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Chita
City population
349,005
#51
in Russia
#1
in Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray
#1,640
worldwide
52.043, 113.492 · 4,736 km from Moscow
About Chita
Chita is a city in Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray, Russia with a population of 349,005. It is the 51st largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, and the 1,640th largest worldwide. It lies 4,736 km from Moscow.
Key Facts
Country
Rank in region
#1of 6
Elevation
690 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Chita
Coordinates
52.043, 113.492
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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