Mogzon, Khiloksky District, Zabaykalsky Krai


Mogzon is an urban locality in the eastern part of Khiloksky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located at the confluence of the Khila and Khilok Rivers. Population:

History

Mogzonsky Arshan springs have been known to exist in this are since the end of the 19th century. A Buryat ulus of Mokzon was located in the vicinity. In 1895, a railway station at Arshan was established. It was later moved to the area of modern Mogzon and given its present name. In 1938, it was granted urban-type settlement status.

Economy

Mogzon's population growth and industrial development was and is tied to railway infrastructure. Mogzon is a railway station of the Trans-Siberian Railway.

Culture

There is the museum of Mogzon's history founded in 1988.