# Xairxandulaan Soum, Ovorkhangai Aimag – Villages & Map

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

Soum · Ovorkhangai Aimag 

# Xairxandulaan

Xairxandulaan is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Ovorkhangai Aimag. It covers **4,127.8 km²**. Its main town is Mardzad. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4,128km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,889 mtypical elevation

## Where is Xairxandulaan?

Xairxandulaan lies in [Ovorkhangai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 5 other soums: [Baruunbayan-Ulaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/baruunbayan-ulaan/), [Guchin-Us](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/guchin-us/), [Nariinteel](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/nariinteel/), [Taragt](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/taragt/) and [Uyanga](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/uyanga/). By area it is the 135th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 6.6% of [Ovorkhangai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/). The centre of Xairxandulaan is about 427 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 67 km from Arvayheer, the main town of Ovorkhangai Aimag. The centre point is at 45.8451° N, 102.1492° E. Local names: Хайрхандулаан .

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 Xairxandulaan

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Xairxandulaan.

- Gunnariyn
- Günnariyn
- Khairkhandulaan
- Mardzad

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 Xairxandulaan

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

### Water

2 lakes.

- Guun Nuur
- Ologoy Nuur

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains.

- Haan Hügshin Uul · 2,592 m
- Öshig Uul · 2,133 m
- Öhig Uul · 2,086 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 Xairxandulaan and the best time to visit

In Xairxandulaan, the warmest month is Jul (average 16 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-19 °C). About 233 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (68 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 -19 2 

Feb -16 3 

Mar -8 5 

Apr 1 8 

May 7 19 

Jun 13 45 

Jul 16 68 

Aug 13 52 

Sep 7 19 

Oct -1 6 

Nov -10 3 

Dec -17 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Xairxandulaan

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Petrol pump Gas station · Xairxandulaan 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=45.93121&mlon=102.06763#map=17/45.93121/102.06763) 

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 Xairxandulaan

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

- Petrol pumps1

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
- Taragt
- To'grog
- Uyanga
- Xarxorin
- Xujirt
- Yeso'nzu'il
- Zu'unbayan-Ulaan

## Quick answers

- Where is Xairxandulaan?In Ovorkhangai Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Xairxandulaan?Baruunbayan-Ulaan, Guchin-Us, Nariinteel, Taragt and Uyanga
- How many villages are in Xairxandulaan?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Xairxandulaan?Haan Hügshin Uul (2,592 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Xairxandulaan?June to August
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Xairxandulaan?Gas station, about 11 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Xairxandulaan?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Xairxandulaan?MN6249 (OCHA common operational dataset)