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

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

Soum · Khovd Aimag 

# Zereg

Zereg is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Khovd Aimag. It covers **2,518.8 km²**. Its main town is Altanteel. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2,519km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,142 mtypical elevation

## Where is Zereg?

Zereg lies in [Khovd Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 4 other soums: [Chandmani](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/chandmani/), [Darvi](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/darvi/), [Manxan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/manxan/) and [Mo'st](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/mo-st/). By area it is the 248th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 3.3% of [Khovd Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovd/). The centre of Zereg is about 1,059 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 131 km from Khovd, the main town of Khovd Aimag. The centre point is at 47.1358° N, 92.8110° E. Local names: Зэрэг .

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 Zereg

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

- Altanteel
- Tsagaan Burgaasanii Hüryee
- Zereg

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 Zereg

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Dzeregiyn Gol
- Dzeregiyn Nuur
- Hoyt Tsenher Gol

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain; 1 mountain pass.

- Shanda Uula · 3,119 m
- Ulaan Dabaa · 2,546 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 Zereg and the best time to visit

In Zereg, the warmest month is Jul (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-18 °C). About 143 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (29 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 -7 6 

Apr 1 8 

May 6 16 

Jun 13 29 

Jul 15 28 

Aug 13 23 

Sep 6 9 

Oct -1 7 

Nov -9 6 

Dec -15 4 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Zereg

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Petrol pump ШТС · Zereg 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.10413&mlon=92.83283#map=17/47.10413/92.83283) 

Hotel Hotel - highest building in the town · Zereg 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.11106&mlon=92.84357#map=17/47.11106/92.84357) 

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 Zereg

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

- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels1

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
- U'yench
- Xovd

## Quick answers

- Where is Zereg?In Khovd Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Zereg?Chandmani, Darvi, Manxan and Mo'st
- How many villages are in Zereg?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Zereg?Shanda Uula (3,119 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Zereg?June to August
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Zereg?ШТС, about 3.9 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Zereg?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Zereg?MN8422 (OCHA common operational dataset)