Boguchar (Russian: Богуча́р) is a town and the administrative center of Bogucharsky District in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the Boguchar River (a tributary of the Don), 243 kilometers (151 mi) south of Voronezh, the administrative center of the oblast.

[8] Isaac Massa's map of Southern Russia printed in 1638 indicates a settlement near the confluence of the Boguchar River with Don called Bogunar (an apparent misspelling caused by the similarity of Cyrillic letters ч (ch) and н (n)).

[citation needed] According to a 1897 census, the town had a population of 6,636, of which 64.6% were Ukrainians, 32.9% were Russians, 1.4% were Romani and 0.9% were Jews.

[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Bogucharsky District as Boguchar Urban Settlement.

[3] Elements of the 3rd Motor Rifle Division of the Russian Ground Forces are based here, part of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army, Western Military District.