# Jargaltxaan Soum, Hentii Aimag – Villages & Map

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

Soum · Hentii Aimag 

# Jargaltxaan

Jargaltxaan is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Hentii Aimag. It covers **2,853.4 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2,853km²
- 6mapped services
- 1,337 mtypical elevation

## Where is Jargaltxaan?

Jargaltxaan lies in [Hentii Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 6 other soums: [Bayanmo'nx](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/bayanmo-nx/), [Cenxermandal](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/cenxermandal/), [Delgerxaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/delgerxaan/), [Mo'ron](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/mo-ron/), [O'mnodelger](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/o-mnodelger/) and [Xerlen](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/xerlen/). By area it is the 218th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 3.5% of [Hentii Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/). The centre of Jargaltxaan is about 196 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 94 km from Undurkhaan, the main town of Hentii Aimag. The centre point is at 47.5213° N, 109.4423° E. Local names: Жаргалтхаан .

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 Jargaltxaan

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Jargaltxaan. Settlements here lie between about 1,231 m and 1,455 m above sea level (median 1,337 m).

- Bayan Ulaan Suma
- Dzabilgaiin Hiid
- Hotogtoy Hüryee
- Jargalthaan
- Jargaltkhaan
- Puntsag Dagdaliin Hiid
- Tahiltayn Hiid
- Örtöön Shüteen

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 Jargaltxaan

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Shivertun Gol

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain pass.

- Hamar Dabaa · 1,452 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 Jargaltxaan and the best time to visit

In Jargaltxaan, the warmest month is Jul (average 19 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-19 °C). About 252 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (66 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 -19 2 

Feb -16 3 

Mar -7 5 

Apr 2 8 

May 9 23 

Jun 16 49 

Jul 19 66 

Aug 16 52 

Sep 9 25 

Oct -0 10 

Nov -10 5 

Dec -18 3 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Jargaltxaan

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Жаргалтхаан сумын ЭМТ · Jargaltxaan 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.49356&mlon=109.47371#map=17/47.49356/109.47371) 

Petrol pump ТЭС · Jargaltxaan 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.48763&mlon=109.46180#map=17/47.48763/109.46180) 

Hotel starmart · Jargaltxaan 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.49034&mlon=109.45831#map=17/47.49034/109.45831) 

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 Jargaltxaan

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

- Hospitals1
- Petrol pumps4
- Hotels1

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
- Galshir
- Mo'ron
- Norovlin
- O'mnodelger
- Xerlen

## Quick answers

- Where is Jargaltxaan?In Hentii Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Jargaltxaan?Bayanmo'nx, Cenxermandal, Delgerxaan, Mo'ron, O'mnodelger and Xerlen
- How many villages are in Jargaltxaan?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Jargaltxaan?Settlements lie between 1,231 m and 1,455 m
- What is the highest point in Jargaltxaan?Hamar Dabaa (1,452 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Jargaltxaan?June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Jargaltxaan?Жаргалтхаан сумын ЭМТ, about 3.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jargaltxaan?ТЭС, about 4.0 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Jargaltxaan?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Jargaltxaan?4 mapped
- What is the P-code of Jargaltxaan?MN2337 (OCHA common operational dataset)