Nerchinsky Zavod () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Nerchinsko-Zavodsky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located near the Sino-Russian border. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,842.
History It was founded in 1689Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Inhabited Localities of Zabaykalsky Krai by Greek mining engineers in the employ of the Russian Government.Kennan, p. 279 Lead and silver ore was mined by prisoners in the Nerchinsk katorga starting in 1722.
Transportation The regional road P429 leads west to Gazimursky Zavod, Shelopugino, and Sretensk; it leads east to the border with China at the selo of Olochi.
Climate Nerchinsky Zavod has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb), close to subarctic climate, with severely cold, dry winters and warm, rainy summers. Precipitation is quite low but is somewhat higher from June to September than at other times of the year.
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