# Saixan Soum, Selenge Aimag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/saixan/ Soum · Selenge Aimag # Saixan Saixan is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Selenge Aimag. It covers **1,302.9 km²**. Its main town is Nomgon. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,303km² - 14mapped services - 878 mtypical elevation ## Where is Saixan? Saixan lies in [Selenge Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 7 other soums: [Bayangol](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/bayangol/), [Darxan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/darkhan-uul/darxan/), [Orxon](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/orxon/), [Orxon](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/darkhan-uul/orxon/), [Sant](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/sant/), [Xongor](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/darkhan-uul/xongor/) and [Xushaat](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/xushaat/). By area it is the 292nd largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 3.1% of [Selenge Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/). The centre of Saixan is about 181 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 105 km from Sühbaatar, the main town of Selenge Aimag. The centre point is at 49.3396° N, 105.7103° E. Local names: Сайхан . 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 Saixan Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Saixan. Settlements here lie between about 803 m and 879 m above sea level (median 878 m). - Dara Ehe Lamaiin Hiid - Holor - Hötöl - Khötöl - Nomgon 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 Saixan Named natural and historic features inside Saixan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains. - Yihe Nomogon · 1,222 m - Baga Homogon · 1,215 m - Tsahirtu Uul · 1,185 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 Saixan and the best time to visit In Saixan, the warmest month is Jul (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-20 °C). About 311 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (72 mm) and the driest Feb (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 -20 3 Feb -16 3 Mar -6 7 Apr 4 14 May 11 34 Jun 18 50 Jul 21 67 Aug 18 72 Sep 10 33 Oct 1 14 Nov -9 8 Dec -17 6 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Saixan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Saran-Enkh · Darxan 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.46003&mlon=105.96120#map=17/49.46003/105.96120) Bank Төрийн банк · Xongor 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.31142&mlon=105.92814#map=17/49.31142/105.92814) ATM Худалдаа хөгжлийн Банк · Darxan 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.46304&mlon=105.96749#map=17/49.46304/105.96749) Petrol pump ТЭС Петролеум · Xongor 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.37613&mlon=105.91375#map=17/49.37613/105.91375) Hotel Gunj Resort · Darxan 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.48670&mlon=105.92300#map=17/49.48670/105.92300) School 4-р сургууль · Darxan 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.49061&mlon=105.90914#map=17/49.49061/105.90914) College Дархан-Өргөө Политехникийн коллеж · Darxan 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.45851&mlon=105.96984#map=17/49.45851/105.96984) Police station Police station · Darxan 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.47961&mlon=105.93740#map=17/49.47961/105.93740) 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 Saixan Places mapped inside Saixan in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks5 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels3 - Schools2 - Restaurants1 - Police stations1 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 - Orxontuul - Sant - Shaamar - Su'xbaatar - Tu'shig - Xu'der - Xushaat - Yero'o - Zu'unburen ## Quick answers - Where is Saixan?In Selenge Aimag, Mongolia - What borders Saixan?Bayangol, Darxan, Orxon, Orxon, Sant, Xongor and Xushaat - How many villages are in Saixan?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Saixan?Settlements lie between 803 m and 879 m - What is the highest point in Saixan?Yihe Nomogon (1,222 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Saixan?May to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Saixan?Saran-Enkh, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Saixan?Төрийн банк, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Saixan?Худалдаа хөгжлийн Банк, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Saixan?ТЭС Петролеум, about 15 km from the centre - How many banks are in Saixan?5 mapped - How many ATMs are in Saixan?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Saixan?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Saixan?MN4331 (OCHA common operational dataset)