Shilka (town)

Shilka (English) Шилка (Russian)
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Location of Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia
Shilka Location of Shilka in Zabaykalsky Krai
Coordinates: 51°51′N 116°02′E / 51.850°N 116.033°E / 51.850; 116.033Coordinates: 51°51′N 116°02′E / 51.850°N 116.033°E / 51.850; 116.033

Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status (as of January 2014)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Zabaykalsky Krai
Administrative district	Shilkinsky District
Administrative center of	Shilkinsky District
Municipal status (as of December 2012)
Municipal district	Shilkinsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Shilkinskoye Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Shilkinsky Municipal District, Shilkinskoye Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	13,947 inhabitants
Population (January 2014 est.)	13,292 inhabitants
Time zone	YAKT (UTC+09:00)
Founded	first half of the 18th century
Town status since	1951
Postal code(s)	673370, 673399
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Shilka (Russian: Шилка; IPA: [ˈʂɨlkə]) is a town and the administrative center of Shilkinsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the Shilka River, 248 kilometers (154 mi) east of Chita, the administrative center of the krai. Population: 13,947 (2010 Census);14,748 (2002 Census);18,057 (1989 Census).

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