Chita, Russia
Чита
Chita is a regional capital of 349,005 people in Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray, Russia, founded in 1653.
Why visit Chita
Townapedia lists 57 museums and landmarks, 14 parks and trails, 112 places to eat, 27 places to stay and 16 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Folk-theatre Zabaikalye, Забайкальский государственный театр кукол «Тридевятое царство», Колонна с мемориальными досками and Стела.
Weather in Chita
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About Chita
Chita (Russian: Чита, IPA: [tɕɪˈta]) is a city and the administrative center of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the Trans-Siberian Railway route, roughly 1,100 kilometers (680 mi) east of Irkutsk and roughly 2,100 kilometers (1,300 mi) west of Khabarovsk. As of the 2021 census, the population is 334,427.
From the Wikipedia article Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Chita on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do16
Забайкальский государственный театр кукол «Тридевятое царство»
Cinema and theater · 3.2 km
2 Верхоленская улица
Mo-Fr, Su 09:00-17:00
Chita State Medical Academy
School · 1.4 km
Medical school in Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Transbaikal State University
School · 2.8 km
University in Chita, Russia
Забайкальский краевой драматический театр
Cinema and theater · 1.6 km
26 Профсоюзная улица, Чита
Mo-Th 08:45-18:00; Fr 08:45-16:45; Sa-Su 11:00-18:00
Lounge.Cinema
Cinema and theater · 1.7 km
Mo-Th 14:00-02:00, Fr 14:00-04:00, Sa 12:00-04:00, Su 12:00-02:00
4 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks57
Колонна с мемориальными досками
Monument and historic site · 1.2 km
Установлены в 2003 году.
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Stone Age Workshop "Titovskaya Sopka"
Monument and historic site · 4.2 km
Объект культурного наследия федерального значения (памятник археологии). Каменный век.
Жертвам политических репрессий
Monument and historic site · 1.4 km
Установлен в 1993 году.
Князь Александр Невский
Monument and historic site · 1.6 km
Святому Благоверному Великому князю Александру Невскому
Монумент в честь 250-летия Забайкальской области
Monument and historic site · 1.0 km
Установлен летом 2001 года.
45 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds14
Парк Пионеров
Park · 0.8 km
Открыт после строительства "Дворца Пионеров". Место прогулок и семейного отдыха. На территории есть парк аттракционов и тренажерная площадка.
2 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes112
Мимино
Cafe · Georgian · 0.9 km
Fr-Sa 12:00-02:00; Mo-Th,Su 12:00-24:00
100 more on the map.
History
Following the Decembrist revolt of 1825, from 1827 several of the Decembrists suffered exile to Chita.
According to George Kennan, who visited the area in the 1880s, "Among the exiles in Chita were some of the brightest, most cultivated, most sympathetic men and women that we had met in Eastern Siberia."
When Richard Maack visited the city in 1855, he saw a wooden town, with one church, also wooden. He estimated Chita's population at under 1,000, but predicted that the city would soon experience fast growth, due to the upcoming annexation of the Amur valley by Russia.
By 1885, Chita's population had reached 5,728, and by 1897 it increased to 11,500. In 1897 the Trans-Siberian Railway reached Chita; rail traffic from 1899 rapidly made Chita the transport hub and industrial centre of the Transbaikal.
During the Russian Revolution of 1905, revolutionary socialists declared the Chita Republic. Tsarist government forces took control again in January 1906.
From the History section of Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay27
Churches and places of worship10
Читинский кафедральный собор Казанской иконы Божьей Матери
Church · Russian Orthodox · 1.5 km
Shopping139
Gas and EV charging40
Schools, colleges and libraries49
Забайкальский Государственный Университет
School · 2.8 km
49 к1 Баргузинская улица
Забайкальский институт предпринимательства
School · 1.6 km
16 Ленинградская улица, Чита
Healthcare68
Map of Chita
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Chita (Kadala) Airport (HTA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 13 km away.
- Smolenka 11 km north, about 11 min by car
- Atamanovka 16 km southeast, about 16 min by car
- Domna 29 km southwest, about 29 min by car
- Novokruchininskiy 37 km southeast, about 37 min by car
- Makkaveyevo 45 km southeast, about 45 min by car
- Darasun 54 km southeast, about 54 min by car
- Yablonovo 55 km southwest, about 55 min by car
- Drovyanaya 60 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Gornyi 63 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Karymskoye 74 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Views of Chita from Titovskaya Hill (2026-06-10) - 0, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chita - panoramio - Serj Kras (1), Serj Kras, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chita city (53185052378), Vladimir from Chita, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Chita - panoramio - Serj Kras, Serj Kras, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Chita, Zabaykalskiy kray, Russia - panoramio (11), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Chita, Zabaykalskiy kray, Russia - panoramio (6), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Chita, Zabaykalskiy kray, Russia - panoramio (10), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Chita, Zabaykalskiy kray, Russia - panoramio (16), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Chita, Zabaykalskiy kray, Russia - panoramio (5), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Chita - panoramio - Serj Kras (3), Serj Kras, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Chita, Zabaykalskiy kray, Russia - panoramio (15), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Chita, Zabaykalskiy kray, Russia - panoramio (12), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Chita, Zabaykalskiy kray, Russia - panoramio (9), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Chita, Zabaykalskiy kray, Russia - panoramio (21), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Chita trolleybus TrolZa-5275.07 283 (16322887143), Artem Svetlov from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 2.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Chita, Zabaykalskiy kray, Russia - panoramio (13), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Chita, Zabaykalskiy kray, Russia - panoramio (20), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Chita, Zabaykalskiy kray, Russia - panoramio (14), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Trolza-5275.07 Optima trolleybus in Chita, Russia, Artem Svetlov, CC BY 2.0
- Tsentralnyy rayon, Chita, Zabaykalskiy kray, Russia - panoramio (7), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Chita State Medical Academy, Andrijko Z., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zabaikalie State University, Andrijko Z., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Konstantin Makovsky Nikolay-Muravyov-Amursky 1863, Konstantin Makovsky, Public domain
- Читинский дацан (1), LxAndrew, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IGP3800 перекресток (28359306493), Vladimir from Chita, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Сергей Александрович Бурлов в естественной среде обитания, Larrabee777, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IGP6698 торговка (43731702080), Vladimir from Chita, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 赤塔火车站 - panoramio, wuqiang_beijing, CC BY 3.0
- 赤塔，列宁广场 - panoramio, wuqiang_beijing, CC BY 3.0
- 赤塔 - panoramio, wuqiang_beijing, CC BY 3.0
- IGP9672 PUB FISHKA (16237097732), Vladimir from Chita, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- IGP0394 код (26833668428), Vladimir from Chita, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- IGP0479 Чита (15001064861), Vladimir from Chita, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- IGP9706 (16050403178), Vladimir from Chita, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Watch, Konstantin Sviridov, CC BY 3.0
- Читинский зоопарк, LxAndrew, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bullfinch, Konstantin Sviridov, CC BY 3.0
- Level, Konstantin Sviridov, CC BY 3.0
- IMG0859 ходульники (42406546371), Vladimir from Chita, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Госархив Забайкальского края, Кутузов Н., CC BY-SA 4.0
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