A herdsman in Malchin, Mongolia.

Malchin is a tribal entity in an administrative and territorial unit in the western part of Mongolia. The area of Malchin is 4 thousand km². The population of soum is sharply decreasing and is 2,349 people in 2010. On territory of Malchin there are ethnic groups such as: Derbets, Bayats, Kholons.

Tsalgar village is located 1,300 km from Ulaanbaatar, 102 km from the central city of Ulaangom. In Malchin have is a school, a hospital, cultural and shopping centers.

The climate is sharply continental, cold steppe climate. Annual precipitation 300 mm, in valleys 60 - 100 mm. The rainiest month is August with an average rainfall of 53 mm, and the driest month is March with a precipitation of 4 mm. In Malchin, the average temperature of January is 22°C, the average temperature of July is +24°C. A lot of rainfall falls in summer, and in spring and autumn it snows. Winters are dry, with minimal snowfall.