# Bayanzu'rx Soum, Khovsgol Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/bayanzu-rx/

Soum · Khovsgol Aimag 

# Bayanzu'rx

Bayanzu'rx is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Khovsgol Aimag. It covers **4,325.3 km²**. Its main town is Altraga. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4,325km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,866 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bayanzu'rx?

Bayanzu'rx lies in [Khovsgol Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 4 other soums: [Arbulag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/arbulag/), [Cagaan-Uul](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/cagaan-uul/), [Cecerleg](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/cecerleg/) and [Ulaan uul](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/ulaan-uul/). By area it is the 130th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 4.3% of [Khovsgol Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/). The centre of Bayanzu'rx is about 645 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 120 km from Mörön, the main town of Khovsgol Aimag. The centre point is at 50.2383° N, 98.7676° E. Local names: Баянзүрх .

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 Bayanzu'rx

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Bayanzu'rx.

- Altraga
- Bayanzurkh
- Tsagaan Bulagiin Dugang

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 Bayanzu'rx

Named natural and historic features inside Bayanzu'rx, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Agarïn Gol
- Beltes Gol
- Burulgin Gol
- Heeteyn Gol
- Ohilgin Gol

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Gora Baga-Nogon-Tayga · 2,388 m
- Lamatayga Uul · 2,302 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 Bayanzu'rx and the best time to visit

In Bayanzu'rx, the warmest month is Jul (average 14 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-23 °C). About 295 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (77 mm) and the driest Jan (2 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 -23 2 

Feb -20 3 

Mar -12 5 

Apr -1 13 

May 5 22 

Jun 12 53 

Jul 14 77 

Aug 11 72 

Sep 5 26 

Oct -4 11 

Nov -13 6 

Dec -21 4 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bayanzu'rx

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Petrol pump Петровис · Bayanzu'rx 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.17189&mlon=98.97191#map=17/50.17189/98.97191) 

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 Bayanzu'rx

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

- Petrol pumps1

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

- Alag-Erdene
- Arbulag
- 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 Bayanzu'rx?In Khovsgol Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Bayanzu'rx?Arbulag, Cagaan-Uul, Cecerleg and Ulaan uul
- How many villages are in Bayanzu'rx?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Bayanzu'rx?Gora Baga-Nogon-Tayga (2,388 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Bayanzu'rx?June to August
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bayanzu'rx?Петровис, about 16 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Bayanzu'rx?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Bayanzu'rx?MN6710 (OCHA common operational dataset)