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Coat of arms
  
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Federal subject
  
Zabaykalsky Krai

Administrative center of
  
Shilkinsky District

Local time
  
Saturday 10:25 PM

Country
  
Russia

Administrative district
  
Shilkinsky District

Area
  
105 km²

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Municipal district
  
Shilkinsky Municipal District

Weather
  
3°C, Wind W at 10 km/h, 41% Humidity

Shilka (Russian: Шилка; [ˈʂɨlkə]) is a town and the administrative center of Shilkinsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the Shilka River, 248 kilometers (154 mi) east of Chita, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 13,947 (2010 Census); 14,748 (2002 Census); 18,057 (1989 Census).

Contents

Map of Shilka, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, 673370

History

It was founded in the first half of the 18th century and granted town status in 1951.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shilka serves as the administrative center of Shilkinsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Shilka, together with one rural locality (the selo of Mitrofanovo), is incorporated within Shilkinsky Municipal District as Shilkinskoye Urban Settlement.

References

Shilka (town) Wikipedia