Ust-Barguzin

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Ust-Barguzin (Russian: Усть-Баргузи́н; Buryat: Баргажанай Адаг, Bargajanai Adag) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Barguzinsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the shore of Lake Baikal at the mouth of the Barguzin River and 270 kilometers (170 mi) northeast of Ulan-Ude, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 7,173.
It was founded in 1666 by a Cossack detachment under Gavril Lovzov.
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Coordinates:   53°24'34"N   109°1'45"E
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