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

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

Soum · Khovsgol Aimag 

# Xanx

Xanx is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Khovsgol Aimag. It covers **6,277.0 km²**. Its main town is Turt. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 6,277km²
- 13mapped services
- 1,717 mtypical elevation

## Where is Xanx?

Xanx lies in [Khovsgol Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 4 other soums: [Alag-Erdene](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/alag-erdene/), [Cagaan-U'ur](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/cagaan-u-ur/), [Chandmani-O'ndor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/chandmani-o-ndor/) and [Renchinlxu'mbe](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/renchinlxu-mbe/). By area it is the 71st largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 6.2% of [Khovsgol Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/khovsgol/). The centre of Xanx is about 571 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 165 km from Mörön, the main town of Khovsgol Aimag. The centre point is at 51.0857° N, 100.6588° E. Local names: Ханх .

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 Xanx

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Xanx. The largest with a recorded population: Turt (2,140). Settlements here lie between about 1,642 m and 1,735 m above sea level (median 1,717 m).

- Burgaasa
- Byrgasni
- Hanhayn Hüryee
- Khankh
- Turt
- Türüügiin Horshoo

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 Xanx

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

### Water

2 lakes; 1 river or stream.

- Hövsgöl Nuur
- Khövsgöl
- Yihe Horo Gol

### Coast and islands

1 island.

- Dalayn Hüy Aral

### Hills and mountains

2 mountain passes.

- Yihe Tag Dabaa · 2,182 m
- Pereval Mungen-Daba · 1,804 m

### Getting around

1 airfield.

- Hanh

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 Xanx and the best time to visit

In Xanx, the warmest month is Jul (average 14 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-25 °C). About 410 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (106 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 -25 3 

Feb -22 4 

Mar -13 9 

Apr -3 20 

May 4 37 

Jun 11 79 

Jul 14 106 

Aug 11 86 

Sep 5 37 

Oct -4 16 

Nov -15 8 

Dec -23 5 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Xanx

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hotel Agartha Resort. Khuvsgul, Mongolia · Xanx 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.09217&mlon=100.72095#map=17/51.09217/100.72095) 

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 Xanx

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

- Banks2
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels10

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
- Tu'nel
- Ulaan uul

## Quick answers

- Where is Xanx?In Khovsgol Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Xanx?Alag-Erdene, Cagaan-U'ur, Chandmani-O'ndor and Renchinlxu'mbe
- How many villages are in Xanx?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Xanx?Settlements lie between 1,642 m and 1,735 m
- What is the highest point in Xanx?Yihe Tag Dabaa (2,182 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Xanx?June to August
- How many banks are in Xanx?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Xanx?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Xanx?MN6746 (OCHA common operational dataset)