Mogzon
Могзон | |
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Coordinates: 51°44′N 111°58′E / 51.733°N 111.967°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai |
Administrative district | Khiloksky District |
Population | |
• Total | 3,856 |
• Estimate (2018)[2] | 3,410 (−11.6%) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 [3]) |
Postal code(s)[4] | |
OKTMO ID | 76647154051 |
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 Census);[1] 4,455 (2002 Census);[5] 6,368 (1989 Census).[6]
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 at 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.
Mogzon's population growth and industrial development was and is tied to railway infrastructure. Mogzon is a railway station of the Trans-Siberian Railway.
There is the museum of Mogzon's history founded in 1988.