Babushkin (town)

Babushkin
Бабушкин
A street in Babushkin
Location of Babushkin
Babushkin
Location of Babushkin
Babushkin
Babushkin (Republic of Buryatia)
Coordinates: 51°43′N 105°52′E / 51.717°N 105.867°E / 51.717; 105.867
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBuryatia
Administrative districtKabansky District
TownBabushkin
Founded1892
Town status since1902
Elevation
470 m (1,540 ft)
Population
  Total
4,831
  Capital ofTown of Babushkin
  Municipal districtKabansky Municipal District
  Urban settlementBabushkinskoye Urban Settlement
  Capital ofBabushkinskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 )
Postal code(s)
30138
OKTMO ID81624103001

Babushkin (Russian: Ба́бушкин), known as Mysovsk (Мысовск) before 1941, is a town in Kabansky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the southern shore of Lake Baikal on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Population: 4,831(2010 Census); 4,953(2002 Census); 7,298(1989 Soviet census); 9,000 (1967).