# Arbulag Soum, Khovsgol Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/arbulag/

Soum · Khovsgol Aimag 

# Arbulag

Arbulag is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Khovsgol Aimag. It covers **3,555.1 km²**. Its main town is Mandal. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 3,555km²
- 1,956 mtypical elevation

## Where is Arbulag?

Arbulag lies in [Khovsgol Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 5 other soums: [Alag-Erdene](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/alag-erdene/), [Bayanzu'rx](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/bayanzu-rx/), [Bu'rentogtox](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/bu-rentogtox/), [Cagaan-Uul](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/cagaan-uul/) and [Ulaan uul](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/ulaan-uul/). By area it is the 172nd largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 3.5% of [Khovsgol Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/). The centre of Arbulag is about 594 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 68 km from Mörön, the main town of Khovsgol Aimag. The centre point is at 49.9671° N, 99.3732° E. Local names: Арбулаг .

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 Arbulag

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Arbulag. Settlements here lie between about 1,946 m and 1,990 m above sea level (median 1,956 m).

- Arbulag
- Beltesiin Dugang
- Mandal
- Sümber

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 Arbulag

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

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain; 1 mountain pass.

- Yihe Uula · 1,971 m
- Namarjaan · 1,816 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 Arbulag and the best time to visit

In Arbulag, the warmest month is Jul (average 14 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-24 °C). About 342 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (88 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 -21 3 

Mar -12 6 

Apr -2 16 

May 5 26 

Jun 12 61 

Jul 14 88 

Aug 11 83 

Sep 5 30 

Oct -4 14 

Nov -13 7 

Dec -21 5 

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

## Other soums in Khovsgol Aimag

- Alag-Erdene
- 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 Arbulag?In Khovsgol Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Arbulag?Alag-Erdene, Bayanzu'rx, Bu'rentogtox, Cagaan-Uul and Ulaan uul
- How many villages are in Arbulag?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Arbulag?Settlements lie between 1,946 m and 1,990 m
- What is the highest point in Arbulag?Yihe Uula (1,971 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Arbulag?June to August
- What is the P-code of Arbulag?MN6707 (OCHA common operational dataset)