Mogocha

Mogocha () is a town and the administrative center of Mogochinsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located northeast of Chita, the administrative center of the krai. Population:

Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Mogocha
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Могоча
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Mogocha.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: View of Mogocha
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: top
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Zabaykalsky Krai
Russian inhabited locality.adm_district_jur: Mogochinsky District
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of: Mogochinsky District
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: Town
Russian inhabited locality.mun_district_jur: Mogochinsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.urban_settlement_jur: Mogochinskoye Urban Settlement

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Etymology
Geography
History
Administrative and municipal status
Economy
Transportation
Climate
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Mogocha () is a town and the administrative center of Mogochinsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located northeast of Chita, the administrative center of the krai. Population:

==Etymology== The name "Mogocha" is derived from the river on which it stands, whose name comes from the Evenki word mongochi. This meaning of this word is ambiguous; it can be translated as golden valley, but also as belonging to the Mongo tribe.