# U'yench Soum, Khovd Aimag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/u-yench/

Soum · Khovd Aimag 

# U'yench

U'yench is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Khovd Aimag. It covers **7,403.2 km²**. Its main town is Üyönch. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 7,403km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,378 mtypical elevation

## Where is U'yench?

U'yench lies in [Khovd Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 5 other soums: [Altai](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/altai/), [Bulgan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/bulgan/), [Bulgan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayan-olgii/bulgan/), [Mo'nxxairxan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/mo-nxxairxan/) and [Mo'st](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/mo-st/). By area it is the 50th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 9.7% of [Khovd Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/). The centre of U'yench is about 1,165 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 236 km from Khovd, the main town of Khovd Aimag. The centre point is at 45.8831° N, 91.8166° E. Local names: Үенч .

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 U'yench

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in U'yench.

- Üyench
- Üyönch

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 U'yench

Named natural and historic features inside U'yench, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 lake; 1 river or stream.

- Üdzüür Tsagaan Nuur
- Üyench Gol

### Hills and mountains

9 mountains; 1 mountain pass.

- Arshaanta Davaa · 3,366 m
- Harchant Uul · 3,187 m
- Shiveet Uul · 2,059 m
- Hu-ho-a-erh-ken-shao-pu-kao-erh Shan · 1,931 m
- Haruulïn Öndör Uul · 1,763 m
- Wen-ho-le-ch’i-ken-pen-te-kao-erh Shan · 1,727 m
- Yamaat Uul · 1,700 m
- Mergen Uul · 1,696 m
- Har Had Uul · 1,652 m
- Dzürh Ulaan Uul · 1,549 m

### History

1 ruin.

- Looroyn Tuurĭ

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 U'yench and the best time to visit

In U'yench, the warmest month is Jul (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-14 °C). About 119 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (20 mm) and the driest Jan (5 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 -11 5 

Mar -2 6 

Apr 6 8 

May 12 11 

Jun 18 19 

Jul 20 20 

Aug 19 17 

Sep 12 6 

Oct 3 7 

Nov -5 9 

Dec -12 6 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from U'yench

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital bulgan · Bulgan 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.09445&mlon=91.54947#map=17/46.09445/91.54947) 

Bank GOLOMT BANK · Bulgan 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.09195&mlon=91.54608#map=17/46.09195/91.54608) 

Petrol pump ПЕТРОВИС · Bulgan 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.11129&mlon=91.58058#map=17/46.11129/91.58058) 

Hotel Hotel （MNT40000 USD15） · Bulgan 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.09145&mlon=91.54830#map=17/46.09145/91.54830) 

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 U'yench

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

- Pharmacies1

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

## Quick answers

- Where is U'yench?In Khovd Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders U'yench?Altai, Bulgan, Bulgan, Mo'nxxairxan and Mo'st
- How many villages are in U'yench?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in U'yench?Arshaanta Davaa (3,366 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit U'yench?May to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to U'yench?Hospital bulgan, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to U'yench?GOLOMT BANK, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to U'yench?ПЕТРОВИС, about 31 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of U'yench?MN8437 (OCHA common operational dataset)
