Atamanovka, Zabaykalsky Krai
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Atamanovka
Атамановка | |
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Location of Atamanovka  | |
  Atamanovka Location of Atamanovka  Atamanovka Atamanovka (Zabaykalsky Krai) | |
| Coordinates: 51°56′N 113°38′E / 51.933°N 113.633°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai |
| Administrative district | Chitinsky District |
| Founded | 1852 |
| Elevation | 652 m (2,139 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,381 |
| 10,209 (−1.7%) | |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 [3]) |
| Postal code(s)[4] | 672530 |
| OKTMO ID | 76650154051 |
Atamanovka (Russian: Атама́новка) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and a railway station in the central part of Chitinsky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the left bank of the Ingoda River, 18 kilometers (11 mi) southeast of Chita. Population: 10,381 (2010 Census);[1] 9,463 (2002 Census);[5] 10,269 (1989 Soviet census);[6] 190 (1917).
Atamanovvka was founded in 1852 and initially named Atamanka (Атама́нка). Until the 1930s, Atamanovka's inhabitants lived on raising their livestock. Urban-type settlement status was granted in 1958.