# Erdenecagaan Soum, Sukhbaatar Aimag – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/sukhbaatar/erdenecagaan/ Soum · Sukhbaatar Aimag # Erdenecagaan Erdenecagaan is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Sukhbaatar Aimag. It covers **16,932.2 km²**. Its main town is Chonogol. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 16,932km² - 2mapped services - 1,014 mtypical elevation ## Where is Erdenecagaan? Erdenecagaan lies in [Sukhbaatar Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/sukhbaatar/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 4 other soums: [Asgat](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/sukhbaatar/asgat/), [Dariganga](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/sukhbaatar/dariganga/), [Matad](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/matad/) and [Su'xbaatar](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/sukhbaatar/su-xbaatar/). By area it is the 9th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 20.6% of [Sukhbaatar Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/sukhbaatar/). The centre of Erdenecagaan is about 679 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 179 km from Baruun-Urt, the main town of Sukhbaatar Aimag. The centre point is at 46.0021° N, 115.3882° E. Local names: Эрдэнэцагаан . 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 Erdenecagaan Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Erdenecagaan. Settlements here lie between about 789 m and 1,074 m above sea level (median 1,014 m). - Bichigtiin boomt - Biruuta - Chonogol - Dzotol - Erdenetsagaan - Erigtsegiin Örtöö - Hulasatayn Suma - Höhöteyn Dugang - Jargalant bag - Shovdol bag - Ürteiin Suma 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 Erdenecagaan Named natural and historic features inside Erdenecagaan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Adagiin Gol - Baruun Hobudo Gol - Baruun Nohoton Gol - Chono Gol - Dzüün Nohoton Gol - Gobiin Nuur - Tsagaan Deresen Gol ### Hills and mountains 29 mountains; 3 hills. - Jargalant Uul · 1,559 m - Senjitiyn Öndör · 1,504 m - Dzüün Jargalant Uul · 1,436 m - Bayan Örgön Uul · 1,428 m - Arvayt Tolgoy · 1,413 m - Emeel Tolgoy · 1,388 m - Guniy Uhaa · 1,361 m - Tsaydam Uul · 1,282 m - Dzotol Haan Uul · 1,210 m - Gurvan Hürd Uul · 1,210 m - Dzamïn Ovoo · 1,179 m - Hao-le-pao · 1,173 m - Gangatïn Holboo Tolgoy · 1,158 m - Hamar Dzamt Uul · 1,145 m - La-ma-hai-yin-ao-pao-wu-la · 1,132 m - Bayan Öndör · 1,109 m - Arutatoin Nuruu · 1,067 m - Dörvölj Uul · 987 m - Tsagaan Chuluut · 973 m - Tsagaan Uula · 960 m - Tsagaan Chuluuta Uula · 956 m - Baruun Ulaan Tolgoy · 877 m - Bichigt Tolgoy · 861 m - Üdzüür Tolgoy · 861 m …and 8 more. 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 Erdenecagaan and the best time to visit In Erdenecagaan, the warmest month is Jul (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-18 °C). About 259 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (63 mm) and the driest Jan (2 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 -18 2 Feb -14 3 Mar -5 5 Apr 4 11 May 12 27 Jun 18 52 Jul 22 63 Aug 19 49 Sep 12 26 Oct 2 10 Nov -8 6 Dec -16 5 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Erdenecagaan Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump Ник · Erdenecagaan 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=45.90474&mlon=115.37376#map=17/45.90474/115.37376) 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 Erdenecagaan Places mapped inside Erdenecagaan in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps2 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 Sukhbaatar Aimag - Asgat - Baruun-Urt - Bayandelger - Dariganga - Mo'nxxaan - Naran - Ongon - Su'xbaatar - Tu'mencogt - Tu'vshinshiree - Uulbayan - Xalzan ## Quick answers - Where is Erdenecagaan?In Sukhbaatar Aimag, Mongolia - What borders Erdenecagaan?Asgat, Dariganga, Matad and Su'xbaatar - How many villages are in Erdenecagaan?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Erdenecagaan?Settlements lie between 789 m and 1,074 m - What is the highest point in Erdenecagaan?Jargalant Uul (1,559 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Erdenecagaan?May to September - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Erdenecagaan?Ник, about 11 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Erdenecagaan?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Erdenecagaan?MN2237 (OCHA common operational dataset)