Shilka (town)

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Shilka (Russian: Ши́лка) is a town in Chita Oblast, Russia, located on the Shilka River some 248 km east of Chita. Population: 14,500 (2005 est.); 14,748 (2002 Census).

Shilka was founded in the first half of the 18th century and granted town status in 1951.


Coat of arms of Chita Oblast Cities and towns in Chita Oblast Flag of Russia
Administrative center: Chita

Baley | Borzya | Khilok | Krasnokamensk | Mogocha | Nerchinsk | Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky | Shilka | Sretensk


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