Chita, Republic of Tatarstan
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Chita is a village (selo) in Pestrechinsky District
of the Republic of Tatarstan
, Russia
, situated 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) east of Pestretsy, the administrative center of the district.
The village is situated on the Myosha River
. Chita's population was 555 in 1989 and 499 in 2000; mostly ethnic Tatars
(as of 1989). The main occupations of the residents are agriculture
and cattle breeding. There is a secondary school, a cultural center, and a mosque in the village.
It was founded during the first half of the 17th century.
Pestrechinsky District
Pestrechinsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the forty-three in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Pestretsy. District's population: 28,454 ; Population of Pestretsy accounts for 25.6% of the district's population....
of the Republic of Tatarstan
Tatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan is a federal subject of Russia located in the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Kazan, which is one of Russia's largest and most prosperous cities. The republic borders with Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, and Orenburg Oblasts, and with the Mari El, Udmurt,...
, 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...
, situated 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) east of Pestretsy, the administrative center of the district.
The village is situated on the Myosha River
Myosha River
The Myosha is a river in Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a right-bank tributary of the Kama River. It originates in a forest near Yatmas-Dusay village of the Kukmorsky District and flows into the Kuybyshev Reservoir west of Narmonka village. Its length is 204 km and its drainage basin is 4,180 km²...
. Chita's population was 555 in 1989 and 499 in 2000; mostly ethnic Tatars
Volga Tatars
The Volga Tatars are the largest subgroup of the Tatars, native to the Volga region.They account for roughly six out of seven million Tatars worldwide....
(as of 1989). The main occupations of the residents are agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
and cattle breeding. There is a secondary school, a cultural center, and a mosque in the village.
It was founded during the first half of the 17th century.