# Tu'nel Soum, Khovsgol Aimag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/tu-nel/

Soum · Khovsgol Aimag 

# Tu'nel

Tu'nel is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Khovsgol Aimag. It covers **3,560.4 km²**. Its main town is Bulag. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,560km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,451 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tu'nel?

Tu'nel lies in [Khovsgol Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 8 other soums: [Alag-Erdene](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/alag-erdene/), [Bu'rentogtox](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/bu-rentogtox/), [Chandmani-O'ndor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/chandmani-o-ndor/), [Erdenebulgan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/erdenebulgan/), [Ix-Uul](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/ix-uul/), [Mo'ron](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/mo-ron/), [To'morbulag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/to-morbulag/) and [Tosoncengel](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/tosoncengel/). By area it is the 171st largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 3.5% of [Khovsgol Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/). The centre of Tu'nel is about 496 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 43 km from Mörön, the main town of Khovsgol Aimag. The centre point is at 49.7675° N, 100.7255° E. Local names: Түнэл .

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 Tu'nel

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Tu'nel. Settlements here lie between about 1,232 m and 1,531 m above sea level (median 1,451 m).

- Bulag
- Büren
- Tunel
- Utagiin 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 Tu'nel

Named natural and historic features inside Tu'nel, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 lakes.

- Achimag Nuur
- Tsengel Nuur

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Haldzan Bürged Uul · 1,752 m
- Yihe Tünel Uula · 1,710 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 Tu'nel and the best time to visit

In Tu'nel, the warmest month is Jul (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-23 °C). About 343 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (89 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 -19 3 

Mar -10 6 

Apr -0 16 

May 6 29 

Jun 13 61 

Jul 15 89 

Aug 13 82 

Sep 6 28 

Oct -2 15 

Nov -12 7 

Dec -20 4 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Tu'nel

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank төрийн банк · Tosoncengel 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.47531&mlon=100.89082#map=17/49.47531/100.89082) 

Hotel Буудал · Tu'nel 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.85972&mlon=100.62579#map=17/49.85972/100.62579) 

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 Tu'nel

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

- 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
- Rashaant
- Renchinlxu'mbe
- Shine-Ider
- Tarialan
- To'morbulag
- Tosoncengel
- Ulaan uul
- Xanx

## Quick answers

- Where is Tu'nel?In Khovsgol Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Tu'nel?Alag-Erdene, Bu'rentogtox, Chandmani-O'ndor, Erdenebulgan, Ix-Uul, Mo'ron, To'morbulag and Tosoncengel
- How many villages are in Tu'nel?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Tu'nel?Settlements lie between 1,232 m and 1,531 m
- What is the highest point in Tu'nel?Haldzan Bürged Uul (1,752 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Tu'nel?June to August
- Where is the nearest bank to Tu'nel?төрийн банк, about 35 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Tu'nel?MN6740 (OCHA common operational dataset)