# Bulgan Soum, Khovd Aimag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/bulgan/ Soum · Khovd Aimag # Bulgan Bulgan is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Khovd Aimag. It covers **8,107.8 km²**. Its main town is Bürenhayrhan. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8,108km² - 12mapped services - 2,720 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bulgan? Bulgan lies in [Khovd Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 2 other soums: [Bulgan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayan-olgii/bulgan/) and [U'yench](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/u-yench/). By area it is the 40th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 10.7% of [Khovd Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/). The centre of Bulgan is about 1,205 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 233 km from Khovd, the main town of Khovd Aimag. The centre point is at 45.9229° N, 91.2531° E. Local names: Булган . 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 Bulgan Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Bulgan. The largest with a recorded population: Bürenhayrhan (1,768). Settlements here lie between about 1,183 m and 2,877 m above sea level (median 2,720 m). - Bulagan Hiid - Bulaganii Hiid - Bulgan - Bürenhayrhan 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 Bulgan Named natural and historic features inside Bulgan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 11 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Aduuch Salaa - Bayan Gol - Bayan Modnï Guu - Chiang-pa-ssu-pa-ssu-t’ao Kou - Dasongshu Gou - Ha-erh-ch’i-ka-t’e - Hargaytïn Salaa - Hu-chü-erh-t’e Kou - Ih Shiveet Gol - Shangiyn Salaa - Tsagaan Salaa - Tsoohor Nuur ### Hills and mountains 28 mountains; 4 mountain passes. - Tung-ho-ko-erh · 3,249 m - Haldzan Davaa · 3,007 m - Indertiyn Davaa · 2,982 m - Ch’iao-la-k’o-sai-i-chiao-t’a-ssu · 2,978 m - Bumbatïn Davaa · 2,685 m - Hartsagat Uul · 2,681 m - Araat Ulaan Uul · 2,676 m - Bumbat Uul · 2,667 m - Tüymert Uul · 2,425 m - Mogoyn Ulaan Uula · 2,396 m - Gadzarchiyn Shovgor Uul · 2,388 m - Shariljit Uul · 2,375 m - Nütsgeniy Davaa · 2,309 m - Bor Tolgoy · 2,119 m - Orgat Uul · 2,062 m - Iher Burgat Uul · 2,049 m - Del Har Uul · 2,034 m - Jinteen Shovgor Uul · 2,018 m - Su-pu-erh-ka Shan · 1,682 m - Ünegt Ulaan Uul · 1,636 m - Uutan Har Uul · 1,633 m - Ulaan Üdzüür Uul · 1,544 m - Gurvan Hüühed Uul · 1,541 m - Talïn Har Uul · 1,513 m …and 8 more. ### History 1 ruin. - Uliastayn Tuurĭ ### Getting around 1 airport. - Bulgan Airport, Khovd 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 Bulgan and the best time to visit In Bulgan, the warmest month is Jul (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-14 °C). About 134 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (22 mm) and the driest Feb (6 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 7 Feb -10 6 Mar -2 7 Apr 7 10 May 13 12 Jun 19 20 Jul 21 22 Aug 20 17 Sep 13 7 Oct 4 9 Nov -5 11 Dec -12 7 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bulgan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital bulgan · Bulgan 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.09445&mlon=91.54947#map=17/46.09445/91.54947) Bank Khan Bank · Bulgan 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.09358&mlon=91.54386#map=17/46.09358/91.54386) Petrol pump ПЕТРОВИС · Bulgan 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.11129&mlon=91.58058#map=17/46.11129/91.58058) Hotel Bulgan Return · Bulgan 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.09150&mlon=91.54326#map=17/46.09150/91.54326) 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 Bulgan Places mapped inside Bulgan in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Banks2 - Petrol pumps3 - Hotels3 - 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 Khovd Aimag - Altai - Buyant - Ceceg - Chandmani - Darvi - Do'rgon - Duut - Erdenebu'ren - Jargalant - Manxan - Mo'nxxairxan - Mo'st - Myangad - U'yench - Xovd - Zereg ## Quick answers - Where is Bulgan?In Khovd Aimag, Mongolia - What borders Bulgan?Bulgan and U'yench - How many villages are in Bulgan?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bulgan?Settlements lie between 1,183 m and 2,877 m - What is the highest point in Bulgan?Tung-ho-ko-erh (3,249 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Bulgan?May to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Bulgan?Hospital bulgan, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bulgan?Khan Bank, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bulgan?ПЕТРОВИС, about 33 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Bulgan?1 mapped - How many banks are in Bulgan?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Bulgan?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Bulgan?MN8407 (OCHA common operational dataset)