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

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Soum · Khovd Aimag 

# Buyant

Buyant is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Khovd Aimag. It covers **3,644.7 km²**. Its main town is Buyant. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 3,645km²
- 1,232 mtypical elevation

## Where is Buyant?

Buyant lies in [Khovd Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 7 other soums: [Chandmani](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/chandmani/), [Do'rgon](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/do-rgon/), [Duut](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/duut/), [Jargalant](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/jargalant/), [Manxan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/manxan/), [Myangad](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/myangad/) and [Xovd](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/xovd/). By area it is the 168th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 4.8% of [Khovd Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/). The centre of Buyant is about 1,105 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 29 km from Khovd, the main town of Khovd Aimag. The centre point is at 47.9853° N, 92.0247° E. Local names: Буянт .

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 Buyant

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Buyant.

- Bayanhoshuu
- Buyant
- Narankhairkhan bag

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 Buyant

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Buyant Gol
- Har Us Nuur
- Hovd Gol
- Shabar Gol

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Khovd Airport

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 Buyant and the best time to visit

In Buyant, the warmest month is Jul (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-15 °C). About 154 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (34 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 -15 2 

Feb -12 3 

Mar -2 5 

Apr 6 8 

May 12 18 

Jun 19 32 

Jul 21 34 

Aug 18 27 

Sep 12 12 

Oct 4 6 

Nov -5 4 

Dec -13 3 

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

## Other soums in Khovd Aimag

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Buyant?In Khovd Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Buyant?Chandmani, Do'rgon, Duut, Jargalant, Manxan, Myangad and Xovd
- How many villages are in Buyant?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Buyant?May to September
- What is the P-code of Buyant?MN8410 (OCHA common operational dataset)