Bichura: facts

At a glance

• Country: Russia
• Region: Buryatiya Republic
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 9,559
• Coordinates: 50.5901° N, 107.5977° E
• Time zone: Asia/Irkutsk (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Ruble (RUB)
• Distance to the capital, Moscow: 4,498 km (2,795 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Baikal International Airport (UUD): 136 km (84 mi), straight line
• Irkutsk International Airport (IKT): 290 km (180 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Altanbulag, Mongolia: 84 km (52 mi)
• Kyakhta: 85 km (53 mi)
• Krasnyy Chikoy: 86 km (53 mi)
• Bulagtay, Mongolia: 91 km (56 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Ulan-Ude, 137 km (85 mi)