Atamanovka, Zabaykalsky Krai
- Atamanovka, Zabaykalsky Krai
Atamanovka ( _ru. Атама́новка) is an urban-type settlement and a railway station in the central portion of Chitinsky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the left bank of the Ingoda River, km to mi|18 south-east of Chita. Population: ru-census2002|9,463|; su-census1989|10,269|; 190 (1917).
It was founded in 1852 and initially named Atamanka ( _ru. Атама́нка). Until the 1930s Atamanovka's inhabitants lived on raising their livestock. The status of urban-type settlement was granted to it in 1958.
There is a memorial honoring the explorers of space in Atamanovka.
References
*The Encyclopedia of Trans-Baikal. [http://ez.chita.ru/encycl/concepts/?id=101 Entry on Atamanovka] ru icon
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