Borzya

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Coat of arms of Borzya
Coat of arms of Borzya

Borzya (Russian: Борзя) is a town in Chita Oblast, Russia, located on the Borzya River (Amur's basin) some 349 km southeast of Chita. Population: 31,100 (2005 est.); 31,460 (2002 Census). It is the headquarters of the 36th Army of the Russian Ground Forces.

Borzya was founded in 1899 and granted town status in 1950.


Coat of arms of Chita Oblast Cities and towns in Chita Oblast Flag of Russia
Administrative center: Chita

Baley | Borzya | Khilok | Krasnokamensk | Mogocha | Nerchinsk | Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky | Shilka | Sretensk

Coordinates: 50°23′N, 116°31′E


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