# Altanbulag Soum, Selenge Aimag – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/altanbulag/ Soum · Selenge Aimag # Altanbulag Altanbulag is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Selenge Aimag. It covers **2,429.9 km²**. Its main town is Altanbulag. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2,430km² - 9mapped services - 698 mtypical elevation ## Where is Altanbulag? Altanbulag lies in [Selenge Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 8 other soums: [Cagaannuur](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/cagaannuur/), [Javxlant](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/javxlant/), [Shaamar](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/shaamar/), [Su'xbaatar](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/su-xbaatar/), [Tu'shig](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/tu-shig/), [Xu'der](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/xu-der/), [Yero'o](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/yero-o/) and [Zu'unburen](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/zu-unburen/). By area it is the 255th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 5.9% of [Selenge Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/). The centre of Altanbulag is about 241 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 43 km from Sühbaatar, the main town of Selenge Aimag. The centre point is at 50.0709° N, 106.7573° E. Local names: Алтанбулаг . 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 Altanbulag Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Altanbulag. The largest with a recorded population: Altanbulag (500). Settlements here lie between about 636 m and 800 m above sea level (median 698 m). - Altanbulag - Büheley - Handza - Hirang - Hunda - Ibitseg - Tseregiin Dugang 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 Altanbulag Named natural and historic features inside Altanbulag, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake; 1 river or stream. - Haba Nuur - Orkhon River ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains; 2 mountain passes. - Delgerhaan Uul · 1,260 m - Hangay Uul · 1,249 m - Seren Bulag Uul · 1,192 m - Tsagaan Dabaa · 997 m - Büheleyn Dabaa · 990 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Tujiyn Nars ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Khoit station 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 Altanbulag and the best time to visit In Altanbulag, the warmest month is Jul (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-20 °C). About 338 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (77 mm) and the driest Feb (5 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 -20 5 Feb -17 5 Mar -7 8 Apr 3 17 May 10 38 Jun 17 52 Jul 20 64 Aug 17 77 Sep 10 39 Oct 0 16 Nov -10 10 Dec -18 8 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Altanbulag Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank Хаан Банк · Altanbulag 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.31926&mlon=106.49362#map=17/50.31926/106.49362) ATM Khaan Bank · Altanbulag 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.31964&mlon=106.49408#map=17/50.31964/106.49408) Petrol pump Петровис ШТС · Altanbulag 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.30598&mlon=106.49573#map=17/50.30598/106.49573) Hotel Room from 10000T · Altanbulag 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.31746&mlon=106.49419#map=17/50.31746/106.49419) 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 Altanbulag Places mapped inside Altanbulag in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks1 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels4 - Restaurants2 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 Selenge Aimag - Baruunbu'ren - Bayangol - Cagaannuur - Javxlant - Mandal - Orxon - Orxontuul - Saixan - Sant - Shaamar - Su'xbaatar - Tu'shig - Xu'der - Xushaat - Yero'o - Zu'unburen ## Quick answers - Where is Altanbulag?In Selenge Aimag, Mongolia - What borders Altanbulag?Cagaannuur, Javxlant, Shaamar, Su'xbaatar, Tu'shig, Xu'der, Yero'o and Zu'unburen - How many villages are in Altanbulag?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Altanbulag?Settlements lie between 636 m and 800 m - What is the highest point in Altanbulag?Delgerhaan Uul (1,260 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Altanbulag?June to August - Where is the nearest bank to Altanbulag?Хаан Банк, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Altanbulag?Khaan Bank, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Altanbulag?Петровис ШТС, about 32 km from the centre - How many banks are in Altanbulag?1 mapped - How many ATMs are in Altanbulag?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Altanbulag?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Altanbulag?MN4304 (OCHA common operational dataset)