# Bulgan Soum, Omnogovi Aimag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/omnogovi/bulgan/

Soum · Omnogovi Aimag 

# Bulgan

Bulgan is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Omnogovi Aimag. It covers **7,457.1 km²**. Its main town is Bulgan. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 7,457km²
- 8mapped services
- 1,661 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bulgan?

Bulgan lies in [Omnogovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/omnogovi/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 6 other soums: [Bayandalai](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/omnogovi/bayandalai/), [Bogd](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/bogd/), [Mandal-Ovoo](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/omnogovi/mandal-ovoo/), [Sevrei](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/omnogovi/sevrei/), [To'grog](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/to-grog/) and [Xanxongor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/omnogovi/xanxongor/). By area it is the 46th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 4.5% of [Omnogovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/omnogovi/). The centre of Bulgan is about 483 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 116 km from Dalandzadgad, the main town of Omnogovi Aimag. The centre point is at 44.3015° N, 103.3913° E. Local names: Булган .

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 Bulgan

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Bulgan.

- Bulgan
- Norboiin Salbari 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 Bulgan

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

### Water

1 lake.

- Ulaan Nuur

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains; 1 valley.

- Valle di Yol · 2,011 m
- Bayanzag · 1,241 m
- Bayan Dzaan Uula · 1,186 m
- Dörbölji Uula · 1,117 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 Bulgan and the best time to visit

In Bulgan, the warmest month is Jul (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-14 °C). About 124 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (32 mm) and the driest Jan (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to September**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -14 2 

Feb -10 2 

Mar -1 3 

Apr 8 4 

May 14 11 

Jun 21 23 

Jul 24 32 

Aug 22 26 

Sep 14 12 

Oct 5 4 

Nov -4 2 

Dec -12 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bulgan

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Han Bank · Bulgan 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=44.09615&mlon=103.54100#map=17/44.09615/103.54100) 

Petrol pump ШТС · Bulgan 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=44.09793&mlon=103.54749#map=17/44.09793/103.54749) 

Hotel Three Camel Lodge · Bulgan 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=44.06185&mlon=103.52001#map=17/44.06185/103.52001) 

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 Bulgan

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

- Banks1
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels5
- Restaurants1

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 Omnogovi Aimag

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Bulgan?In Omnogovi Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Bulgan?Bayandalai, Bogd, Mandal-Ovoo, Sevrei, To'grog and Xanxongor
- How many villages are in Bulgan?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Bulgan?Valle di Yol (2,011 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Bulgan?May to September
- Where is the nearest bank to Bulgan?Han Bank, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bulgan?ШТС, about 26 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Bulgan?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Bulgan?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Bulgan?MN4610 (OCHA common operational dataset)