Chita Oblast

Chita Oblast extended across 431,500 square kilometers in southeastern Siberia, sharing borders with China, Mongolia, Irkutsk Oblast, Amur Oblast, Buryatia, and Yakutia.

The territory established on September 26, 1937, merged with Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug on March 1, 2008, forming the present-day Zabaykalsky Krai administrative division.

The region contained numerous ethnic groups, with Russians forming the majority population, followed by Buryats, Ukrainians, and indigenous Evenk communities.

The territory held substantial deposits of uranium, ferrous metals, coal, and timber resources, with major mining operations centered near Krasnokamensk and other industrial districts.

During the early 1920s, Chita Oblast's capital served as the center of the Far East Republic, an independent buffer state between Soviet Russia and Japanese-occupied Siberia.

Inception: September 26, 1937

Capital city: Chita

Website: http://www.chitaobl.ru/

Part of: Siberian Federal District

Shares border with: Buryatia, Irkutsk Oblast, Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Amur Oblast, People's Republic of China, Mongolia

Website: http://chitaobl.ru

GPS coordinates: 52.03333,113.50000

Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:37