Borzya

Borzya
Борзя
Other transcription(s)
  BuryatБооржо
  MongolianБоорж
Borzya railway station
Location of Borzya
Borzya
Location of Borzya
Borzya
Borzya (Zabaykalsky Krai)
Coordinates: 50°23′N 116°31′E / 50.383°N 116.517°E / 50.383; 116.517
CountryRussia
Federal subjectZabaykalsky Krai
Administrative districtBorzinsky District
Founded18th century
Town status since1950
Elevation
690 m (2,260 ft)
Population
  Total
31,379
  Estimate 
(2018)
28,888 (−7.9%)
  Capital ofBorzinsky District
  Municipal districtBorzinsky Municipal District
  Urban settlementBorzinskoye Urban Settlement
  Capital ofBorzinsky Municipal District, Borzinskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
Postal code(s)
674600–674603, 674609
Dialing code(s)+7 30233
OKTMO ID76609101001

Borzya (Russian: Борзя, IPA: [ˈborzʲə]; Buryat: Бооржо, Boorjo; Mongolian: Боорж, Boorj) is a town and the administrative center of Borzinsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located 349 kilometers (217 mi) southeast of Chita, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 31,379(2010 Census); 31,460(2002 Census); 36,373(1989 Soviet census).