Official Name: | Chitkan |
Native Name: | Читкан |
Native Name Lang: | ru |
Settlement Type: | Selo |
Pushpin Map: | Russia Buryatia#Russia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Russia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Republic of Buryatia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Barguzinsky District |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +8:00 |
Coordinates: | 53.4833°N 155°W[1] |
Chitkan (Russian: Читкан;, Shidkhan) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative centre of Chitkanskoye Rural Settlement, Barguzinsky District, Republic of Buryatia, Russia. The population was 957 as of 2017.[2] There are 7 streets.
Chitkan is located 28 km southeast of Barguzin (the district's administrative centre) by road. Maloye Uro is the nearest rural locality.[3]