Mogoytuy (; , Mogoito) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Mogoytuysky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. Population: .
Geography
It is located on river. Mogoytuy, 36 km to the north-east. from the village Aginskoye, 189 km (by rail) to the south-east from Chita. There is a regional hospital and museum. There is a branch of the State Eastern Siberian Technological University of Ulan-Ude.
History It was founded in 1907 with the arrival of a railroad station. Mogoytuy became the seat of the district in 1942. A power plant was commissioned in 1947. The settlement received town status in 1966.Mogoytuy in the Encyclopedia of Transbaikalia.
Economy There are 50 enterprises, organizations and institutions, including the OAO Mogoytuisk motor-repair plant, the tank farm, and the flour mill.
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