Tegda Explained

Official Name:Tegda
Native Name:Тэгда
Settlement Type:Selo
Pushpin Map:Russia Buryatia#Russia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Russia
Subdivision Name1:Republic of Buryatia
Subdivision Name3:Khorinsky District
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Utc Offset1:+8:00
Coordinates:52.3833°N 163°W[1]

Tegda (Russian: Тэгда; Buriat: Тээгдэ, Teegde) is a rural locality (a selo) in Khorinsky District, Republic of Buryatia, Russia. The population was 1,756 as of 2010.[2] There are 29 streets.

Geography

The selo is located 90 km northwest of the regional center, the village of Khorinsk, on the left bank of the Kurba River, at the confluence of its left tributary, the Tegda River.

History

Founded in 1928 by the decision of the land cultivation partnership (TOZ). In 1929, an agricultural commune was formed. In 1932, the Shene Azhal (New Labor) agricultural artel was created, later a collective farm. In 1939, the Kurbinsky timber industry enterprise was founded. In 1961, the Kurbinsky state farm was formed.

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Notes and References

  1. https://mapdata.ru/buryatiya/horinskiy-rayon/ Карта Хоринского района Бурятии
  2. Всероссийские переписи населения 2002 и 2010 годов