Where is Chita?
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Chita is a city located in the east of Siberia inRussia, which serves as the administrative center of the Chita region and the Trans-Baikal Territory. It is located at the foot of the hills in the basin, on the banks of the river of the same name. Let us consider in more detail where Chita is located.
Chita: geographical location and general information
The city is located in the center of Transbaikalia, in Asia. It is located in the so-called Chitino-Ingodinsk depression, because it is located in the zone of confluence of the Chita River in the Ingoda River. The territory of the city occupies the slopes of the Chirsky ranges - on the east side and the slopes of the Yablonoviy Range - from the western part.
The total area of Chita is 538 squarekilometers. In size it is the eleventh Russian city. On its territory there are lakes Ugdan and Kenon. The first one to date is a dried-up lake.
Within the boundaries of Chita there is a mountain calledTitovskaya hill, which has a height of 780 meters. It is a volcanic structure that began to form in the Upper Paleozoic. As for the geological structure, here there are sandstones, granites and siltstones.
In the city limits, there are natural landscapes,including mountain taiga, meadows and steppes. Anthropogenic landscapes consist of urban buildings, arable lands, dacha massifs and lakes, which are located on the territory of former mines.
It should also be noted that the city was foundedalmost four centuries ago, but only in 1851 received the necessary status and began to be called a city. In the last century Chita acted as the capital of the Far Eastern republic, then - Chita district and region.
According to the latest data, the city's population is about 336 thousand people.
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