Raychikhinsk

Raychikhinsk () is a town in Amur Oblast, Russia, located in the Zeya–Bureya basin, about from the Amur River and the border with China, and about east of Blagoveshchensk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

Key facts

Russian town.en_name: Raychikhinsk
Russian town.ru_name: Райчихинск
Russian town.image_skyline: Райчихинск 26 мая 2012 Благ-Байк.JPG
Russian town.image_caption: Motor Rally in Raychikhinsk
Russian town.map_label_position: top
Russian town.image_coa: Coat of Arms of Raychikhinsk (Amur oblast).png
Russian town.image_flag: Flag of Raychikhinsk (Amur oblast).svg
Russian town.federal_subject: Amur Oblast
Russian town.adm_city_jur: Raychikhinsk Urban Okrug
Russian town.adm_ctr_of: Raychikhinsk Urban Okrug
Russian town.inhabloc_cat: Town
Russian town.urban_okrug_jur

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History
Administrative and municipal status
Economy
Transportation
References
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==History== The town is located near a brown coal deposit which had been known of since the late 1800s. Mining began in 1913, with the foundation of the first permanent settlement in 1932, named Raychikha () after a local stream.