# Altanbulag Soum, To'v Aimag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

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Soum · To'v Aimag 

# Altanbulag

Altanbulag is a soum (district) of Mongolia in To'v Aimag. It covers **5,672.3 km²**. Its main town is Altanbulag. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5,672km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,287 mtypical elevation

## Where is Altanbulag?

Altanbulag lies in [To'v Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 9 other soums: [Argalant](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/argalant/), [Bayan-O'njuul](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/bayan-o-njuul/), [Bayancagaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/bayancagaan/), [Bayanxangai](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/bayanxangai/), [Lu'n](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/lu-n/), [O'ndorshireet](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/o-ndorshireet/), [Sergelen](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/sergelen/), [Songinoxairxan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ulaanbaatar/songinoxairxan/) and [Xan-Uul](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ulaanbaatar/xan-uul/). By area it is the 81st largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 7.7% of [To'v Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/). The centre of Altanbulag is about 79 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 72 km from Dzuunmod, the main town of To'v Aimag. The centre point is at 47.4637° N, 106.0613° E. Local names: Алтанбулаг .

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 Altanbulag

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Altanbulag. Settlements here lie between about 1,099 m and 1,385 m above sea level (median 1,287 m).

- Altanbulag
- Boro Öndör Hiid
- Buhuugiin Hural
- Daaga Yarimpil Hiid
- Gindeliin Hüryee
- Olon Shandanii Jisa
- Tariat
- Taryaatayn Süme

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 Altanbulag

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

### Hills and mountains

6 mountains.

- Nalgar Uul · 1,791 m
- Hayrhan Büridenii Uula · 1,727 m
- Ibegeelte Uula · 1,720 m
- Olon Ovoo Uul · 1,638 m
- Shireete Uula · 1,523 m
- Honito · 1,400 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 Altanbulag and the best time to visit

In Altanbulag, the warmest month is Jul (average 19 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-20 °C). About 235 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (59 mm) and the driest Jan (2 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 2 

Feb -16 3 

Mar -7 5 

Apr 2 9 

May 9 23 

Jun 16 41 

Jul 19 59 

Aug 16 54 

Sep 9 20 

Oct 0 8 

Nov -10 6 

Dec -18 3 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Altanbulag

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

- Schools1
- Restaurants1

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 To'v Aimag

- Argalant
- Arxust
- Batsu'mber
- Bayan
- Bayan-O'njuul
- Bayancagaan
- Bayanchandmani
- Bayancogt
- Bayandelger
- Bayanjargalan
- Bayanxangai
- Bornuur
- Bu'ren
- Ceel
- Delgerxaan
- Erdene
- Erdenesant
- Jargalant
- Lu'n
- Mo'ngonmorit
- O'ndorshireet
- Sergelen
- Su'mber
- Ugtaalcaidam
- Zaamar
- Zuunmod

## Quick answers

- Where is Altanbulag?In To'v Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Altanbulag?Argalant, Bayan-O'njuul, Bayancagaan, Bayanxangai, Lu'n, O'ndorshireet, Sergelen, Songinoxairxan and Xan-Uul
- How many villages are in Altanbulag?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Altanbulag?Settlements lie between 1,099 m and 1,385 m
- What is the highest point in Altanbulag?Nalgar Uul (1,791 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Altanbulag?June to August
- What is the P-code of Altanbulag?MN4104 (OCHA common operational dataset)