Gorkhon Explained

Official Name:Gorkhon
Native Name:Горхон
Settlement Type:Settlement
Pushpin Map:Russia Buryatia#Russia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Russia
Subdivision Name1:Republic of Buryatia
Subdivision Name3:Zaigrayevsky District
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Utc Offset1:+8:00
Coordinates:51.55°N 155°W[1]

Gorkhon (Russian: Горхон) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Zaigrayevsky District, Republic of Buryatia, Russia. The population was 1,463 as of 2010.[2] There are 16 streets.

Geography

Gorkhon is located 58 km southeast of Zaigrayevo (the district's administrative centre) by road. Lesozavodskoy is the nearest rural locality.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://mapdata.ru/buryatiya/zaigraevskiy-rayon/ Карта Заиграевского района Бурятии
  2. Всероссийские переписи населения 2002 и 2010 годов
  3. http://allroutes.ru/rasstoyanie_gorhon_zaigraevo Расстояние от Горхона до Заиграева