Kyakhta
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Kyakhta (Russian: Кя́хта, [ˈkʲæxtə]; Buryat: Хяагта, romanized: Khiaagta, [ˈçæːχtə]; Mongolian: Хиагт, romanized: Hiagt, [ˈçæχtʰ]) is a town and the administrative center of Kyakhtinsky District in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the Kyakhta River near the Mongolia–Russia border. The town stands directly opposite the Mongolian border town of Altanbulag. Population: 20,041 (2010 Russian census);[3] 18,391 (2002 Census);[8] 18,307 (1989 Soviet census).[9] From 1727 it was the border crossing for the Kyakhta trade between Russia and China.[10]
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Kyakhta
Кяхта | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Buryat | Хяагта |
Coordinates: 50°21′00″N 106°27′00″E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Buryatia[1] |
Administrative district | Kyakhtinsky District[1] |
Town | Kyakhta[1] |
Founded | 1728[2] |
Town status since | 1805 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Valery Tsyrempilov |
Elevation | 760 m (2,490 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 20,024 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 20,031 (+0%) |
• Capital of | Kyakhtinsky District,[1] Town of Kyakhta[1] |
• Municipal district | Kyakhtinsky Municipal District[5] |
• Urban settlement | Kyakhta Urban Settlement[5] |
• Capital of | Kyakhtinsky Municipal District,[5] Kyakhta Urban Settlement[5] |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 [6]) |
Postal code(s)[7] | 671840, 671842, 671843 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 30142 |
OKTMO ID | 81633101001 |
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