# Cagaannuur Soum, Khovsgol Aimag – Villages & Map

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

Soum · Khovsgol Aimag 

# Cagaannuur

Cagaannuur is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Khovsgol Aimag. It covers **5,621.9 km²**. Its main town is Tsagaannuur. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5,622km²
- 5mapped services
- 1,546 mtypical elevation

## Where is Cagaannuur?

Cagaannuur lies in [Khovsgol Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 2 other soums: [Renchinlxu'mbe](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/renchinlxu-mbe/) and [Ulaan uul](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/ulaan-uul/). By area it is the 85th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 5.6% of [Khovsgol Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/). The centre of Cagaannuur is about 706 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 240 km from Mörön, the main town of Khovsgol Aimag. The centre point is at 51.6401° N, 98.9237° E. Local names: Цагааннуур .

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 Cagaannuur

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Cagaannuur.

- Gurvansaikhan
- Tsagaannuur

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 Cagaannuur

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Arasay Gol
- Arsayn Gol
- Dood-Tsagaan Nuur
- Shargïn Gol
- Törtörig Gol

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains; 2 mountain passes.

- Hoyt Aguy Uul · 2,880 m
- Ibeeteyn Uul · 2,495 m
- Hoyto Aguy Uula · 2,296 m
- Pereval Tengys-Daban · 2,262 m
- Pereval Urug-Daba · 2,240 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 Cagaannuur and the best time to visit

In Cagaannuur, the warmest month is Jul (average 13 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-25 °C). About 396 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (98 mm) and the driest Jan (6 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 -25 6 

Feb -23 6 

Mar -15 11 

Apr -4 21 

May 3 35 

Jun 10 69 

Jul 13 98 

Aug 10 79 

Sep 3 37 

Oct -5 16 

Nov -15 11 

Dec -23 8 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Cagaannuur

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

- Banks2
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels2

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
- Bayanzu'rx
- Bu'rentogtox
- Cagaan-U'ur
- Cagaan-Uul
- 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 Cagaannuur?In Khovsgol Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Cagaannuur?Renchinlxu'mbe and Ulaan uul
- How many villages are in Cagaannuur?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Cagaannuur?Hoyt Aguy Uul (2,880 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Cagaannuur?June to August
- How many banks are in Cagaannuur?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Cagaannuur?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Cagaannuur?MN6749 (OCHA common operational dataset)