# Bayan-Ovoo Soum, Omnogovi Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/omnogovi/bayan-ovoo/

Soum · Omnogovi Aimag 

# Bayan-Ovoo

Bayan-Ovoo is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Omnogovi Aimag. It covers **11,165.2 km²**. Its main town is Erdenetsogt. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 11,165km²
- 1,622 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bayan-Ovoo?

Bayan-Ovoo lies in [Omnogovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/omnogovi/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 5 other soums: [Cogt-Cecii](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/omnogovi/cogt-cecii/), [Manlai](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/omnogovi/manlai/), [Nomgon](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/omnogovi/nomgon/), [Xanbogd](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/omnogovi/xanbogd/) and [Xanxongor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/omnogovi/xanxongor/). By area it is the 21st largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 6.8% of [Omnogovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/omnogovi/). The centre of Bayan-Ovoo is about 579 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 168 km from Dalandzadgad, the main town of Omnogovi Aimag. The centre point is at 42.7264° N, 106.1436° E. Local names: Баян-Овоо .

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 Bayan-Ovoo

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Bayan-Ovoo. Settlements here lie between about 1,191 m and 1,704 m above sea level (median 1,622 m).

- Bayan Ovoo
- Bayan-Ovoo
- Doloo Sharadzagiin Süme
- Erdenetsogt
- Nalihin 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 Bayan-Ovoo

Named natural and historic features inside Bayan-Ovoo, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains.

- Mogoyto Uula · 1,328 m
- Hutuy Uula · 1,185 m
- Tsagaan Ovoo Uul · 1,178 m
- Argalinta Uul · 1,089 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 Bayan-Ovoo and the best time to visit

In Bayan-Ovoo, the warmest month is Jul (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-12 °C). About 138 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (30 mm) and the driest Jan (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -12 2 

Feb -6 2 

Mar 2 3 

Apr 10 5 

May 17 14 

Jun 24 24 

Jul 27 30 

Aug 25 29 

Sep 17 19 

Oct 8 6 

Nov -2 3 

Dec -10 2 

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

## Other soums in Omnogovi Aimag

- Bayandalai
- Bulgan
- Cogt-Cecii
- Cogt-Ovoo
- Dalanzadgad
- Gurvantes
- Mandal-Ovoo
- Manlai
- Nomgon
- Noyon
- Sevrei
- Xanbogd
- Xanxongor
- Xu'rmen

## Quick answers

- Where is Bayan-Ovoo?In Omnogovi Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Bayan-Ovoo?Cogt-Cecii, Manlai, Nomgon, Xanbogd and Xanxongor
- How many villages are in Bayan-Ovoo?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bayan-Ovoo?Settlements lie between 1,191 m and 1,704 m
- What is the highest point in Bayan-Ovoo?Mogoyto Uula (1,328 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Bayan-Ovoo?April to September
- What is the P-code of Bayan-Ovoo?MN4607 (OCHA common operational dataset)