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

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

Soum · Hentii Aimag 

# Xerlen

Xerlen is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Hentii Aimag. It covers **3,772.2 km²**. Its main town is Undurkhaan. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 35 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,772km²
- 35mapped services
- 1,128 mtypical elevation

## Where is Xerlen?

Xerlen lies in [Hentii Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 6 other soums: [Batnorov](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/batnorov/), [Bayanxutag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/bayanxutag/), [Binder](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/binder/), [Jargaltxaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/jargaltxaan/), [Mo'ron](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/mo-ron/) and [O'mnodelger](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/o-mnodelger/). By area it is the 162nd largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 4.7% of [Hentii Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/hentii/). The centre of Xerlen is about 275 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 36 km from Undurkhaan, the main town of Hentii Aimag. The centre point is at 47.6333° N, 110.5345° E. Local names: Хэрлэн .

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 Xerlen

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Xerlen. The largest with a recorded population: Undurkhaan (22,741). Settlements here lie between about 1,030 m and 1,219 m above sea level (median 1,128 m).

- Bayan Mönhöiin Shandaiin Örtöö
- Burhantayn Suurin
- Chinggis City
- Guunii Shüteen
- Guunnii Shüteen
- Herlen
- Hündelengiin Shüteen
- Naringiin Örtöö
- Nomgon
- Nomtoyn Hiid
- Ulaan Ganjir Hiid
- Ulziit soum
- Undurkhaan

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 Xerlen

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

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Underkhaan

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 Xerlen and the best time to visit

In Xerlen, the warmest month is Jul (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-19 °C). About 255 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 **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 5 

Apr 3 8 

May 11 23 

Jun 18 52 

Jul 20 66 

Aug 18 51 

Sep 11 26 

Oct 1 11 

Nov -9 5 

Dec -17 4 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Xerlen

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ач манал Өрхийн ЭМТ · Xerlen 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.32771&mlon=110.66012#map=17/47.32771/110.66012) 

Bank Khan Bank · Xerlen 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.32387&mlon=110.65544#map=17/47.32387/110.65544) 

Petrol pump петровис · Mo'ron 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.38837&mlon=110.31887#map=17/47.38837/110.31887) 

Hotel Kaan hotel and pub · Xerlen 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.32774&mlon=110.66134#map=17/47.32774/110.66134) 

School 2-r Surguuli · Xerlen 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.33206&mlon=110.67994#map=17/47.33206/110.67994) 

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 Xerlen

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

- Hospitals2
- Banks3
- Petrol pumps10
- Hotels13
- Schools4
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants2

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
- Jargaltxaan
- Mo'ron
- Norovlin
- O'mnodelger

## Quick answers

- Where is Xerlen?In Hentii Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Xerlen?Batnorov, Bayanxutag, Binder, Jargaltxaan, Mo'ron and O'mnodelger
- How many villages are in Xerlen?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Xerlen?Settlements lie between 1,030 m and 1,219 m
- What is the best time to visit Xerlen?May to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Xerlen?Ач манал Өрхийн ЭМТ, about 35 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Xerlen?Khan Bank, about 36 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Xerlen?петровис, about 32 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Xerlen?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Xerlen?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Xerlen?10 mapped
- What is the P-code of Xerlen?MN2301 (OCHA common operational dataset)