# Orxontuul Soum, Selenge Aimag – Villages & Map

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

Soum · Selenge Aimag 

# Orxontuul

Orxontuul is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Selenge Aimag. It covers **2,956.6 km²**. Its main town is Orhontuul. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2,957km²
- 2mapped services
- 858 mtypical elevation

## Where is Orxontuul?

Orxontuul lies in [Selenge Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 7 other soums: [Baruunbu'ren](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/baruunbu-ren/), [Bu'regxangai](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/bu-regxangai/), [Ceel](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/ceel/), [Jargalant](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/jargalant/), [Orxon](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/orxon/), [Orxon](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/orxon/) and [Zaamar](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/zaamar/). By area it is the 215th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 7.1% of [Selenge Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/). The centre of Orxontuul is about 170 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 178 km from Sühbaatar, the main town of Selenge Aimag. The centre point is at 48.8255° N, 105.0384° E. Local names: Орхонтуул .

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 Orxontuul

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Orxontuul. Settlements here lie between about 745 m and 1,126 m above sea level (median 858 m).

- Chuluuta
- Dara Eheiin Jisa Dugang
- Haltariin Dugang
- Högshinii Dugang
- Ongon
- Orhontuul
- Orkhontuul
- Saraiin Dugang
- Shabartayn Hiid
- Shara Usanii Dugang
- Tsagaan Tohoy Dugang
- Yargay
- Öldzeyte Nogoon Hiid
- Орхонтуул ᠣᠷᠬᠤᠨᠲᠤᠤᠯᠠ

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 Orxontuul

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Burgaltay Gol
- Hangal Gol
- Tuul Gol

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Höhö Hadata Uul · 1,182 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 Orxontuul and the best time to visit

In Orxontuul, the warmest month is Jul (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-19 °C). About 308 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (73 mm) and the driest Jan (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -19 3 

Feb -16 3 

Mar -5 7 

Apr 4 13 

May 11 31 

Jun 18 52 

Jul 20 73 

Aug 17 70 

Sep 10 30 

Oct 1 13 

Nov -9 8 

Dec -17 5 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Orxontuul

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

- Pharmacies2

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
- Mandal
- Orxon
- Saixan
- Sant
- Shaamar
- Su'xbaatar
- Tu'shig
- Xu'der
- Xushaat
- Yero'o
- Zu'unburen

## Quick answers

- Where is Orxontuul?In Selenge Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Orxontuul?Baruunbu'ren, Bu'regxangai, Ceel, Jargalant, Orxon, Orxon and Zaamar
- How many villages are in Orxontuul?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Orxontuul?Settlements lie between 745 m and 1,126 m
- What is the highest point in Orxontuul?Höhö Hadata Uul (1,182 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Orxontuul?May to September
- What is the P-code of Orxontuul?MN4328 (OCHA common operational dataset)