# Xarxorin Soum, Ovorkhangai Aimag – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/xarxorin/ Soum · Ovorkhangai Aimag # Xarxorin Xarxorin is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Ovorkhangai Aimag. It covers **2,301.4 km²**. Its main town is Kharkhorin. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 41 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2,301km² - 41mapped services - 1,594 mtypical elevation ## Where is Xarxorin? Xarxorin lies in [Ovorkhangai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 5 other soums: [Bu'rd](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/bu-rd/), [Xashaat](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/xashaat/), [Xotont](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/xotont/), [Xujirt](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/xujirt/) and [Yeso'nzu'il](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/yeso-nzu-il/). By area it is the 265th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 3.7% of [Ovorkhangai Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/). The centre of Xarxorin is about 298 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 102 km from Arvayheer, the main town of Ovorkhangai Aimag. The centre point is at 47.1602° N, 103.0672° E. Local names: Хархорин . 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 Xarxorin Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Xarxorin. The largest with a recorded population: Kharkhorin (14,765). Settlements here lie between about 1,462 m and 1,594 m above sea level (median 1,594 m). - Baruun-Hüree - Erdene-Dzuu - Kharkhorin - Shanh 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 Xarxorin Named natural and historic features inside Xarxorin, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Ara Angala Gol - Saraiin Gol ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Öndör Santa · 2,066 m - Shanh Uul · 1,872 m ### History 1 ruin. - Har Horin ### Getting around 1 airport. - Kharkhorin Airport 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 Xarxorin and the best time to visit In Xarxorin, the warmest month is Jul (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-18 °C). About 260 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (69 mm) and the driest Jan (3 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 -18 3 Feb -14 3 Mar -6 7 Apr 2 11 May 9 21 Jun 15 50 Jul 18 69 Aug 15 58 Sep 9 21 Oct 0 9 Nov -8 6 Dec -16 3 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Xarxorin Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital County Hospital · Xarxorin 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.19473&mlon=102.82505#map=17/47.19473/102.82505) Bank Khas Bank · Xarxorin 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.19650&mlon=102.82473#map=17/47.19650/102.82473) ATM Geldautomat · Xarxorin 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.19289&mlon=102.84023#map=17/47.19289/102.84023) Petrol pump Петровис · Xarxorin 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.19261&mlon=102.84240#map=17/47.19261/102.84240) Hotel Secret of the Silk Road Resort · Xarxorin 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.18718&mlon=102.86796#map=17/47.18718/102.86796) School Shine School · Xarxorin 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.18879&mlon=102.82256#map=17/47.18879/102.82256) 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 Xarxorin Places mapped inside Xarxorin in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Banks5 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels23 - Schools3 - Restaurants6 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 - Xairxandulaan - Xujirt - Yeso'nzu'il - Zu'unbayan-Ulaan ## Quick answers - Where is Xarxorin?In Ovorkhangai Aimag, Mongolia - What borders Xarxorin?Bu'rd, Xashaat, Xotont, Xujirt and Yeso'nzu'il - How many villages are in Xarxorin?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Xarxorin?Settlements lie between 1,462 m and 1,594 m - What is the highest point in Xarxorin?Öndör Santa (2,066 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Xarxorin?June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Xarxorin?County Hospital, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Xarxorin?Khas Bank, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Xarxorin?Geldautomat, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Xarxorin?Петровис, about 17 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Xarxorin?1 mapped - How many banks are in Xarxorin?5 mapped - How many ATMs are in Xarxorin?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Xarxorin?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Xarxorin?MN6252 (OCHA common operational dataset)