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Chita

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city in eastern Russia

AI overview

Chita is a city located in eastern Russia, serving as the administrative center of Zabaykalsky Krai. It is an important regional hub in a remote part of Russia, with historical significance as a former place of exile during the Soviet era.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
big city
Population
337063
Area
534
Elevation
650
Time zone
Irkutsk Time
Official website
www.admin.chita.ru
Image
Казанский кафедральный собор (3).JPG
Dialing code
3022
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Commons category
Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai
inception
1653-01-01
category for people born here
Category:Births in Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai
postal code
672000
native label
Чита
Commons gallery
Чита
twinned administrative body
Manzhouli
different from
Chita
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Encyclopedic overview

Chita (Russian: Чита, IPA: [tɕɪˈta]) is a city and the administrative center of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the Trans-Siberian Railway route, roughly 1,100 kilometers (680 mi) east of Irkutsk and roughly 2,100 kilometers (1,300 mi) west of Khabarovsk. As of the 2021 census, the population is 334,427.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chita” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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