Chitinsky District () is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities It is located in the west of the krai, and borders with Karymsky District in the east, Duldurginsky District in the south, and with Khiloksky District in the west. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the city of Chita. Population (excluding the administrative center): 62,221 (2002 Census);

History The district was established on September 26, 1937.

Geography The Yablonoi Mountains and the Chersky Range stretch from NE to SW across the district, one west and the other east of the city of Chita. The mountains are smooth and of moderate height. They are mainly covered by larch taiga. The Arakhley Lake is located west of Chita.Google Earth

Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chitinsky District is one of the thirty-one in the krai. The city of Chita serves as its administrative center.

As a municipal division, the territory of the district is split between two municipal formations—Chitinsky Municipal District,Law #316-ZZK to which three urban-type settlements and fifty-four of the administrative district's rural localities belong,The Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities lists one city, three urban-type settlements, and fifty-four rural localities in Chitinsky District. Three urban-type settlements and fifty-four rural localities are listed as a part of Chitinsky Municipal District in Law #317-ZZK. and Chita Urban Okrug, which covers the rest of the administrative district's territory, including the city of Chita and the remaining rural locality.The Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities lists one city, three urban-type settlements, and fifty-four rural localities in Chitinsky District. The city of Chita and one rural locality are listed as a part of Chita Urban Okrug in Law #316-ZZK.

See also Arakhley

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