# Shilu'ustei Soum, Zavkhan Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/shilu-ustei/

Soum · Zavkhan Aimag 

# Shilu'ustei

Shilu'ustei is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Zavkhan Aimag. It covers **3,043.0 km²**. Its main town is Balgatay. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,043km²
- 2mapped services
- 2,398 mtypical elevation

## Where is Shilu'ustei?

Shilu'ustei lies in [Zavkhan Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 5 other soums: [Cagaanchuluut](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/cagaanchuluut/), [Cagaanxairxan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/cagaanxairxan/), [Delger](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/delger/), [Otgon](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/otgon/) and [Taishir](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/taishir/). By area it is the 210th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 3.7% of [Zavkhan Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/). The centre of Shilu'ustei is about 735 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 90 km from Uliastay, the main town of Zavkhan Aimag. The centre point is at 46.9711° N, 97.1988° E. Local names: Шилүүстэй .

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 Shilu'ustei

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Shilu'ustei. Settlements here lie between about 2,342 m and 2,407 m above sea level (median 2,398 m).

- Balgatay
- Santayn Hüryee
- Shiluustei
- Örgön Shirigiin 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).

## Weather in Shilu'ustei and the best time to visit

In Shilu'ustei, the warmest month is Jul (average 14 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-21 °C). About 199 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (48 mm) and the driest Jan (3 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 -21 3 

Feb -18 4 

Mar -10 5 

Apr -1 9 

May 5 16 

Jun 12 41 

Jul 14 48 

Aug 12 41 

Sep 5 16 

Oct -3 8 

Nov -12 5 

Dec -18 4 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Shilu'ustei

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Khan Bank · Shilu'ustei 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.79790&mlon=97.19566#map=17/46.79790/97.19566) 

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 Shilu'ustei

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

- Banks1
- Pharmacies1

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
- Otgon
- Santmargac
- Songino
- Telmen
- Tes
- Tosoncengel
- Tu'devtei
- Uliastai
- Urgamal
- Yaruu
- Zavxanmandal

## Quick answers

- Where is Shilu'ustei?In Zavkhan Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Shilu'ustei?Cagaanchuluut, Cagaanxairxan, Delger, Otgon and Taishir
- How many villages are in Shilu'ustei?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Shilu'ustei?Settlements lie between 2,342 m and 2,407 m
- What is the best time to visit Shilu'ustei?June to August
- Where is the nearest bank to Shilu'ustei?Khan Bank, about 19 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Shilu'ustei?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Shilu'ustei?MN8164 (OCHA common operational dataset)