# Taragt Soum, Ovorkhangai Aimag – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/taragt/ Soum · Ovorkhangai Aimag # Taragt Taragt is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Ovorkhangai Aimag. It covers **3,514.7 km²**. Its main town is Hüremt. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3,515km² - 2mapped services - 1,913 mtypical elevation ## Where is Taragt? Taragt lies in [Ovorkhangai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 7 other soums: [Arvaixeer](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/arvaixeer/), [Bayangol](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/bayangol/), [Guchin-Us](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/guchin-us/), [To'grog](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/to-grog/), [Uyanga](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/uyanga/), [Xairxandulaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/xairxandulaan/) and [Zu'unbayan-Ulaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/zu-unbayan-ulaan/). By area it is the 173rd largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 5.6% of [Ovorkhangai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/). The centre of Taragt is about 371 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 19 km from Arvayheer, the main town of Ovorkhangai Aimag. The centre point is at 46.0889° N, 102.7834° E. Local names: Тарагт . 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 Taragt Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Taragt. Settlements here lie between about 1,801 m and 1,963 m above sea level (median 1,913 m). - Baruun Hural - Delgereh - Dugang Shaydaiin Hiid - Hüremt - Surguuliin tuv - Taragt - Tuya bag 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 Taragt Named natural and historic features inside Taragt, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Öldzeyte Öndör Uula · 2,211 m ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Arvayheer North Airfield 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 Taragt and the best time to visit In Taragt, the warmest month is Jul (average 17 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-17 °C). About 222 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (66 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 -17 2 Feb -14 3 Mar -6 5 Apr 2 8 May 8 17 Jun 15 42 Jul 17 66 Aug 15 50 Sep 8 17 Oct 0 6 Nov -8 3 Dec -15 2 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Taragt Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Боэт Өвөрхангай · Arvaixeer 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.26680&mlon=102.78471#map=17/46.26680/102.78471) Bank Хас Банк · Arvaixeer 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.26249&mlon=102.77997#map=17/46.26249/102.77997) ATM Голомт банк · Arvaixeer 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.26484&mlon=102.77384#map=17/46.26484/102.77384) Petrol pump Шивээт Хужирт ХХК · Arvaixeer 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.24572&mlon=102.78664#map=17/46.24572/102.78664) Hotel Time Hotel · Arvaixeer 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.26419&mlon=102.77485#map=17/46.26419/102.77485) School Улсын тэргүүний Мэргэд сургууль 1 · Arvaixeer 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.26299&mlon=102.78055#map=17/46.26299/102.78055) College Övörkhangai Province Polytechnic College · Arvaixeer 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.25747&mlon=102.78138#map=17/46.25747/102.78138) Police station Цагдаагийн газар · Arvaixeer 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.26615&mlon=102.78078#map=17/46.26615/102.78078) 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 Taragt Places mapped inside Taragt in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools1 - 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 Ovorkhangai Aimag - Arvaixeer - Baruunbayan-Ulaan - Bat-O'lzii - Bayan-O'ndor - Bayangol - Bogd - Bu'rd - Guchin-Us - Nariinteel - O'lziit - Sant - To'grog - Uyanga - Xairxandulaan - Xarxorin - Xujirt - Yeso'nzu'il - Zu'unbayan-Ulaan ## Quick answers - Where is Taragt?In Ovorkhangai Aimag, Mongolia - What borders Taragt?Arvaixeer, Bayangol, Guchin-Us, To'grog, Uyanga, Xairxandulaan and Zu'unbayan-Ulaan - How many villages are in Taragt?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Taragt?Settlements lie between 1,801 m and 1,963 m - What is the highest point in Taragt?Öldzeyte Öndör Uula (2,211 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Taragt?June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Taragt?Боэт Өвөрхангай, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Taragt?Хас Банк, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Taragt?Голомт банк, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Taragt?Шивээт Хужирт ХХК, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Taragt?MN6240 (OCHA common operational dataset)