Verkh-Usugli Explained

En Name:Verkh-Usugli
Ru Name:Верх-Усугли
Coordinates:52.6833°N 126°W
Map Label Position:bottom
Federal Subject:Zabaykalsky Krai
Adm District Jur:Tungokochensky District
Adm Ctr Of:Tungokochensky District
Inhabloc Cat:Rural locality
Inhabloc Type:Selo
Pop 2010Census:2624
Date:April 2013

Verkh-Usugli (Russian: Верх-Усугли) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Tungokochensky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. Population:

Geography

The village is about 320 km northeast of the regional capital Chita. It is on the bank of the Usugli River.[1]

History

The founding of the village is associated with the discovery in 1936 of the Usuglinsky fluorite deposit by S. K. Sobolev. In 1959-66, the Usugli mine was constructed. The capital of Tungokochensky District was moved to Verkh-Usugli from Tungokochen in 1976.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://ez.chita.ru/encycl/concepts/?id=181 Verkh-Usugli