# Rashaant Soum, Khovsgol Aimag – Villages & Map

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

Soum · Khovsgol Aimag 

# Rashaant

Rashaant is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Khovsgol Aimag. It covers **1,964.4 km²**. Its main town is Rashaant. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,964km²
- 4mapped services
- 1,364 mtypical elevation

## Where is Rashaant?

Rashaant lies in [Khovsgol Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 5 other soums: [Bayan agt](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/bayan-agt/), [Cecerleg](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/cecerleg/), [Ix-Uul](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/ix-uul/), [To'morbulag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/to-morbulag/) and [Tosoncengel](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/tosoncengel/). By area it is the 280th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 1.9% of [Khovsgol Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/). The centre of Rashaant is about 440 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 92 km from Mörön, the main town of Khovsgol Aimag. The centre point is at 49.1838° N, 101.2241° E. Local names: Рашаант .

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 Rashaant

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Rashaant. Settlements here lie between about 1,193 m and 1,405 m above sea level (median 1,364 m).

- Bandi Gegeenii Hüryee
- Dalhayn Dugang
- Hilganatayn Hüryee
- Rashaant
- Semchin 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 Rashaant

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Delger Mörön
- Selenge River

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 Rashaant and the best time to visit

In Rashaant, the warmest month is Jul (average 17 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-20 °C). About 336 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (86 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 -20 3 

Feb -17 4 

Mar -7 7 

Apr 2 14 

May 8 29 

Jun 15 56 

Jul 17 86 

Aug 14 85 

Sep 8 27 

Oct -0 15 

Nov -10 7 

Dec -17 4 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rashaant

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Khan Bank · Cecerleg 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.88290&mlon=101.24106#map=17/48.88290/101.24106) 

Petrol pump MT · Rashaant 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.12299&mlon=101.43975#map=17/49.12299/101.43975) 

Hotel Enkhtal · Rashaant 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.11924&mlon=101.45056#map=17/49.11924/101.45056) 

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 Rashaant

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

- Petrol pumps3
- Hotels1

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
- Jargalant
- Mo'ron
- Renchinlxu'mbe
- Shine-Ider
- Tarialan
- To'morbulag
- Tosoncengel
- Tu'nel
- Ulaan uul
- Xanx

## Quick answers

- Where is Rashaant?In Khovsgol Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Rashaant?Bayan agt, Cecerleg, Ix-Uul, To'morbulag and Tosoncengel
- How many villages are in Rashaant?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Rashaant?Settlements lie between 1,193 m and 1,405 m
- What is the best time to visit Rashaant?June to August
- Where is the nearest bank to Rashaant?Khan Bank, about 33 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rashaant?MT, about 17 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Rashaant?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Rashaant?MN6725 (OCHA common operational dataset)