May to September
- What is the P-code of Galshir?MN2325 (OCHA common operational dataset)