Map of Chita, Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray, Russia

Chita is the administrative centre of Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray, Russia, with a population of about 349,005. It lies at 52.0317°N, 113.5009°E. Chita is about 4,737 km (2,943 mi) northeast of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Krasnokamensk, 383 km to the southeast.

Chita at a glance

Where is Chita?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 44 min on the shortest day to 16 h 44 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Chita

• Krasnokamensk — 383 km southeast
• Manzhouli — 386 km southeast, China
• Ulan-Ude — 405 km west
• Jalai Nur — 412 km southeast, China
• Choibalsan — 446 km south, Mongolia
• E’erguna — 507 km east, China
• Hailar — 539 km southeast, China
• Hulunbuir — 541 km southeast, China
• Yakeshi — 594 km southeast, China
• Ulaanbaatar — 659 km southwest, Mongolia

Largest cities in Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray

• Krasnokamensk — 54,316

Largest cities in Russia

• Moscow — 10,381,222
• Saint Petersburg — 5,351,935
• Novosibirsk — 1,612,833
• Yekaterinburg — 1,495,066
• Nizhniy Novgorod — 1,259,013
• Kazan — 1,243,500
• Chelyabinsk — 1,202,371
• Omsk — 1,172,070
• Samara — 1,163,399
• Rostov-na-Donu — 1,130,305

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Other places named Chita

• Chita — Aichi, Japan

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.