En Name: | Tungokochen |
Ru Name: | Тунгокочен |
Coordinates: | 53.5336°N 115.6161°W |
Map Label Position: | bottom |
Federal Subject: | Zabaykalsky Krai |
Adm District Jur: | Tungokochensky District |
Adm Ctr Of: | Tungokochensky Rayon |
Inhabloc Cat: | Rural locality |
Inhabloc Type: | Selo |
Pop 2021Census: | 835 |
Tungokochen (Russian: Тунгокочен) is a rural locality in Tungokochensky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. Population:
The village is about 141km (88miles) NNE of the district administrative center of Verkh-Usugli. It lies on the left bank of the Karenga river, to the southeast of the slopes of the Yablonoi Mountains.[1]
Tungokochen was founded in the 1930s as the capital of Tungokochensky District. In 1976, the administrative center was moved to the village of Verkh-Usugli. The village had an airport which was functional until the 1990s.[1] [2]