# Jargalant Soum, Khovsgol Aimag – Villages & Map

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

Soum · Khovsgol Aimag 

# Jargalant

Jargalant is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Khovsgol Aimag. It covers **2,646.8 km²**. Its main town is Orgil. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2,647km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,894 mtypical elevation

## Where is Jargalant?

Jargalant lies in [Khovsgol Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 5 other soums: [Caxir](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/caxir/), [Galt](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/galt/), [Ix-Uul](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/ix-uul/), [Shine-Ider](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/shine-ider/) and [Tariat](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/tariat/). By area it is the 232nd largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 2.6% of [Khovsgol Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/). The centre of Jargalant is about 560 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 132 km from Mörön, the main town of Khovsgol Aimag. The centre point is at 48.5613° N, 99.3813° E. Local names: Жаргалант .

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 Jargalant

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Jargalant. Settlements here lie between about 1,551 m and 1,992 m above sea level (median 1,894 m).

- Araiin Hüryee
- Ayagatayn Dugang
- Jargalant
- Orgil
- Ulaan Chuluutayn 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 Jargalant

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Hönjliyn Gol

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 Jargalant and the best time to visit

In Jargalant, the warmest month is Jul (average 14 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-21 °C). About 290 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (71 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 5 

Mar -10 7 

Apr -0 14 

May 6 24 

Jun 12 51 

Jul 14 71 

Aug 12 67 

Sep 5 23 

Oct -2 13 

Nov -11 8 

Dec -19 5 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Jargalant

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hotel Hotel · Jargalant 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.58243&mlon=99.35209#map=17/48.58243/99.35209) 

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 Jargalant

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

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Jargalant?In Khovsgol Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Jargalant?Caxir, Galt, Ix-Uul, Shine-Ider and Tariat
- How many villages are in Jargalant?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Jargalant?Settlements lie between 1,551 m and 1,992 m
- What is the best time to visit Jargalant?June to August
- What is the P-code of Jargalant?MN6719 (OCHA common operational dataset)