Shilka (town)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shilka (Russian: Ши́лка) is a town in Zabaykalsky Krai, 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.


Coordinates: 51°51′N, 116°02′E