Sretensk
Encyclopedia
Sretensk is a town and the administrative center of Sretensky District
of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
, located on the right bank of the Shilka River
(Amur basin
), 385 kilometres (239.2 mi) east of Chita.Population:
It was founded in 1689 and granted town status in 1926.
Sretensky District
Sretensky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 31 in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. Its administrative center is the town of Sretensk. Population: 27,524 ; Population of Sretensk accounts for 29.4% of the district's population..The district was established on...
of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the right bank of the Shilka River
Shilka River
Shilka is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai, south-eastern Russia. It has a length . It originates as a confluence of the Onon and Ingoda rivers. Its confluence with the Ergune on the Russia-China border gives rise to the Amur River. The river is navigable for its entire length....
(Amur basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
), 385 kilometres (239.2 mi) east of Chita.Population:
It was founded in 1689 and granted town status in 1926.