Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai

Chita
Чита
City[1]
Shumovs Merchants' House, Museum "Church of the Decembrists", Pedagogical Institute Chita, Airport, Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Shumovs Merchants' House, Museum "Church of the Decembrists", Pedagogical Institute Chita, Airport, Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Flag of Chita
Flag
Coat of arms of Chita
Coat of arms
Location of Chita
Map
Chita is located in Russia
Chita
Chita
Location of Chita
Chita is located in Zabaykalsky Krai
Chita
Chita
Chita (Zabaykalsky Krai)
Coordinates: 52°03′N 113°28′E / 52.050°N 113.467°E / 52.050; 113.467
CountryRussia
Federal subjectZabaykalsky Krai[1]
Administrative districtChitinsky District[1]
Founded1653[2]
City status sinceJuly 11, 1851
Government
 • MayorEvgeniy Yarilov
Elevation
650 m (2,130 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total
324,444
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
349,005 (+7.6%)
 • Rank56th in 2010
 • Capital ofZabaykalsky Krai,[1] Chitinsky District[1]
 • Urban okrugChita Urban Okrug[5]
 • Capital ofChita Urban Okrug[5]
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
672000–672051
Dialing code(s)+7 3022
OKTMO ID76701000001
Websitewww.admin.chita.ru

Chita (Russian: Чита, IPA: [tɕɪˈta]) is a city and the administrative center of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the Trans-Siberian Railway route,[8] roughly 900 kilometers (560 mi) east of Irkutsk. Population: 334,427 (2021 Census);[9] 324,444 (2010 Census);[3]

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  3. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Law #316-ZZK
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chita" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 247.
  9. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.