# Jargalant Soum, Orkhon Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/orkhon/jargalant/

Soum · Orkhon Aimag 

# Jargalant

Jargalant is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Orkhon Aimag. It covers **567.5 km²**. Its main town is Jargalant. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 567km²
- 1,250 mtypical elevation

## Where is Jargalant?

Jargalant lies in [Orkhon Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/orkhon/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 4 other soums: [Baruunbu'ren](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/baruunbu-ren/), [Bayan-O'ndor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/orkhon/bayan-o-ndor/), [Orxon](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/orxon/) and [Xangal](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/xangal/). By area it is the 313th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 67.5% of [Orkhon Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/orkhon/). The centre of Jargalant is about 222 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 22 km from Erdenet, the main town of Orkhon Aimag. The centre point is at 49.0270° N, 104.3841° E. Local names: Жаргалант .

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 Jargalant

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Jargalant. The largest with a recorded population: Jargalant (3,417). Settlements here lie between about 1,042 m and 1,266 m above sea level (median 1,250 m).

- Hangaliin Dugang
- Jargalant
- Tsengelegiin 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).

## Weather in Jargalant and the best time to visit

In Jargalant, the warmest month is Jul (average 19 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-20 °C). About 317 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (79 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 -20 2 

Feb -16 3 

Mar -6 7 

Apr 3 13 

May 10 30 

Jun 17 53 

Jul 19 79 

Aug 16 74 

Sep 9 29 

Oct 0 14 

Nov -9 7 

Dec -17 4 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Jargalant

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Hospital Өрхийн эмнэлэг · Bayan-O'ndor 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.04278&mlon=104.09054#map=17/49.04278/104.09054) 

Bank TDB · Bayan-O'ndor 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.03011&mlon=104.05245#map=17/49.03011/104.05245) 

ATM ARD даатгал · Bayan-O'ndor 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.03114&mlon=104.05542#map=17/49.03114/104.05542) 

Petrol pump Петровис · Bayan-O'ndor 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.06387&mlon=104.11524#map=17/49.06387/104.11524) 

Hotel Copper Hotel Erdenet · Bayan-O'ndor 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.02755&mlon=104.06626#map=17/49.02755/104.06626) 

Mall Эрдэнэт - Оргил цогцолбор · Bayan-O'ndor 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.02915&mlon=104.07042#map=17/49.02915/104.07042) 

School 2 сургууль , · Bayan-O'ndor 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.06031&mlon=104.11708#map=17/49.06031/104.11708) 

College Технологический Университет Имени Отгонбилек · Bayan-O'ndor 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.03144&mlon=104.06194#map=17/49.03144/104.06194) 

Police station Цагдаагийн газар · Bayan-O'ndor 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.03350&mlon=104.07645#map=17/49.03350/104.07645) 

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.

## Other soums in Orkhon Aimag

- Bayan-O'ndor

## Quick answers

- Where is Jargalant?In Orkhon Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Jargalant?Baruunbu'ren, Bayan-O'ndor, Orxon and Xangal
- How many villages are in Jargalant?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Jargalant?Settlements lie between 1,042 m and 1,266 m
- What is the best time to visit Jargalant?June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Jargalant?Өрхийн эмнэлэг, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Jargalant?TDB, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Jargalant?ARD даатгал, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jargalant?Петровис, about 20 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Jargalant?MN6104 (OCHA common operational dataset)