# Baruunbayan-Ulaan Soum, Ovorkhangai Aimag – Villages & Map

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Soum · Ovorkhangai Aimag 

# Baruunbayan-Ulaan

Baruunbayan-Ulaan is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Ovorkhangai Aimag. It covers **3,946.9 km²**. Its main town is Bayan Uula Sumu. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 3,947km²
- 1,245 mtypical elevation

## Where is Baruunbayan-Ulaan?

Baruunbayan-Ulaan lies in [Ovorkhangai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 5 other soums: [Bogd](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/bogd/), [Bogd](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bogd/), [Guchin-Us](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/guchin-us/), [Nariinteel](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/nariinteel/) and [Xairxandulaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/xairxandulaan/). By area it is the 147th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 6.3% of [Ovorkhangai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/). The centre of Baruunbayan-Ulaan is about 508 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 153 km from Arvayheer, the main town of Ovorkhangai Aimag. The centre point is at 45.2067° N, 101.5195° E. Local names: Баруунбаян-Улаан .

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 Baruunbayan-Ulaan

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Baruunbayan-Ulaan.

- Baruunbayan-Ulaan
- Bayan Uula Sumu

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 Baruunbayan-Ulaan

Named natural and historic features inside Baruunbayan-Ulaan, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 lake; 1 river or stream.

- Taatsïn Gol
- Taatsïn Tsagaan Nuur

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain; 1 valley.

- Myangan Yamaat · 3,453 m
- Nuuruudïn Höndiy · 1,409 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 Baruunbayan-Ulaan and the best time to visit

In Baruunbayan-Ulaan, the warmest month is Jul (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-16 °C). About 144 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (37 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 -16 2 

Feb -12 2 

Mar -3 4 

Apr 5 6 

May 12 13 

Jun 18 28 

Jul 21 37 

Aug 18 32 

Sep 11 13 

Oct 3 4 

Nov -6 2 

Dec -14 2 

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

## Other soums in Ovorkhangai Aimag

- Arvaixeer
- Bat-O'lzii
- Bayan-O'ndor
- Bayangol
- Bogd
- Bu'rd
- Guchin-Us
- Nariinteel
- O'lziit
- Sant
- Taragt
- To'grog
- Uyanga
- Xairxandulaan
- Xarxorin
- Xujirt
- Yeso'nzu'il
- Zu'unbayan-Ulaan

## Quick answers

- Where is Baruunbayan-Ulaan?In Ovorkhangai Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Baruunbayan-Ulaan?Bogd, Bogd, Guchin-Us, Nariinteel and Xairxandulaan
- How many villages are in Baruunbayan-Ulaan?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Baruunbayan-Ulaan?Myangan Yamaat (3,453 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Baruunbayan-Ulaan?May to September
- What is the P-code of Baruunbayan-Ulaan?MN6204 (OCHA common operational dataset)