Ust-Barguzin

Ust-Barguzin (English) Усть-Баргузин (Russian) Баргажанай Адаг (Buryat)
- Urban-type settlement -
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Ust-Barguzin Location of Ust-Barguzin in the Republic of Buryatia
Coordinates: 53°24′N 109°02′E / 53.400°N 109.033°E / 53.400; 109.033Coordinates: 53°24′N 109°02′E / 53.400°N 109.033°E / 53.400; 109.033
Administrative status (as of July 2013)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Buryatia
Administrative district	Barguzinsky District
Urban-type settlement	Ust-Barguzin Urban-Type Settlement
Administrative center of	Ust-Barguzin Urban-Type Settlement
Municipal status (as of October 2014)
Municipal district	Barguzinsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Ust-Barguzin Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Ust-Barguzin Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	7,173 inhabitants
Time zone	IRKT (UTC+08:00)
Founded	1666
Postal code(s)	671623, 671624
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Ust-Barguzin (Russian: Усть-Баргузи́н; Buryat: Баргажанай Адаг, Bargazhanaj 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.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Ust-Barguzin, together with eight rural localities, is incorporated within Barguzinsky District as Ust-Barguzin Urban-Type Settlement (an administrative division of the district). As a municipal division, Ust-Barguzin Urban-Type Settlement is incorporated within Barguzinsky Municipal District as Ust-Barguzin Urban Settlement.

Ust-Barguzin has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc) with severely cold winters and mild summers. Precipitation is quite low and is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year.