Borsja

This article covers the city of Borsja. The river of the same name is described under Borsja (river) .

city Borzya Borzya flag coat of arms Federal district far East region Transbaikalia Rajon Borsja head Vladimir Peshkov Founded 18th century City since 1950 surface 184  km² population 31,379 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 171 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 680  m Time zone UTC + 9 Telephone code (+7) 30233 Post Code 674600 License Plate 75, 80 OKATO 76 209 501 Geographical location Coordinates 50 ° 23 '  N , 116 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 23 '0 "  N , 116 ° 32' 0"  E

Situation in Russia

Location in the Transbaikalia region

List of cities in Russia

Borsja ( Russian Борзя ) is a city in the Transbaikalia region ( Russia ) with 31,379 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located in the steppes of southern Transbaikalia , a good 40 km from the border with Mongolia and 70 km from the border with China , about 400 km southeast of the regional capital Chita , on the Borsja River , a right tributary of the Onon .

The city of Borsja is administratively directly subordinate to the region and at the same time the administrative center of the Rajon of the same name .

history

A settlement in the area of ​​today's city was established in the 18th century. After the opening of the railway line in 1899, the larger settlement around the station developed into a traffic and trading center of the southeastern Transbaikalia. In 1900 the settlement was officially named Suworowski , after the Russian general Alexander Suworow . However, this name did not become common, and the place continued to be called, like the train station, after the river Borsja of the same name. In 1950 the place received city rights under this name.

Population development

year	Residents
1939	10,340
1959	23,680
1970	27,815
1979	35,817
1989	36,373
2002	31,460
2010	31,379

Note: census data

Culture and sights

Southwest of the city, near the Mongolian border, is the Daurian nature reserve (biosphere reserve).

Economy and Infrastructure

In addition to railway workshops, Borsja has businesses in the food industry, in particular the meat industry based on the surrounding cattle breeding area.

Northwest of the city, near Scherlowaya Gora , the Charanor opencast mine is used to mine lignite , which is used to generate electricity in the thermal power station of the same name near Jasnogorsk belonging to the OGK-3 .

The headquarters of the 36th Army of the Russian Land Forces is located in Borsja .

Borsja is a station on the original route of the Trans-Siberian Railway (the former Chinese Eastern Railway , today Karymskaja - Sabaikalsk / Chinese border). A branch line branches off here via Solovyovsk to Choibalsan in eastern Mongolia. By Borzya the following the railway remote road leads A166 , which here from the regional road R430 Nerchinsky Zavod is crossed -Solowjowsk / Mongolian border. The city has a small airport.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)

Web links

Commons : Borsja  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Unofficial city portal (Russian)