# Cagaannuur Soum, Selenge Aimag – Villages & Map

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Soum · Selenge Aimag 

# Cagaannuur

Cagaannuur is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Selenge Aimag. It covers **3,797.9 km²**. Its main town is Huurch. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 3,798km²
- 782 mtypical elevation

## Where is Cagaannuur?

Cagaannuur lies in [Selenge Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 7 other soums: [Altanbulag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/altanbulag/), [Baruunbu'ren](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/baruunbu-ren/), [Selenge](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/selenge/), [Su'xbaatar](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/su-xbaatar/), [Tu'shig](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/tu-shig/), [Xushaat](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/xushaat/) and [Zu'unburen](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/zu-unburen/). By area it is the 160th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 9.2% of [Selenge Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/). The centre of Cagaannuur is about 266 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 85 km from Sühbaatar, the main town of Selenge Aimag. The centre point is at 49.9848° N, 105.0859° E. Local names: Цагааннуур .

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 Cagaannuur

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Cagaannuur. Settlements here lie between about 648 m and 931 m above sea level (median 782 m).

- Banga
- Erdeni Wangiin Hüryee
- Gachuurt taria brigad
- Hadatayn Bayshin
- Hitiin Bayshing
- Huurch
- Nomon Haan Lamaiin Hiid
- Tsagaannuur

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 Cagaannuur

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Huntsigta Gol
- Sabdan Gol
- Tsagaan Nuur

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains; 1 mountain pass.

- Usagiyn Gol Uul · 1,515 m
- Hamariin Dabaa · 1,272 m
- Hurte Uul · 1,012 m
- Salhitu · 926 m
- Dubhan Han Uul · 893 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 Cagaannuur and the best time to visit

In Cagaannuur, the warmest month is Jul (average 19 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-20 °C). About 356 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (86 mm) and the driest Jan (4 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 4 

Feb -17 4 

Mar -7 9 

Apr 3 17 

May 9 35 

Jun 17 57 

Jul 19 76 

Aug 16 86 

Sep 9 37 

Oct 0 16 

Nov -10 9 

Dec -18 7 

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

## Other soums in Selenge Aimag

- Altanbulag
- Baruunbu'ren
- Bayangol
- Javxlant
- Mandal
- Orxon
- Orxontuul
- Saixan
- Sant
- Shaamar
- Su'xbaatar
- Tu'shig
- Xu'der
- Xushaat
- Yero'o
- Zu'unburen

## Quick answers

- Where is Cagaannuur?In Selenge Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Cagaannuur?Altanbulag, Baruunbu'ren, Selenge, Su'xbaatar, Tu'shig, Xushaat and Zu'unburen
- How many villages are in Cagaannuur?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Cagaannuur?Settlements lie between 648 m and 931 m
- What is the highest point in Cagaannuur?Usagiyn Gol Uul (1,515 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Cagaannuur?June to August
- What is the P-code of Cagaannuur?MN4346 (OCHA common operational dataset)