En Name: | Shilka |
Ru Name: | Шилка |
Coordinates: | 51.85°N 118°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Shilka (Chita oblast).png |
Federal Subject: | Zabaykalsky Krai |
Adm Data As Of: | January 2014 |
Adm District Jur: | Shilkinsky District |
Adm Ctr Of: | Shilkinsky District |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun Data As Of: | December 2012 |
Mun District Jur: | Shilkinsky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Shilkinskoye Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Shilkinsky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of1 Ref: | [1] |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Shilkinskoye Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 13947 |
Pop Latest: | 13292 |
Pop Latest Date: | January 2014 |
Established Date: | first half of the 18th century |
Current Cat Date: | 1951 |
Postal Codes: | 673370, 673399 |
Date: | November 2014 |
Shilka (Russian: Шилка|p=ˈʂɨlkə; Buriat: Шилкэ, Shilke) is a town and the administrative center of Shilkinsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the river Shilka, 248km (154miles) east of Chita, the administrative center of the krai. Population:
It was founded in the first half of the 18th century and was granted town status in 1951.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shilka serves as the administrative center of Shilkinsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[2] 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.[3]