Bukachacha
Work settlement in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
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Bukachacha (Russian: Букачача) is an urban locality (urban-type settlement) in Chernyshevsky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. Population: 2,359 (2010 census);[4] 3,525 (2002 census);[8] 7,941 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
Bukachacha
Букачача | |
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Work settlement[1] | |
![]() Interactive map of Bukachacha | |
| Coordinates: 52°58′59.99″N 116°55′0.01″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai[1] |
| Administrative district | Chernyshevsky District[2] |
| Founded | 1911 |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1938[1] |
| Elevation | 675 m (2,215 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,359 |
• Estimate (1 January 2018) | 1,854 (−21.4%) |
| • Municipal district | Chernyshevsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Urban settlement | Bukachacha Urban Settlement[5] |
| • Capital of | Bukachacha Urban Settlement[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 |
| Postal code[7] | |
| OKTMO ID | 76648156051 |
During 1938-1942 there were the headquarters of the Bukachachlag GULAG labor camp. At that time it was part of Chita Oblast.
