Darasun
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Darasun
Дарасун | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 51°39′50″N 113°59′05″E / 51.6638°N 113.9846°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai |
| Administrative district | Karymsky District |
| Elevation | 603 m (1,978 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,325 |
| 6,821 (−6.9%) | |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 |
| Postal code(s)[5] | |
| OKTMO ID | 76620153051 |
Darasun (Russian: Дарасун) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Karymsky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. Population: 7,325 (2010 Census);[2] 8,106 (2002 Census);[6] 9,635 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
After the unsuccessful Polish January Uprising in partitioned Poland, 40 Poles were exiled to Darasun as of 1871.[8]
