# Otgon Soum, Zavkhan Aimag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/otgon/ Soum · Zavkhan Aimag # Otgon Otgon is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Zavkhan Aimag. It covers **5,663.4 km²**. Its main town is Buyant. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5,663km² - 4mapped services - 2,316 mtypical elevation ## Where is Otgon? Otgon lies in [Zavkhan Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 9 other soums: [Aldarxaan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/aldarxaan/), [Bayanbulag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/bayanbulag/), [Cagaanxairxan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/cagaanxairxan/), [Caxir](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/arxangai/caxir/), [Delger](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/delger/), [Gurvanbulag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/bayankhongor/gurvanbulag/), [Ider](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/ider/), [Shilu'ustei](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/shilu-ustei/) and [Tosoncengel](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/tosoncengel/). By area it is the 82nd largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 6.9% of [Zavkhan Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/). The centre of Otgon is about 684 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 89 km from Uliastay, the main town of Zavkhan Aimag. The centre point is at 47.2710° N, 97.8038° E. Local names: Отгон . 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 Otgon Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Otgon. Settlements here lie between about 2,155 m and 2,721 m above sea level (median 2,316 m). - Buyant - Goliin Hüryee - Haltariin Hüryee - Otgon - Sangiin Dalay Hüryee 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 Otgon Named natural and historic features inside Otgon, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Buyant Gol - Shar Us Gol ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains. - Otgon Tenger Uul · 3,901 m - Huyagta Uula · 3,164 m - Eleseteyn Nuruu · 2,919 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 Otgon and the best time to visit In Otgon, the warmest month is Jul (average 12 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-22 °C). About 246 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (58 mm) and the driest Jan (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan -22 4 Feb -20 5 Mar -12 7 Apr -2 13 May 3 20 Jun 10 46 Jul 12 58 Aug 10 50 Sep 3 19 Oct -5 11 Nov -13 8 Dec -20 6 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Otgon Need Nearest mapped Distance Bank Khan Bank · Otgon 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.20909&mlon=97.60615#map=17/47.20909/97.60615) Petrol pump ШТС · Otgon 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.20962&mlon=97.60237#map=17/47.20962/97.60237) 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 Otgon Places mapped inside Otgon in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks2 - Petrol pumps2 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 - Cagaanxairxan - Cecen-Uul - Do'rvoljin - Erdenexairxan - Ider - Ix-Uul - No'mrog - Santmargac - Shilu'ustei - Songino - Telmen - Tes - Tosoncengel - Tu'devtei - Uliastai - Urgamal - Yaruu - Zavxanmandal ## Quick answers - Where is Otgon?In Zavkhan Aimag, Mongolia - What borders Otgon?Aldarxaan, Bayanbulag, Cagaanxairxan, Caxir, Delger, Gurvanbulag, Ider, Shilu'ustei and Tosoncengel - How many villages are in Otgon?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Otgon?Settlements lie between 2,155 m and 2,721 m - What is the highest point in Otgon?Otgon Tenger Uul (3,901 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Otgon?July - Where is the nearest bank to Otgon?Khan Bank, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Otgon?ШТС, about 17 km from the centre - How many banks are in Otgon?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Otgon?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Otgon?MN8131 (OCHA common operational dataset)