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

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Soum · To'v Aimag 

# Erdenesant

Erdenesant is a soum (district) of Mongolia in To'v Aimag. It covers **3,103.3 km²**. Its main town is Ulaanhudag. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,103km²
- 9mapped services
- 1,330 mtypical elevation

## Where is Erdenesant?

Erdenesant lies in [To'v Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 7 other soums: [Bayannuur](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/bayannuur/), [Bu'rd](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/ovorkhangai/bu-rd/), [Bu'ren](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/bu-ren/), [Dashinchilen](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/dashinchilen/), [Delgerxaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/delgerxaan/), [O'ndorshireet](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/o-ndorshireet/) and [Rashaant](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bulgan/rashaant/). By area it is the 207th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 4.2% of [To'v Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/to-v/). The centre of Erdenesant is about 194 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 192 km from Dzuunmod, the main town of To'v Aimag. The centre point is at 47.2585° N, 104.4868° E. Local names: Эрдэнэсант .

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 Erdenesant

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Erdenesant. The largest with a recorded population: Ulaanhudag (1,500). Settlements here lie between about 1,221 m and 1,504 m above sea level (median 1,330 m).

- Bataiin Hiid
- Debsegiin Hüryee
- Erdenesant
- Hangindagiin Hiid
- Mursan Hural
- Ugalz bag
- Ulaanhudag

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 Erdenesant

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Bichigteyn Gol

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains.

- Shara Ovoo Uul · 1,948 m
- Bat Haan Uul · 1,828 m
- Yihe Horgo Uul · 1,214 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 Erdenesant and the best time to visit

In Erdenesant, the warmest month is Jul (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-18 °C). About 242 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (60 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 7 

Apr 4 10 

May 10 21 

Jun 17 44 

Jul 20 60 

Aug 17 55 

Sep 10 20 

Oct 1 9 

Nov -8 7 

Dec -16 3 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Erdenesant

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Төрийн банк · Erdenesant 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.32958&mlon=104.49518#map=17/47.32958/104.49518) 

Petrol pump МТ · Erdenesant 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.33777&mlon=104.47232#map=17/47.33777/104.47232) 

Hotel Угалзат · Erdenesant 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.34441&mlon=104.48824#map=17/47.34441/104.48824) 

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 Erdenesant

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

- Banks2
- Petrol pumps4
- Hotels1
- Restaurants2

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
- Erdene
- Jargalant
- Lu'n
- Mo'ngonmorit
- O'ndorshireet
- Sergelen
- Su'mber
- Ugtaalcaidam
- Zaamar
- Zuunmod

## Quick answers

- Where is Erdenesant?In To'v Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Erdenesant?Bayannuur, Bu'rd, Bu'ren, Dashinchilen, Delgerxaan, O'ndorshireet and Rashaant
- How many villages are in Erdenesant?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Erdenesant?Settlements lie between 1,221 m and 1,504 m
- What is the highest point in Erdenesant?Shara Ovoo Uul (1,948 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Erdenesant?May to September
- Where is the nearest bank to Erdenesant?Төрийн банк, about 7.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Erdenesant?МТ, about 8.9 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Erdenesant?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Erdenesant?4 mapped
- What is the P-code of Erdenesant?MN4179 (OCHA common operational dataset)