Nerchinsky Zavod
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Nerchinsky Zavod
Нерчинский Завод | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 51°18′N 119°37′E / 51.300°N 119.617°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai[1] |
| Administrative district | Nerchinsko-Zavodsky District[1] |
| Founded | 1689[1] |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,842 |
| 2,680 | |
| • Capital of | Nerchinsko-Zavodsky District[1] |
| • Municipal district | Nerchinsko-Zavodsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Rural settlement | Nerchinsko-Zavodskoye Rural Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Nerchinsko-Zavodsky Municipal District,[4] Nerchinsko-Zavodskoye Rural Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 |
| Postal code(s)[6] | 674370, 674684 |
| OKTMO ID | 76630445101 |
| 2010 Census | 2,842[2] |
|---|---|
| 2002 Census | 3,149[7] |
| 1989 Census | 3,845[8] |
| 1979 Census | 3,243[9] |
Nerchinsky Zavod (Russian: Не́рчинский Заво́д) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Nerchinsko-Zavodsky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located near the Sino-Russian border. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,842.[2]
It was founded in 1689[1] by Greek mining engineers in the employ of the Russian Government.[10] Lead and silver ore was mined by prisoners in the Nerchinsk katorga starting in 1722.[10]
