# Bogd Soum, Ovorkhangai Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/bogd/

Soum · Ovorkhangai Aimag 

# Bogd

Bogd is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Ovorkhangai Aimag. It covers **10,034.9 km²**. Its main town is Hovd. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 10,035km²
- 3mapped services
- 1,446 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bogd?

Bogd lies in [Ovorkhangai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 9 other soums: [Baruunbayan-Ulaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/baruunbayan-ulaan/), [Bayanlig](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayanlig/), [Bogd](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bogd/), [Bulgan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/omnogovi/bulgan/), [Guchin-Us](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/guchin-us/), [Gurvantes](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/omnogovi/gurvantes/), [Mandal-Ovoo](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/omnogovi/mandal-ovoo/), [Sevrei](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/omnogovi/sevrei/) and [To'grog](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/to-grog/). By area it is the 28th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 16.0% of [Ovorkhangai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/). The centre of Bogd is about 514 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 196 km from Arvayheer, the main town of Ovorkhangai Aimag. The centre point is at 44.5320° N, 102.3116° E. Local names: Богд .

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 Bogd

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Bogd. The largest with a recorded population: Bogd (27,924). Settlements here lie between about 1,363 m and 2,144 m above sea level (median 1,446 m).

- Bogd
- Hoboriin Örtöö
- Hovd
- Noyon Hutagtayn Hiid
- Sayriin Hashaatayn Süme

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 Bogd

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Hobdo Gol

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains.

- IH Bayan Uul · 2,239 m
- Ugaldza Uula · 1,612 m
- Haldzan Hutsa Uula · 1,496 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 Bogd and the best time to visit

In Bogd, the warmest month is Jul (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-15 °C). About 127 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (33 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 -15 2 

Feb -12 2 

Mar -3 4 

Apr 6 4 

May 12 11 

Jun 19 24 

Jul 22 33 

Aug 20 27 

Sep 12 12 

Oct 3 4 

Nov -6 2 

Dec -14 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bogd

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

ATM turiin bank · Bogd 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=44.67182&mlon=102.17525#map=17/44.67182/102.17525) 

School 10 jiliin surguuli · Bogd 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=44.66994&mlon=102.17407#map=17/44.66994/102.17407) 

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 Bogd

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

- ATMs2
- Schools1

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 Ovorkhangai Aimag

- Arvaixeer
- Baruunbayan-Ulaan
- Bat-O'lzii
- Bayan-O'ndor
- Bayangol
- 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 Bogd?In Ovorkhangai Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Bogd?Baruunbayan-Ulaan, Bayanlig, Bogd, Bulgan, Guchin-Us, Gurvantes, Mandal-Ovoo, Sevrei and To'grog
- How many villages are in Bogd?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bogd?Settlements lie between 1,363 m and 2,144 m
- What is the highest point in Bogd?IH Bayan Uul (2,239 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Bogd?May to September
- Where is the nearest ATM to Bogd?turiin bank, about 19 km from the centre
- How many ATMs are in Bogd?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Bogd?MN6216 (OCHA common operational dataset)