Shilka (town) explained

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:

History

It was founded in the first half of the 18th century and was 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.[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]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #316-ZZK
  2. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Zabaykalsky Krai
  3. Law #317-ZZK