# Cagaanxairxan Soum, Zavkhan Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/cagaanxairxan/

Soum · Zavkhan Aimag 

# Cagaanxairxan

Cagaanxairxan is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Zavkhan Aimag. It covers **2,622.4 km²**. Its main town is Shiree. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2,622km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,880 mtypical elevation

## Where is Cagaanxairxan?

Cagaanxairxan lies in [Zavkhan Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 5 other soums: [Aldarxaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/aldarxaan/), [Cagaanchuluut](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/cagaanchuluut/), [Jargalan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/jargalan/), [Otgon](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/otgon/) and [Shilu'ustei](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/shilu-ustei/). By area it is the 236th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 3.2% of [Zavkhan Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/). The centre of Cagaanxairxan is about 771 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 41 km from Uliastay, the main town of Zavkhan Aimag. The centre point is at 47.4128° N, 96.6070° E. Local names: Цагаанхайрхан .

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 Cagaanxairxan

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Cagaanxairxan. Settlements here lie between about 1,828 m and 1,997 m above sea level (median 1,880 m).

- Agita Hüryee
- Duutayn Hüryee
- Shiree
- Tsagaan Khairkhan

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 Cagaanxairxan

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

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain pass.

- Gantsïn Davaa · 2,352 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 Cagaanxairxan and the best time to visit

In Cagaanxairxan, the warmest month is Jul (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-20 °C). About 241 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (55 mm) and the driest Jan (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
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- Jul
- Aug
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -20 4 

Feb -18 6 

Mar -10 7 

Apr -0 13 

May 6 19 

Jun 12 43 

Jul 15 55 

Aug 12 48 

Sep 5 20 

Oct -2 11 

Nov -11 9 

Dec -18 6 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cagaanxairxan

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Хаан Банк · Cagaanxairxan 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.49688&mlon=96.80056#map=17/47.49688/96.80056) 

Petrol pump ШТС · Uliastai 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.72831&mlon=96.86284#map=17/47.72831/96.86284) 

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 Cagaanxairxan

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

- Banks2

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 Zavkhan Aimag

- Aldarxaan
- Asgat
- Bayantes
- Bayanxairxan
- Cagaanchuluut
- Cecen-Uul
- Do'rvoljin
- Erdenexairxan
- Ider
- Ix-Uul
- No'mrog
- Otgon
- Santmargac
- Shilu'ustei
- Songino
- Telmen
- Tes
- Tosoncengel
- Tu'devtei
- Uliastai
- Urgamal
- Yaruu
- Zavxanmandal

## Quick answers

- Where is Cagaanxairxan?In Zavkhan Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Cagaanxairxan?Aldarxaan, Cagaanchuluut, Jargalan, Otgon and Shilu'ustei
- How many villages are in Cagaanxairxan?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Cagaanxairxan?Settlements lie between 1,828 m and 1,997 m
- What is the highest point in Cagaanxairxan?Gantsïn Davaa (2,352 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Cagaanxairxan?June to August
- Where is the nearest bank to Cagaanxairxan?Хаан Банк, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cagaanxairxan?ШТС, about 40 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Cagaanxairxan?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Cagaanxairxan?MN8155 (OCHA common operational dataset)