# Erdene Soum, To'v Aimag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/erdene/ Soum · To'v Aimag # Erdene Erdene is a soum (district) of Mongolia in To'v Aimag. It covers **8,128.1 km²**. Its main town is Arhust. 21 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 19 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8,128km² - 19mapped services - 1,682 mtypical elevation ## Where is Erdene? Erdene lies in [To'v Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 10 other soums: [Arxust](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/arxust/), [Batsu'mber](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/batsu-mber/), [Bayan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/bayan/), [Bayandelger](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/bayandelger/), [Bayanzu'rx](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ulaanbaatar/bayanzu-rx/), [Mandal](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/mandal/), [Mo'ngonmorit](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/mo-ngonmorit/), [Nalaix](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ulaanbaatar/nalaix/), [Sergelen](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/sergelen/) and [Yero'o](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/selenge/yero-o/). By area it is the 39th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 11.0% of [To'v Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/). The centre of Erdene is about 69 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 82 km from Dzuunmod, the main town of To'v Aimag. The centre point is at 48.2898° N, 107.6202° E. Local names: Эрдэнэ . 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 Erdene Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in Erdene. Settlements here lie between about 1,475 m and 2,314 m above sea level (median 1,682 m). - Ajilchinii Horshoo - Arhust - Arjanchivlan - Asaralta - Balhin Chuluu - Bayagiin Dugang - Bayan Bulagiin Hural - Bayankhangai - Bulnayn Dugang - Dugan - Erdene - Jalmaiin - Janchivlingiyn Hiyd - Mayragtay - Narst - Shohoy - Subiin Chuluu - Suran Bulagiin Hural - Ulaan Dabaa - Uvurjanchivlan - Yelintey 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 Erdene Named natural and historic features inside Erdene, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 18 rivers and streams; 3 lakes. - Ara Hunjlg Gol - Baruun Bayan Gol - Dund Bayan Gol - Dzaan - Dzüün Bayan Gol - Ergitey Gol - Haagiin Gol - Hagiyn Har Nuur - Hayan Hongor Gol - Huhugulu Gol - Hure Gol - Höhö Nuur - Ih Ahayya Gol - Jadhayustu Gol - Mayrigtu Gol - Ohayya Gol - Oyushuin Nuur - Tarun Hulur Gol - Tsagaan Gol - Ulaan Eada Gol - Yusutu Gol ### Hills and mountains 17 mountains; 3 mountain passes. - Altan Olgiy Uul · 2,574 m - Alag Baavgayt Uul · 2,457 m - Gel Uul · 2,446 m - Sandhani Sardig Uul · 2,389 m - Oyutin Sardig Uul · 2,281 m - Hutal Davaa · 2,224 m - Hiidiin Sarĭdag · 2,104 m - Asralt Hayrhan · 2,025 m - Haltsaganiy Hada Uul · 1,991 m - Dzamte Uul · 1,918 m - Gurban Tologoy Uul · 1,866 m - Urtsa · 1,857 m - Agun Uul · 1,846 m - Höhö Chuluu · 1,719 m - Tahiltu Uul · 1,703 m - Jansite Uul · 1,696 m - Ulaan Davaa · 1,669 m - Darhad Uul · 1,636 m - Shara Tabuhor Uul · 1,634 m - Dengiyn Davaa · 1,607 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 Erdene and the best time to visit In Erdene, the warmest month is Jul (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-22 °C). About 359 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (80 mm) and the driest Jan (5 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 -22 5 Feb -19 6 Mar -11 10 Apr -2 15 May 5 38 Jun 13 61 Jul 15 80 Aug 13 78 Sep 6 34 Oct -3 16 Nov -13 10 Dec -20 7 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Erdene Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel Хагийн хар нуур /Lake of Khag/ · Erdene 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.18965&mlon=107.48749#map=17/48.18965/107.48749) College Mongolian University of Science and Technology · Erdene 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=48.53861&mlon=107.54417#map=17/48.53861/107.54417) 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 Erdene Places mapped inside Erdene in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Banks2 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels11 - Colleges and universities2 - Dental clinics1 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 - Altanbulag - Argalant - Arxust - Batsu'mber - Bayan - Bayan-O'njuul - Bayancagaan - Bayanchandmani - Bayancogt - Bayandelger - Bayanjargalan - Bayanxangai - Bornuur - Bu'ren - Ceel - Delgerxaan - Erdenesant - Jargalant - Lu'n - Mo'ngonmorit - O'ndorshireet - Sergelen - Su'mber - Ugtaalcaidam - Zaamar - Zuunmod ## Quick answers - Where is Erdene?In To'v Aimag, Mongolia - What borders Erdene?Arxust, Batsu'mber, Bayan, Bayandelger, Bayanzu'rx, Mandal, Mo'ngonmorit, Nalaix, Sergelen and Yero'o - How many villages are in Erdene?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Erdene?Settlements lie between 1,475 m and 2,314 m - What is the highest point in Erdene?Altan Olgiy Uul (2,574 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Erdene?June to August - How many hospitals are in Erdene?1 mapped - How many banks are in Erdene?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Erdene?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Erdene?MN4176 (OCHA common operational dataset)