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Mogzon, Khiloksky District, Zabaykalsky Krai

Coordinates: 51°44′N 111°58′E / 51.733°N 111.967°E / 51.733; 111.967
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51°44′N 111°58′E / 51.733°N 111.967°E / 51.733; 111.967

Mogzon (Russian: Могзон) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in the eastern part of Khiloksky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located at the confluence of the Khila and Khilok Rivers. Population: 3,856 (2010 Russian census);[1] 4,455 (2002 Census);[2] 6,368 (1989 Soviet census).[3]

History

Mogzonsky (Khilinsky) Arshan springs have been known to exist in this are since the end of the 19th century. A Buryat ulus of Mokzon (Мокзон) was located in the vicinity. In 1895, a railway station of Arshan (Аршан) was established. It was later moved to the area of modern Mogzon and given its present name. In 1938, it was granted urban-type settlement status.

Economy

Mogzon's population growth and industrial development was and is tied to railway infrastructure. Mogzon is a railway station of the Trans-Siberian Railway.

Culture

There is the museum of Mogzon's history founded in 1988.

References

Notes

  1. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  2. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  3. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

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