# Alag-Erdene Soum, Khovsgol Aimag – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/alag-erdene/ Soum · Khovsgol Aimag # Alag-Erdene Alag-Erdene is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Khovsgol Aimag. It covers **4,499.8 km²**. Its main town is Manhan. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 42 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4,500km² - 42mapped services - 1,663 mtypical elevation ## Where is Alag-Erdene? Alag-Erdene lies in [Khovsgol Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 7 other soums: [Arbulag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/arbulag/), [Bu'rentogtox](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/bu-rentogtox/), [Chandmani-O'ndor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/chandmani-o-ndor/), [Renchinlxu'mbe](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/renchinlxu-mbe/), [Tu'nel](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/tu-nel/), [Ulaan uul](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/ulaan-uul/) and [Xanx](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/xanx/). By area it is the 121st largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 4.5% of [Khovsgol Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/). The centre of Alag-Erdene is about 569 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 77 km from Mörön, the main town of Khovsgol Aimag. The centre point is at 50.3210° N, 99.9899° E. Local names: Алаг-Эрдэнэ . 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 Alag-Erdene Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Alag-Erdene. Settlements here lie between about 1,460 m and 1,895 m above sea level (median 1,663 m). - Alag-Erdene - Hadhaliin Dugang - Höhö Habtsagaytayn Örtöö - Khatgal - Manhan - Tsagaan Burgaasanii Hüryee - Tsagaan-Burgaasanii-Hüree 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 Alag-Erdene Named natural and historic features inside Alag-Erdene, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Berheiyn Gol - Burgaastayn Gol ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Yarhis Ih Uul · 2,054 m - Hüren Nuruu · 1,942 m ### Getting around 1 airport. - Khatgal 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 Alag-Erdene and the best time to visit In Alag-Erdene, the warmest month is Jul (average 13 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-24 °C). About 380 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (98 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 -24 3 Feb -22 3 Mar -13 7 Apr -3 19 May 3 33 Jun 10 70 Jul 13 98 Aug 10 86 Sep 3 33 Oct -5 15 Nov -15 8 Dec -22 5 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Alag-Erdene Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank Khan Bank · Alag-Erdene 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.44497&mlon=100.16429#map=17/50.44497/100.16429) Petrol pump MT - petroleum station · Alag-Erdene 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.42865&mlon=100.14919#map=17/50.42865/100.14919) Hotel Gon-tes tour ger camp · Alag-Erdene 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.43144&mlon=100.15492#map=17/50.43144/100.15492) 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 Alag-Erdene Places mapped inside Alag-Erdene in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks2 - Petrol pumps6 - Hotels23 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants10 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 Khovsgol Aimag - Arbulag - Bayanzu'rx - Bu'rentogtox - Cagaan-U'ur - Cagaan-Uul - Cagaannuur - Cecerleg - Chandmani-O'ndor - Erdenebulgan - Galt - Ix-Uul - Jargalant - Mo'ron - Rashaant - Renchinlxu'mbe - Shine-Ider - Tarialan - To'morbulag - Tosoncengel - Tu'nel - Ulaan uul - Xanx ## Quick answers - Where is Alag-Erdene?In Khovsgol Aimag, Mongolia - What borders Alag-Erdene?Arbulag, Bu'rentogtox, Chandmani-O'ndor, Renchinlxu'mbe, Tu'nel, Ulaan uul and Xanx - How many villages are in Alag-Erdene?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Alag-Erdene?Settlements lie between 1,460 m and 1,895 m - What is the highest point in Alag-Erdene?Yarhis Ih Uul (2,054 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Alag-Erdene?June to August - Where is the nearest bank to Alag-Erdene?Khan Bank, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alag-Erdene?MT - petroleum station, about 16 km from the centre - How many banks are in Alag-Erdene?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Alag-Erdene?6 mapped - What is the P-code of Alag-Erdene?MN6704 (OCHA common operational dataset)