# Mandal Soum, Selenge Aimag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/mandal/

Soum · Selenge Aimag 

# Mandal

Mandal is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Selenge Aimag. It covers **4,843.2 km²**. Its main town is Dzüünkharaa. 19 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 16 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4,843km²
- 16mapped services
- 1,007 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mandal?

Mandal lies in [Selenge Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 7 other soums: [Batsu'mber](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/batsu-mber/), [Bayangol](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/bayangol/), [Bornuur](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/bornuur/), [Erdene](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/erdene/), [Sharyngol](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/darkhan-uul/sharyngol/), [Xongor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/darkhan-uul/xongor/) and [Yero'o](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/yero-o/). By area it is the 113th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 11.7% of [Selenge Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/). The centre of Mandal is about 108 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 164 km from Sühbaatar, the main town of Selenge Aimag. The centre point is at 48.8678° N, 107.0743° E. Local names: Мандал .

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 Mandal

Open gazetteers list **19 villages, towns and localities** in Mandal. The largest with a recorded population: Dzüünharaa (18,830). Settlements here lie between about 867 m and 1,516 m above sea level (median 1,007 m).

- Balji
- Boroiin Dugang
- Dahashaa
- Daritayn Dugang
- Dzüünharaa
- Dzüünkharaa
- Herh
- Mandal
- Narasatayn Oros
- Orhirogiin Dugang
- Shabartayn Dugang
- Tarniin amralt
- Tunhiliin Hüryee
- Tunkhel
- Tünhel
- Uhiduud
- Zuunkharaa
- Минжийн хангай ᠮᠢᠨᠵᠢ ᠢᠢᠨ ᠬᠠᠩᠭᠠᠢ
- Хэрх ᠬᠡᠷᠬᠡ

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 Mandal

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

### Water

11 rivers and streams.

- Artsatuinaina Gol
- Balji Gol
- Chuluut Gol
- Harahu Gol
- Horin Gol
- Huyn Gol
- Ihchuluut Gol
- Itemiin Gol
- Tünheliyn Gol
- Yöstiy Gol
- Üüremiin Gol

### Hills and mountains

16 mountains; 4 mountain passes.

- Salinchita · 1,977 m
- Chim Chulu Uul · 1,934 m
- Ulichi · 1,920 m
- Ara Mataha · 1,779 m
- Nurriyn Shibilogtu Uul · 1,752 m
- Artsatu Uul · 1,628 m
- Chigchiyn Dog Uul · 1,628 m
- Pagan Tologoyn Davaa · 1,579 m
- Buhuin Har Uul · 1,560 m
- Dutugtu Uul · 1,542 m
- Uruley Bom Uul · 1,529 m
- Narin Davaa · 1,520 m
- Tsagara Uul · 1,502 m
- Noyon Uul · 1,487 m
- Ih Mandal Uul · 1,462 m
- Dabaatayn Dabaa · 1,409 m
- Hegsu Uul · 1,384 m
- Tahilga Uul · 1,355 m
- Dahhur Uul · 1,225 m
- Urtaiin Dabaa · 1,214 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 Mandal and the best time to visit

In Mandal, the warmest month is Jul (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-20 °C). About 340 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (77 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 5 

Mar -8 9 

Apr 1 15 

May 8 38 

Jun 16 55 

Jul 18 70 

Aug 16 77 

Sep 9 35 

Oct -1 16 

Nov -10 10 

Dec -18 7 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mandal

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

- Hospitals4
- Hotels3
- Schools4
- Restaurants5

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

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Mandal?In Selenge Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Mandal?Batsu'mber, Bayangol, Bornuur, Erdene, Sharyngol, Xongor and Yero'o
- How many villages are in Mandal?19 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mandal?Settlements lie between 867 m and 1,516 m
- What is the highest point in Mandal?Salinchita (1,977 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Mandal?June to August
- How many hospitals are in Mandal?4 mapped
- What is the P-code of Mandal?MN4322 (OCHA common operational dataset)