Tungokochen Explained

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:

Geography

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]

History

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://ez.chita.ru/encycl/concepts/?id=6672 Тунгокочен, Small Encyclopedia of Transbaikalia
  2. http://wikimapia.org/20502237/ru/%D0%90%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82-%D0%A2%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD Аэропорт Тунгокочен