# Naran Soum, Sukhbaatar Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/sukhbaatar/naran/

Soum · Sukhbaatar Aimag 

# Naran

Naran is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Sukhbaatar Aimag. It covers **3,368.9 km²**. Its main town is Hongor. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,369km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,247 mtypical elevation

## Where is Naran?

Naran lies in [Sukhbaatar Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/sukhbaatar/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 2 other soums: [Dariganga](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/sukhbaatar/dariganga/) and [Ongon](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/sukhbaatar/ongon/). By area it is the 186th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 4.1% of [Sukhbaatar Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/sukhbaatar/). The centre of Naran is about 601 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 174 km from Baruun-Urt, the main town of Sukhbaatar Aimag. The centre point is at 45.1328° N, 113.6336° E. Local names: Наран .

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 Naran

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Naran. Settlements here lie between about 1,191 m and 1,368 m above sea level (median 1,247 m).

- Bayan bag
- Budangiin Hiid
- Hongor
- Hudagiin Hiid
- Moltsog Hiid
- Naran
- Sayn Hudagiin Hiid
- Süteyn Hiid

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 Naran

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

### Water

5 lakes; 1 river or stream.

- Bayan Gol
- Dund Shuut
- Har Nuur
- Hashaatïn Har Nuur
- Honhor Nuur
- Tuybatayn Nuur

### Hills and mountains

10 hills; 4 mountains.

- Bogd Uul · 1,598 m
- Pu-tun-t’ao-le-kai · 1,461 m
- Hashaat Uul · 1,430 m
- Hadat · 1,419 m
- Hangilagiyn Har Tolgoy · 1,394 m
- Dzüün Har Am · 1,373 m
- Hei-lin-ch’a-kan-t’ao-le-kai · 1,318 m
- Tagiyn Tsagaan Tolgoy · 1,306 m
- Hureet Orvon · 1,294 m
- Nugastayn Tsagaan Tolgoy · 1,285 m
- Holboo Tolgoy · 1,270 m
- Haylastayn Am · 1,252 m
- Golïn Uhaa · 1,196 m
- Uur Chuluu · 1,143 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 Naran and the best time to visit

In Naran, the warmest month is Jul (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-18 °C). About 208 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (48 mm) and the driest Jan (1 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 1 

Feb -15 2 

Mar -6 4 

Apr 3 9 

May 11 23 

Jun 18 44 

Jul 21 48 

Aug 19 38 

Sep 11 23 

Oct 2 9 

Nov -8 4 

Dec -17 3 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Naran

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Petrol pump ШТС · Naran 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=45.13259&mlon=113.67943#map=17/45.13259/113.67943) 

School Сургууль · Dariganga 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=45.30375&mlon=113.84698#map=17/45.30375/113.84698) 

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 Naran

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

- Petrol pumps1

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
- Erdenecagaan
- Mo'nxxaan
- Ongon
- Su'xbaatar
- Tu'mencogt
- Tu'vshinshiree
- Uulbayan
- Xalzan

## Quick answers

- Where is Naran?In Sukhbaatar Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Naran?Dariganga and Ongon
- How many villages are in Naran?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Naran?Settlements lie between 1,191 m and 1,368 m
- What is the highest point in Naran?Bogd Uul (1,598 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Naran?May to September
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Naran?ШТС, about 3.6 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Naran?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Naran?MN2216 (OCHA common operational dataset)