Verkh-Usugli (russian: Верх-Усугли) is a
rural locality (a ''
selo'') and the
administrative center
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of
Tungokochensky District of
Zabaykalsky Krai,
Russia
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. Population:
Geography
The village is about 320 km northeast of the regional capital
Chita. It is on the bank of the
Usugli River.
[Verkh-Usugli]
in the ''Encyclopedia Transbaikaliens'' (Russian)
History
The founding of the village is associated with the discovery in 1936 of the Usuglinsky
fluorite deposit by S. K. Sobolev. In 1959-66, the Usugli mine was constructed. The capital of Tungokochensky District was moved to Verkh-Usugli from
Tungokochen in 1976.
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References
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Rural localities in Zabaykalsky Krai
1936 establishments in the Soviet Union