# Galt Soum, Khovsgol Aimag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

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

Soum · Khovsgol Aimag 

# Galt

Galt is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Khovsgol Aimag. It covers **3,481.4 km²**. Its main town is Ider. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,481km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,540 mtypical elevation

## Where is Galt?

Galt lies in [Khovsgol Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 6 other soums: [Cecerleg](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/cecerleg/), [Jargalant](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/jargalant/), [Jargalant](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/jargalant/), [Shine-Ider](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/shine-ider/), [Tariat](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/tariat/) and [To'morbulag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/to-morbulag/). By area it is the 180th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 3.4% of [Khovsgol Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/). The centre of Galt is about 519 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 100 km from Mörön, the main town of Khovsgol Aimag. The centre point is at 48.7439° N, 99.9735° E. Local names: Галт .

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 Galt

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Galt. Settlements here lie between about 1,372 m and 1,933 m above sea level (median 1,540 m).

- Boro Burgaasanii Dugang
- Dereseteyn Dugang
- Dumbatayn Dugang
- Dzürh
- Galt
- Galt Hot Springs
- Hongiin Hüryee
- Ider
- Ideriin Suma
- Mandahaiin Hüryee
- Shirengiteyn Dugang
- Teeliin Dugang
- Ulaan Chuluutayn Dugang
- Yihe Hujirtayn Hüryee

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 Galt

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

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain; 1 mountain pass.

- Hüyten Buluu Uula · 2,770 m
- Bügseyn Dabaa · 2,044 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 Galt and the best time to visit

In Galt, the warmest month is Jul (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-21 °C). About 307 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (76 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 -21 3 

Feb -18 4 

Mar -9 7 

Apr 0 14 

May 6 26 

Jun 13 54 

Jul 15 76 

Aug 12 73 

Sep 6 25 

Oct -2 13 

Nov -11 7 

Dec -18 5 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Galt

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hotel буудал · Galt 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.76979&mlon=99.87493#map=17/48.76979/99.87493) 

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 Galt

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

- Hotels1
- Pharmacies1

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
- Cagaannuur
- Cecerleg
- Chandmani-O'ndor
- Erdenebulgan
- Ix-Uul
- Jargalant
- Mo'ron
- Rashaant
- Renchinlxu'mbe
- Shine-Ider
- Tarialan
- To'morbulag
- Tosoncengel
- Tu'nel
- Ulaan uul
- Xanx

## Quick answers

- Where is Galt?In Khovsgol Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Galt?Cecerleg, Jargalant, Jargalant, Shine-Ider, Tariat and To'morbulag
- How many villages are in Galt?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Galt?Settlements lie between 1,372 m and 1,933 m
- What is the highest point in Galt?Hüyten Buluu Uula (2,770 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Galt?June to August
- What is the P-code of Galt?MN6716 (OCHA common operational dataset)