Chitkan Explained

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.

Geography

Chitkan is located 28 km southeast of Barguzin (the district's administrative centre) by road. Maloye Uro is the nearest rural locality.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://mapdata.ru/buryatiya/barguzinskiy-rayon/ Карта Баргузинского района Бурятии
  2. http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/doc_2017/bul_dr/mun_obr2017.rar Численность населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2017 года
  3. http://allroutes.ru/rasstoyanie_chitkan_barguzin Расстояние от Читкана до Баргузина