# Altai Soum, Khovd Aimag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/altai/

Soum · Khovd Aimag 

# Altai

Altai is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Khovd Aimag. It covers **13,140.9 km²**. Its main town is Bor-Üdzüür. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 13,141km²
- 4mapped services
- 1,307 mtypical elevation

## Where is Altai?

Altai lies in [Khovd Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 4 other soums: [Ceceg](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/ceceg/), [Mo'st](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/mo-st/), [Tonkhil](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/tonkhil/) and [U'yench](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/u-yench/). By area it is the 14th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 17.3% of [Khovd Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/). The centre of Altai is about 1,116 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 263 km from Khovd, the main town of Khovd Aimag. The centre point is at 45.7179° N, 92.5445° E. Local names: Алтай .

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 Altai

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Altai.

- Altai
- Bodonchiin Hüryee
- Bor-Üdzüür
- Bor-Üzüür

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 Altai

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Angirt Gol
- Barlagiyn Gol
- Bodonchiyn Gol

### Hills and mountains

9 mountains; 1 hill; 1 valley.

- Ulaan Hayrhan Uula · 2,500 m
- Hoo Devseg · 2,459 m
- Sayhan Devseg · 2,364 m
- Argalinta Uula · 2,024 m
- Höhö Öndör Uul · 2,012 m
- Dzeegiyn Uul · 1,788 m
- IH Havtag Uul · 1,763 m
- Tergetiin Huran Uula · 1,717 m
- Haldzan Uula · 1,695 m
- Ih Shaadzant Uul · 1,525 m
- Har Morĭtïn Sayr · 1,378 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 Altai and the best time to visit

In Altai, the warmest month is Jul (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-14 °C). About 108 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (19 mm) and the driest Feb (4 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 -14 5 

Feb -10 4 

Mar -1 5 

Apr 7 8 

May 13 10 

Jun 20 17 

Jul 22 19 

Aug 20 16 

Sep 13 5 

Oct 4 7 

Nov -4 8 

Dec -12 5 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Altai

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hotel ОД Hotel · Altai 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.01612&mlon=92.52376#map=17/46.01612/92.52376) 

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 Altai

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

- Hotels1
- Restaurants3

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 Khovd Aimag

- Bulgan
- Buyant
- Ceceg
- Chandmani
- Darvi
- Do'rgon
- Duut
- Erdenebu'ren
- Jargalant
- Manxan
- Mo'nxxairxan
- Mo'st
- Myangad
- U'yench
- Xovd
- Zereg

## Quick answers

- Where is Altai?In Khovd Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Altai?Ceceg, Mo'st, Tonkhil and U'yench
- How many villages are in Altai?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Altai?Ulaan Hayrhan Uula (2,500 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Altai?May to September
- What is the P-code of Altai?MN8404 (OCHA common operational dataset)