Tungokochen
Tungokochen
Тунгокочен | |
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Location of Tungokochen Tungokochen (Zabaykalsky Krai) | |
| Coordinates: 53°32′01″N 115°36′58″E / 53.53361°N 115.61611°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai |
| Administrative district | Tungokochensky District |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2021) | 835 ) |
| • Capital of | Tungokochensky Rayon |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  ) |
| Postal code | 674110 |
| OKTMO ID | 76644455101 |
Tungokochen (Russian: Тунгокочен) is a rural locality in Tungokochensky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. Population: 835 (2021 census); 955 (2002 census); 1,105 (1989 Soviet census).
Geography
The village is about 141 km (88 mi) 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.
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.