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

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

Soum · Khovd Aimag 

# Xovd

Xovd is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Khovd Aimag. It covers **2,845.5 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 2,845km²
- 1,706 mtypical elevation

## Where is Xovd?

Xovd lies in [Khovd Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 7 other soums: [Buyant](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/buyant/), [Delu'un](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayan-olgii/delu-un/), [Duut](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/duut/), [Erdenebu'ren](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/erdenebu-ren/), [Jargalant](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/jargalant/), [Myangad](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/myangad/) and [Tolbo](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayan-olgii/tolbo/). By area it is the 219th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 3.7% of [Khovd Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/). The centre of Xovd is about 1,160 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 27 km from Khovd, the main town of Khovd Aimag. The centre point is at 48.0317° N, 91.2786° E. Local names: Ховд .

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 Xovd

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

- Buyant
- Dund-Us
- Khovd sum

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).

## Weather in Xovd and the best time to visit

In Xovd, the warmest month is Jul (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-18 °C). About 188 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (40 mm) and the driest Jan (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -18 3 

Feb -15 4 

Mar -8 7 

Apr 1 11 

May 6 22 

Jun 13 39 

Jul 15 40 

Aug 12 32 

Sep 6 14 

Oct -1 7 

Nov -9 6 

Dec -16 4 

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

## Other soums in Khovd Aimag

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Xovd?In Khovd Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Xovd?Buyant, Delu'un, Duut, Erdenebu'ren, Jargalant, Myangad and Tolbo
- How many villages are in Xovd?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Xovd?June to August
- What is the P-code of Xovd?MN8440 (OCHA common operational dataset)