Nikolsk (Muchorschibir)

Federal district	far East
republic	Buryatia
Rajon	Muchorschibir
First mention	1737
Time zone	UTC + 8
Telephone code	(+7) 30143
Post Code	671352
License Plate	03
OKATO	81 236 830 001
Geographical location
Coordinates	51 ° 11 ' N , 108 ° 19' E Coordinates: 51 ° 11 '17 " N , 108 ° 19' 29" E
	Situation in Russia
	Location in Buryatia

Nikolsk ( Russian Никольск) is a settlement in Mukhorshibir Rajon ( Republic of Buryatia , Russia ). It has 1,302 inhabitants (as of 2013).

founding

The settlement was founded by the Cossack Nikolai, who was expelled from his homeland because of an offense and was supposed to live in the forest in Muchorschibir Rajon. With the help of Buryats he built a house, on the facade of which he engraved the year 1737 with a knife.

Buildings

The Ethnographic Museum of Transbaikaliens houses the Church of St. Nicholas from Nikolsk. This was one of the museum's first exhibits.

Population development

The population of Nikolsk is declining: According to official records, 1519 people lived in the settlement in 2002, compared to 1474 in 2012.

Individual evidence

↑ http://kontakt-russland.de/plz-russland-suchen/article/299838-671352.html
↑ ^a ^b 3. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным обраязованиям нар 1 янваниям нар 1 янваниям нар 1 April 2013 (RAR (contains DOC + XLS); 895 kB) Федеральная служба государственной статистики, August 8, 2013, accessed November 12, 2013 (Russian).

[1] ttp://kontakt-russland.de/plz-russland-suchen/article/299838-671352.html

[gks-2] 3. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным обраязованиям нар 1 янваниям нар 1 янваниям нар 1 April 2013 (RAR (contains DOC + XLS); 895 kB) Федеральная служба государственной статистики, August 8, 2013, accessed November 12, 2013 (Russian).